* The Senate confirmation hearings for soon-to-be CIA Director Michael Hayden began this week. In the great tradition of the adult film industry, there will be two versions of the hearing; one for cable and one for pay-per-view, er, Senate Members’ Ears Only. We were actually pretty relieved that the hardcore hearings were closed, that shit was long enough. Finally, the denouement: he’s an idiot. MORE »

THIS IS THE GREATEST AD EVER CREATED. IT WILL SINGLE-HANDEDLY DOOM AL GORE’S POLITICAL COMEBACK. MORE »

One of these men is the new Secretary of the Interior — try to guess which! MORE »

Check out this entertaining but rejected Super Bowl commercial, for an outfit called QuietAgent.com. Then read the amusing rejection letter (note: pdf file), from Kathryn Tunis of ABC. MORE »