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...present-day episodes feel more like a made-for-TV movie than a biting satire or introspective portrait. And the gratuitous inclusion of the time Bush choked on a pretzel? We get it, Mr. Stone: Bush is a goofy guy, lacking the gravitas one normally expects of a president. As Bush himself would say, “Mission accomplished.” Now can you tell us something we didn’t know...
Enter the Death Star, otherwise known as Hulu hulu.com) When NBC Universal and News Corp. announced last year that they were jointly starting their own YouTube knockoff, the guffaws were loud and long: everybody who's ever seen a made-for-TV movie knows that the scrappy underdog always beats the corporate Goliath. But oddly enough, Hulu, which came out of beta in March, is a gorgeous piece of interface design laid over a technically very sweet video player. The offerings are eclectic but compelling: a handful of current shows (The Office, The Simpsons, 30 Rock), a larger handful...
...where people go to be shot by paparazzi. "I can get an equally good sandwich at Quiznos: the honey mustard chicken sandwich with bacon on whole wheat. It's pretty cheap. If I buy a foot-long sandwich, it's like two meals." No, two made-for-TV movies and a role in Hairspray won't make you rich, but still, dude can buy a panini...
...Italy, the 200th anniversary of his birth has been a yearlong opportunity to bring to life the countless Garibaldi monuments in town piazzas. A made-for-TV movie depicted his battlefield prowess, the month-long Giro d'Italia bicycle race began in his adoptive hometown on the island of Sardinia, his famous speeches have been re-enacted from the same balconies were he once appeared before adoring crowds, and of course the obligatory commemorative stamps and coins. But Garibaldi's spirit has also returned to foreign shores, with a concert in Staten Island, New York, and celebrations in the Uruguayan...
...book tour will no doubt help, and Rodriguez is a made-for-TV charmer. "My hair was spiked and blonde when I arrived, then red, then bright red, then bright blond, then black, then maroon," she says. "I just got it done in Dubai, and now it's long and red." Rodriguez is counting on a new website (www.kabulbeautyschool.com) to bring in donations, as well as on "cutathons" at a handful of Paul Mitchell salons, which will offer $5 haircuts with proceeds going to the Kabul Beauty School. It should also help that Columbia Pictures just bought movie rights...