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Posted 11/13/08 in Vulture

Politics

Jeffrey Deitch Wants a Basquiat in the White House

While Obama continues to put together his Cabinet in Washington, Deitch and his art-world colleagues are working to install one of their own at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Posted 11/12/08 in Vulture

Politics

When Will Barack Obama Come Clean About His Comic-Book Collection?

Why did this never come up during the campaign? Is he hiding his comic obsession, like his smoking?

Posted 11/07/08 in Vulture

Politics

Dubya Disses Liberals, Obama, With Arts Pick

Bush has appointed country singer Lee Greenwood to the National Council for the Arts.

Posted 11/06/08 in Vulture

Possible Downfalls

Can ‘The Daily Show’ Survive the Barack Obama Presidency?

Do you want Jon Stewart taking potshots at your hero?

Posted 11/05/08 in Vulture

Politics

Elizabeth Peyton’s ‘Michelle Obama’ Added to Retrospective

One more reason to feel good today.

Posted 11/05/08 in Vulture

Yes We Can

CNN Studio Haunted by Ghost of Will.I.Am

CNN, you've earned that new puppy.

Posted 11/04/08 in Vulture

The Stars

Celebrities Vote Just Like Us!

Paul Giamatti and Conan O'Brien have been spotted in voting lines with regular, non-famous, ugly people!

Posted 10/23/08 in Vulture

The List

Cool Coots and Sexy Sexagenarians: Vulture’s Favorite Daffy Old People

They give us hope that our golden years might offer something a little livelier than sponging off our children and clucking over our empty 401(k).

Posted 10/21/08 in Vulture

Politics

Barack Obama to Meet David Cook on ‘SNL’

If Obama can withstand the pitchiness without running from Rockefeller Center screaming and covering his ears, it is our firm belief that he will win the presidency.

Posted 10/16/08 in Vulture

The List

Six Great Underdog Movies John McCain Should Probably Watch

Six DVDs we imagine are playing on repeat on the Straight Talk Express' wide-screen TV — and what John McCain can learn from them.

Posted 10/09/08 in Vulture

The List

Tina Fey, ‘W.,’ and the Ten Funniest Political Impressions of All Time

If you'd asked us two months ago if we were excited about two Saturday Night Lives in one week, we'd've probably have said no. But that was before Tina Fey's impression of an "increasingly adorable" Sarah Palin became the defining...

Posted 10/06/08 in Vulture

Politics

Ever Wanted to Own a Piece of the Iconic Presidency of George W. Bush?

Of course you have!

Posted 10/06/08 in Vulture

Politics

Actual Sarah Palin to Possibly Appear on ‘SNL’

Sarah Palin may pop up on 'SNL' to strike back at Tina Fey, according to Bill Zwecker of the Chicago 'Sun-Times.'

Posted 10/06/08 in Vulture

Politics

Liberal Heathens Defeat Persecuted Conservatives at Box Office

As if the blockbuster success of 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua' weren't proof enough of our national godlessness, 'Religulous' is also a hit!

Posted 09/24/08 in Vulture

Politics

Which Other ‘Weird Al’ Song Parodies Were Written Under Record-Company Pressure?

''Girls Just Wanna Have Lunch' was parody done under duress.'

Posted 08/29/08 in Vulture

Chat Room

Satirist Christopher Buckley on Tackling the Supreme Court, Competing With Actual Headlines

'I've always said that the hardest part of writing satire or farce in America is that you're in competition with tomorrow's front page of 'USA Today.''

Posted 08/25/08 in Vulture

Apropos of Nothing

Joe Biden’s Book a Bestseller, and All It Took Was a V.P. Nomination

Joe Biden’s Book a Bestseller, and All It Took Was a V.P. Nomination

Sadly, Evan Bayh's 'Argentina's Economic Crisis: Hearing Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate' wasn't so lucky.

Posted 08/21/08 in Vulture

Apropos of Nothing

Sheryl Crow to Single-handedly Hand Election to McCain

Sheryl Crow to Single-handedly Hand Election to McCain

Do you know a single person under the age of 30 who would lift a finger for a Sheryl Crow album?

Posted 08/19/08 in Vulture

Apropos of Nothing

Jonas Brothers Coyly Decline to Endorse a Candidate

Jonas Brothers Coyly Decline to Endorse a Candidate

…for now. They're holding out for a Cabinet position.

Posted 07/11/08 in Vulture

News Reel

What Is Senator Patrick Leahy Doing in ‘The Dark Knight’?

What Is Senator Patrick Leahy Doing in ‘The Dark Knight’?

Talking tough on terror! 'We won't be intimidated by thugs!'