YouTube planning pay-per-view service for feature films. YouTube commentators looking forward to calling “UniversalStudios” a faggot.
University of California president’s housing costs schools $600,000. U.C. schools planning tuition hikes.
Parents fear anti-bullying policy might give children the mistaken idea that it is wrong to pick on others because they are different.
Giant inflatable turtle helps rally support for California ban on plastic grocery bags. Future generations to remember mascot as “that big turtle thing that’s been sitting in the landfill for 500 years.”
Gaddafi comeback bid hinges on $6 billion “white Europe” extortion scheme, …

Because having those unblinking, soulless eyes gazing back at you would be, you know, creepy.
(from this auction)

Oppressed minority holds rally, panics the establishment.
Saturday Night Live continues to demonstrate its relevance to contemporary culture by casting three white comics for new season.
Porn actress discusses her atheism in interview; Christian porn stars decry mainstream media for lack of coverage.
American child athletes increasingly unable to “walk it off,” will never win the championship with that attitude.

If you ever get an e-mail from a journalist, there’s one portion of it you should pay attention to more than any other. No, it’s not the part where they’re asking you about your belief that you’re the white reincarnation of Martin Luther King Jr.; it’s the sign-off.
If it’s “Cheers,” you’re cool. You did OK. If it’s “Regards,” you …

American Airlines has been hit with a record $24.2 million fine over lapses in basic maintenance that caused thousands of canceled flights. In other news, American Airlines will be thinking up some new ticket fees soon!
Facebook child porn ringleader gets four years in jail, which could delay his taking of the priestly vows by up to 48 months.
Bristol Palin continues current career trajectory.
Makers of razor blades, tall buildings project record profits.

And now we tread headlong into the limbo between summer blockbuster season and Oscar season (with a quick stop over in Horror Town in late October). What do September’s offerings have in common? Not a whole lot: there’s some serious highbrow stuff alongside lower-end fare, horror films and biopics and even a bit of Mexploitation.
No, the only thing September’s releases have in common are maddeningly non-specific titles that make it hard to quickly search for relevant images on Google.
SEPTEMBER 1
The American
KL: George Clooney remains one of the true “stars” left …

Non-religious doctors more likely to discuss end-of-life care with terminally ill patients. Countdown to opportunistic politicians screaming about “death panels” in 5…4…3…
Large group of people bringing negative attention to China mysteriously vanish. What? In China? I’m sure their government had nothing to do with it.
Your move, Inglourious Basterds.
Cuba ends cigarette subsidy for old folks. Total Batista move, Castro.

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Canadian company to remake Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke.
Ticketmaster decides that what people don’t like about their absurd surcharges is the order in which they are presented.
NPR decides that Sarah Palin being influential in Alaska is somehow surprising; suggests the media cover this “Tea Party” more.
For the second year in a row, the publisher for Penthouse Magazine has been ranked the fastest-growing magazine publisher in America. New York Times to experiment with “tits below the fold” format.