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In their capacity as more or less official leaders of the quote-unquote free world, U.S. Presidents get lots of love (and hate) abroad–Obama is huge in the Japanese town of Obama. In some places where they’ve done something especially noteworthy–like overthrowing a dictator, stopping a genocide, occupying a nation or brokering a peace treaty–Presidents of [...]

Today is International Left-Handers Day, which means that all around the world people will be joining hands (only their left hands, somehow) and celebrating the rich lives and momentous accomplishments of left-handed folk everywhere. And with only 7 to 10 percent of the world’s population being left-handed, it’s kind of amazing to see how much [...]

As you probably know, unless you’re trapped under a rock without wireless reception, the Iranian election is going, well, not so great. The country’s religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for an investigation, opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi claims his defeat was fraudulent, and incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced his victory within twelve hours of [...]

Yesterday’s inauguration had plenty of notable moments: John Roberts fumbling the Oath of Office, Ted Kennedy’s health scare at the luncheon, Aretha Franklin’s hat upstaging Aretha Franklin. Mostly, the coverage lent even more lucidity to my dreams of a White House slumber party with Sasha and Malia Obama (at which we’ll play dress-up and prank [...]

Ahead of Will Ferrell’s one-night-only Broadway performance of his famous George W. Bush impersonation this weekend, Listicles takes a look back at some of the greatest politician impersonations by Saturday Night Live performers and alums.
Although he’s much, much taller than W., Ferrell transcends physicality to really bring the outgoing President to life (because most of [...]

Today, for the first time in weeks, George W. Bush edged his way back into the headlines with the announcement of his 14 latest pardons. They mostly cover drug charges, environmental infractions and white collar crime, three things the Bush clan has never seemed very averse to.
Most notable among these are pardons of erstwhile Fugees [...]