barack-obama

Getting Schooled

Brian Moylan · 10/11/10 05:38PM

[Barack Obama catches one of the students featured in the documentary "Waiting for 'Superman'" making himself at home in the Oval Office before their presidential meet-and-greet today. Image via Getty]

Obama Gets Book Thrown at Him, Possibly by Naked Man

Max Read · 10/11/10 02:10AM

Someone threw a book at President Obama during a rally in Philadelphia on Sunday. And as if that wasn't weird enough, police had to eject this naked guy, who was trying to win a million bucks for a publicity stunt:

Would You Be Fooled by Any of These Celebrity Lookalikes?

Brian Moylan · 10/06/10 04:40PM

Toronto-based photographer John Hryniuk has spent the past couple of years photographing subjects at celebrity lookalike conventions. Do you think these George Bushes, Barack Obamas, Sarah Palins, Tiger Woods(es), and Hillary Clintons are as good as the real thing?

Who Knew Obama's Elitist Voice Had Such Southern Twang?

Jim Newell · 10/05/10 01:35PM

Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul has released a pleasant ad in which an Obama impersonator signs "Bigger Government" bills and thanks Paul's opponent, Jack Conway, for his support. But the Obama impression? That's some Southern accent, for a Hawaiian nerd.

President Obama Is a Nas and Lil Wayne Fan These Days

Jim Newell · 09/28/10 01:23PM

Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner has published an extremely long interview with Barack Obama, during which he was asked about Rolling Stone's "specialty," popular music. Turns out the president's rap taste is expanding beyond your grandfather's plain old Jay-Z.