Acting: The Job So Easy, A Monkey Can Do It! [Short Ends]
· This orangutan knows exactly what the acting game is all about: Just chillin' out, taking each audition as it comes, and stripping when required. [YouTube]
· Gasp! The Idol finale is underway, and apparently the vote "wasn't even close." Could Dial Idol's prediction of a runaway David Cook victory be accurate? [AP, Dial Idol]
· It's hard enough dragging yourself into the office every day without having to gaze out of Madonna's ladyparts. [Racked]
· Not pregnant? Don't like ice cream? Afraid of Tori Spelling? Well here's what you missed at today's Baskin Robbins Bump Day festivities. [D-listed]
· The latest Get Smart movie gets Mel Brooks's stamp of approval. The Nude Bomb? Not so much. [LAT]
Will these nights simply be a page in the history of America or the start of a completely new chapter? NBC Political Director Chuck Todd previews Obama's acceptance speech.
AP - Asif Ali Zardari, the man poised to become Pakistan's next president, is still known as "Mr. 10 Percent" because of corruption allegations. Now his own lawyers say he may have suffered from mental health problems within the past year.
AP - It seems like an easy solution: Americans are looking for more fuel-efficient vehicles, so Ford Motor Co. is bringing over some of the small, gas-sipping cars it's been selling to Europeans for years.