By Natasha Julius
We’ll totally back you if you want to make a last-minute run for U.S. Senator this weekend.
Market Update
Analysts are cautioning over-eager investors to tone down their exuberance: the tacky plastic bubble is due to burst by the end of the month.
Robo-Outrage
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange resurfaced this week in a media blitz aimed at convincing people his newly-revealed documents are the most relevant and disturbing.
Wikileeks
In fact, Wikileaks has discovered acres of actual leeks that are even tougher to swallow.
Unreal Tournament
Apparently there are still consumers in this world who believe in the sanctity of mainstream cinematic nudity, and to these people the Weekend Desk Legal Affairs Team offers the following advice: sue. After all, the Supreme Court might be real game to hear the case.
Final Fantasy
In related news, Playboy Enterprises has announced plans to sublease its corporate headquarters in an attempt to distance themselves from the uncomfortable realities of their stock-in-trade.
In Repeats
Finally this week, federal judge James Zagel has dealt a potentially fatal blow to former governor Rod Blagojevich’s nascent television career. After all, how can you compete if you’re in repeats during sweeps?
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The Weekend Desk Tip Line: Sweep the bums out.
Posted on October 23, 2010