MOVIE BUZZ – The trailer for Oliver Stone’s biopic about George W. Bush surfaces online, promptly reminding us that November can’t come quickly enough.If the trailer is any indication, Bush is going to get the same “presidential” treatment that Stone bestowed upon Tricky Dick. (Go get ‘em, Bushie!)

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CULTURE BUZZ – When the body of the Private First Class was returned to her parents in Missouri from Iraq, LaVena Johnson’s father called bullsh*t on the Army’s claim that her death was the result of a suicide.Footage clearly indicates that, in reality, Johnson was likely beaten, raped and murdered (in fact, a trail of blood was photographed outside her tent). The Army, however, has refused to provide further information regarding the case, proving that, even in an “army of one,” it’s not hard for a soldier to be easily forgotten if she isn’t a white male (or, better yet, a star football player).

The Best Links:

1. LaVena Johnson: Murdered By Her Colleagues, Ignored By The Army
2. The Pfc. LaVena Johnson Petition to Re-Open the Investigation
3. “The Case Was Investigated Thoroughly and There is No Case to Reopen,” Says a Defense Department Spokesman [Also, Johnson’s Genitals Were Allegedly Doused With Acid, So…Yeah, No Evidence Of Foul Play Whatsoever]
4. “When the Coroner Ruled Her Death a Suicide and Failed to Include Any of the Physical Trauma in His Report, Dr. Johnson Told Him, ‘somebody Murdered My Daughter and You Picked the Wrong Person to **** With.’”
5. Even Pat Tillman’s Mother is Suspicious

MOVIE BUZZ – A war of words between Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood.Lee criticized Eastwood for not having any black actors in his Iwo Jima movies, so Clint responded with, “A guy like him should shut his face.” Game on! And no, this definitely has nothing to do with generating Oscar buzz.

The Best Links:

1. Spike to Clint: “Two films about Iwo Jima that ran for more than four hours total, and there was not one Negro actor on the screen”
2. Clint to Spike: “A guy like him should shut his face.”
3. Spike to Clint: You’re Not My Father!
4. From the Sidelines: MSNBC Reporter Calls Spike Lee “Uppity”

TECH BUZZ – The sex in the new version of Grand Theft Auto isn’t even hidden.Apparently the video games rating board saw and signed off on all the simulated sex in Grand Theft Auto IV. That isn’t stopping one of the game’s chief foes, Jack Thompson, is trying to get the game pulled from the shelves.

The Best Links:

1. Come Meet the Ladies of Liberty City (NSFW)
2. For the Record: “We don’t think anyone should ever shoot or run over a sex worker”
3. Video: A Brief Round-Up of Sex Scenes
4. This is Both Marketing Tool and an Argument Against the Game
5. Anti-Video Game Crusaders Are SO Thrilled About This

CULTURE BUZZ – A controversial anti-Koran film is leaked to the web.Made by Dutch politician Geert Wilders - leader of the country’s conservative PVV Party - Fitna links violent images to the text of the Koran, and stirred up debate in the Netherlands before its release. After no Dutch television station would agree to release it in its entirety, Wilders said he’d “rather have it entirely on the Internet, than half on television.”

The Best Links:

1. Fitna the Movie: Geert Wilders’ film about the Quran (English, Contains Disturbing Images)
2. “Geert Wilders hates your Islam-loving ass”
3. Anti-Koran Film Goes Live On Web
4. Fitna (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
5. How ‘Fitna’ Made Wilders’s Career
6. Anti-Fitna Protests in Amsterdam
7. Network Solutions Shuts Down Fitna Web Site