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That's thanks to Ferrell, who seems to be stretching his comedic skills but is in fact contracting them. No actual acting required here (unlike, say, Jim Carrey's turn in the Kaufman film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), just the occasional slim smile under existential pressure and the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Borat Takes Toronto | 9/13/2006 | See Source »

The character has hooked web-surfers since his inception with his blend of down-home folksiness and frat-boy antics. He first gained national attention when he hungrily mused about the existence of "yellow cake" in Niger. His failed attempts to locate the tasty dessert were widely chronicled, but most...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, the Sequel to Lonelygirl15 | 9/13/2006 | See Source »

Lonelyboy43's vengeful obsessions provide much of the show's content. Originally, he loathed an off-screen character named Osama, a "rich, oily guy who acts all holier than thou," but when audience interest waned, he seamlessly retargeted his ire at "Saddam," whose unflattering pictures he posted for all to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Now, the Sequel to Lonelygirl15 | 9/13/2006 | See Source »

"When you're banking on a celebrity as uniquely a celebrity, when everybody knows about their private lives, you always run the risk of the brand and the celebrity not being in synch," Chiquet says. "But the No. 5 ad was like going to a movie. Nicole was playing a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beauty: Smiling for Dollars | 9/11/2006 | See Source »

But at the same time, let us always recall Sept. 11, 2001, as the day America showed what makes us a great people and a great nation; the day that the true character of a great people triumphed over unspeakable evil; the day that freedom and democracy prevailed yet again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Should Remember September 11 | 9/10/2006 | See Source »

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