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George W Bush meets Mark Zuckerberg

Back in November George W Bush went to the headquarters of Facebook to have a chat with Mark Zuckerberg.

If David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin team up again for a sequel to The Social Network, this has to be in it.

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As for the bit where they discuss Wikileaks and Cablegate, could it get any more zeitgeisty?

The man responsible for two US-led wars, the guy who invented Facebook and one of the biggest news stories of recent times all collide at this point.

Some other things to note include:

  • After leaving office Bush became a Blackberry person and is now an iPad person (although he later admits not using it too much)
  • He uses ‘The Facebook’ (notice how he calls it by the original name) and even did this awkward video address on it.
  • He doesn’t use his iPod anymore because he likes ‘the sound of birds’.

> George W Bush and Mark Zuckerberg at Wikipedia
> The Social Network review

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Best of Bushisms: Farewell Edition

As George W Bush prepares to leave office, Slate have compiled a farewell compilation of his many gaffes.

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W. Mashup Contest

Lionsgate and YouTube have partnered for a W. mashup contest in which users can create and submit their own videos based on the upcoming Oliver Stone film about the 43rd US president.

The director himself explains the contest in this video:

Submissions close on October 17th and you can find out more at the film’s official YouTube channel.

W. opens in the US on October 17th and in the UK on November 7th

> Official site for W.
> Oliver Stone discusses the movie with GQ
> Check out images and on set footage from W.

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Latest W. trailer

Although I had serious reservations about anyone making a film about George W. Bush before his presidency had even ended, I’m starting to think that Oliver Stone‘s W. is not only going to deliver the goods but maybe a possible awards contender.

The latest trailer – set to Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads – does a great job of distilling W’s life and career in under 2 minutes.

If the film delivers on the promise of this spot then it could be something really special.

On a related note, W. is being screened at the London Film Festival on October 23rd and 24th and on Tuesday 28th there is a talk at the BFI Southbank entitled ‘Cinema under George W Bush: Eight Years of Attack and Counter Attack‘.

> Official site for W.
> Oliver Stone discusses the movie with GQ
> Check out images and on set footage from W.

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The Onion News: Bush apologises for ‘disastrous presidency’


Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency