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Science

Colbert To Launch Tomorrow To The International Space Station

12:00PM Jesus Diaz | You heard it well. Colbert is launching tomorrow at 1.36am EDT (3.36pm today AEST) onboard the space shuttle Discovery, headed to the International Space Station. The mission objective, according to him: “Help slim down all those chubby astronauts”. More »
Gadgets

This is Stephen Colbert’s NASA Space Station Treadmill

4:10AM Jason Chen | The Stephen Colbert treadmill looks tiny, but there isn’t a lot of space to go around up there on the ISS. How does this work? More »
QOTD

What Should NASA Have Named The New ISS Module?

8:00AM Sean Fallon | You may recall that last month Stephen Colbert won NASA’s contest to name a new module in the International Space Station. You may also remember that NASA snubbed him and chose the name Tranquility. More »
Entertainment

NASA To Reveal ISS Node Name On Colbert’s Show This Tuesday

4:00AM Jack Loftus | The mystery and pseudo-controversy surrounding the ISS’s unnamed node ends this Tuesday, when astronaut Sunita Williams will go on The Colbert Report to tell the world what NASA has decided to do. More »
Entertainment

What Does Your Cryptic Kindle Allusion Mean, Colbert?

1:30AM John Mahoney | We’ve heard Jon Stewart’s feelings. And now this, right before the Report started last night. And no, he’s not talking about shipping delays, nerds. But what he is talking about I have no idea. [Colbert] More »
Entertainment

Colbert Lists Bill Gates As A Threat, Gives Giz The ‘Colbert Bump’

10:32AM Nick Broughall | .cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;} The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c ThreatDown – Gay Divorce Colbert Report Full EpisodesFunny Political News Christian Bale ParodyJoke of the Day If you’re not familiar with Stephen Colbert’s awesome Colbert Report on Foxtel’s Comedy Channel, you should spend the rest of the day over at ColbertNation.com becoming acquainted. On last night’s episode, Colbert not only listed Bill Gates as the US’s 4th greatest threat (around about the 1:34 mark on the clip above) for his mosquito shenanigans at TED, but also gave Giz the patented “Colbert Bump” when he talked about this story (at 2:32) complete with Giz screenshot. Make sure you check it out. [ColbertNation.com] More »
Toys

Colbert Brandishes Lightsaber Against Gadget Consumerism

10:40AM Jesus Diaz | After Jon Stewart trashed Black Friday, talking about his C-3PO and Lego Millennium Falcon, Stephen Colbert strikes back brandishing a lightsaber against the curator of the National Toy Hall of Fame. The reason: A wood stick. More »
Entertainment

Stephen Colbert Deals With Apple, Prop 8 With Extreme Prejudice

7:29PM John Herrman | California’s Prop 8, which would strip gay couples of the right to marry in the state, is polling about even right now. Apple has decided to throw their weight behind shooting the measure down, but facetious iPhone enthusiast Stephen Colbert is having none of it. An impassioned speech and patented “Wag of the Finger” wasn’t satisfying enough, so Mr. Colbert dealt with his iPhone in the way that so many copy and pasters, Bluetooth accessorisers and could-be MMSers have come close to: with a hammer. [Comedy Central] More »
Entertainment

Stephen Colbert Replaces His $US310,000 Vertu with Something Better

11:40PM Mark Wilson | Times are tough, friends. And even wealthy conservative mouthpiece Stephen Colbert has to cut back on his gadget spending habits. Needless to say, the guy is still doing alright; he continues to dial numbers that most of us haven’t even dreamed about. We also hear that he smells of peppermint and lilacs at distances closer than four feet. [via geeksugar] More »