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Announcing Big Changes At RWN
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:16 PDT
As RWN's regular readers are well aware, Right Wing News now has a regular crew of guest bloggers posting on the week-ends. Well, I've been pleased with how that has turned out and partially as a result of that, I've...
Fill It to the Rim
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:29 PDT
Let me preface this very interesting story by Rob Walker in the New York Times Magazine “Can a Dead Brand Live Again?” with the fact that I remember the other half of the Brim Coffee ads: “Only half a cup…” “It’s Brim, it’s decaffeinated” “Fill it to the rim” This will be germane to the articles discussion of manufactured memory and the nature of brand consciousness. What I think I found most interesting was the general mechanism of well known or popular brand extinction- corporate mergers
Give non race politics a try of 2 terms
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:48 PDT
Dr Mahathir has quit UMNO, Malaysiakini has just reported. I am not surprised. I was also not surprised when yesterday, Malaysia Insider carried a piece of news that the ‘good’ doctor has decided to play race card again. I was not surprised because when a person is becoming desperate, he will take desperate measures. Just like an animal, when it is cornered, it will be at itsd fiercest. And nver underestimate Dr Mahathir; this is a move to force Pah Lah into a corner too. I am however disap
China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:33:14 PDT
BEICHUAN, China (AP) — Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people observed three minutes of silence and China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation’s massive earthquake. In the disaster area, more than 200 relief workers were reported buried in a mudslide. There were no more details in the report from the official Xinhua News Agency. The horns of cars, trains and ships and air raid sirens sounded as people fell silent at 2:
Indiana Jones Reviews Begin to Filter Online
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:34:51 PDT
/Film have posted a magnificent little round-up of all the latest Indiana Jones reviews filtering onto the Interweb. I’ve included the cream of the crop below. “I can say that if you liked the other Indiana Jones movies, you will like this one, and that if you did not, there is no talking to you. And I can also say that a critic trying to place it into a heirarchy with the others would probably keep a straight face while recommending the second pound of sausage.” Roger Ebert “This is a 90-m
The Kaus Problem
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:35:16 PDT
Continue reading: ] Hurry Up, Harper's Could Harper's' timing have been better? Just as the California Supreme Court issues its landmark ruling on same-sex marriage, the latest issue hits the stands with a major new essay by one of the best religion writers we know, Garret Keizer, on the Episcopal Church's angst of homosexuality. Unfortunately, Harper's' website isn't as well-tuned -- they've failed to post this most timely of articles online. So go down to the newsstand and fork over a fe
ReadOrama: Queen of Teen!
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:35:18 PDT
So, who’s your fave author-girl? From the Queen of Teen website: “…For the first time ever, here is your chance to nominate your favourite female author and see her crowned Queen of Teen! Simply write 200 words on why you believe your favourite author should be crowned. We’ll accept any reason whether it’s because you love the characters ...]
Eggplant Nike Air Flightposite Retro - Coming Soon
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:36:01 PDT
This type of news is only exciting to Nike’s OG basketball fans. The Flightposite made it’s come back at the beginning of this year, and two of the most sought after colorways are getting retro’d. We posted news about the Metallic Gold Flightposite retro, and now we would like to let all the fans know that the Eggplant colorway will also return. Hold your horses cowboy, these won’t drop until December, so get your $180 ready. via NT
Two new International posters for HELLBOY II
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:36:14 PDT
BadTaste.it sent us word of two new International Posters for the Hellboy sequel due out in the U.S. on July 11th. The first shows Luke Goss as Prince Nuada and the second is of Doug Jones as the Angel of Death, looking not to disimilar to some of the creatures he played in Pan's Labyrinth - the last movie from Mexican genius Guillermo del Toro.
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Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:16 PDT
As RWN's regular readers are well aware, Right Wing News now has a regular crew of guest bloggers posting on the week-ends. Well, I've been pleased with how that has turned out and partially as a result of that, I've...
Fill It to the Rim
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:29 PDT
Let me preface this very interesting story by Rob Walker in the New York Times Magazine “Can a Dead Brand Live Again?” with the fact that I remember the other half of the Brim Coffee ads: “Only half a cup…” “It’s Brim, it’s decaffeinated” “Fill it to the rim” This will be germane to the articles discussion of manufactured memory and the nature of brand consciousness. What I think I found most interesting was the general mechanism of well known or popular brand extinction- corporate mergers
Give non race politics a try of 2 terms
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:32:48 PDT
Dr Mahathir has quit UMNO, Malaysiakini has just reported. I am not surprised. I was also not surprised when yesterday, Malaysia Insider carried a piece of news that the ‘good’ doctor has decided to play race card again. I was not surprised because when a person is becoming desperate, he will take desperate measures. Just like an animal, when it is cornered, it will be at itsd fiercest. And nver underestimate Dr Mahathir; this is a move to force Pah Lah into a corner too. I am however disap
China holding 3 days of mourning for quake victims
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:33:14 PDT
BEICHUAN, China (AP) — Flags flew at half-staff, public entertainment was canceled and 1.3 billion people observed three minutes of silence and China began three days of mourning Monday for the victims of the nation’s massive earthquake. In the disaster area, more than 200 relief workers were reported buried in a mudslide. There were no more details in the report from the official Xinhua News Agency. The horns of cars, trains and ships and air raid sirens sounded as people fell silent at 2:
Indiana Jones Reviews Begin to Filter Online
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:34:51 PDT
/Film have posted a magnificent little round-up of all the latest Indiana Jones reviews filtering onto the Interweb. I’ve included the cream of the crop below. “I can say that if you liked the other Indiana Jones movies, you will like this one, and that if you did not, there is no talking to you. And I can also say that a critic trying to place it into a heirarchy with the others would probably keep a straight face while recommending the second pound of sausage.” Roger Ebert “This is a 90-m
The Kaus Problem
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:35:16 PDT
Continue reading: ] Hurry Up, Harper's Could Harper's' timing have been better? Just as the California Supreme Court issues its landmark ruling on same-sex marriage, the latest issue hits the stands with a major new essay by one of the best religion writers we know, Garret Keizer, on the Episcopal Church's angst of homosexuality. Unfortunately, Harper's' website isn't as well-tuned -- they've failed to post this most timely of articles online. So go down to the newsstand and fork over a fe
ReadOrama: Queen of Teen!
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:35:18 PDT
So, who’s your fave author-girl? From the Queen of Teen website: “…For the first time ever, here is your chance to nominate your favourite female author and see her crowned Queen of Teen! Simply write 200 words on why you believe your favourite author should be crowned. We’ll accept any reason whether it’s because you love the characters ...]
Eggplant Nike Air Flightposite Retro - Coming Soon
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:36:01 PDT
This type of news is only exciting to Nike’s OG basketball fans. The Flightposite made it’s come back at the beginning of this year, and two of the most sought after colorways are getting retro’d. We posted news about the Metallic Gold Flightposite retro, and now we would like to let all the fans know that the Eggplant colorway will also return. Hold your horses cowboy, these won’t drop until December, so get your $180 ready. via NT
Two new International posters for HELLBOY II
Mon, 19 May 2008 00:36:14 PDT
BadTaste.it sent us word of two new International Posters for the Hellboy sequel due out in the U.S. on July 11th. The first shows Luke Goss as Prince Nuada and the second is of Doug Jones as the Angel of Death, looking not to disimilar to some of the creatures he played in Pan's Labyrinth - the last movie from Mexican genius Guillermo del Toro.
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