Fashion designer John Galliano was arrested last night after allegedly going on an anti-Semitic rant and attacking a couple at a French cafe. Galliano, the chief designer at Christian Dior since 1996, was believed to have had a lot to drink at a bar in Paris’s Marais district, known as…
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Many thanks to The Daily What, who pointed us in the direction of Cross Eyed Bear Comedy’s awesome fake trailer for Riverdale, a live-action adaptation of the Archie comic book series. While the names and characters are all the same, the Vancouver-based sketch comedy group has given the plotline a Skins-style makeover. Click through to Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Flavorwire Discovery Date : 25/02/2011 16:30 Number of articles : 4
Continue reading …NYT’s Paul Krugman, Inspired By Leftist Paranoia, Sees ‘Shock Doctrine’ in Effect in Wisconsin
February 25, 2011 No Comment
Paul Krugman’s New York Times column for Friday, “ Shock Doctrine, U.S.A. ,” used for both headline and text fodder a book of far-left paranoid propaganda by Naomi Klein to push Krugman’s pet idea: That Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker is trying to make a “power grab” in order “to destroy the last major counterweight to the political power of corporations and the wealthy.” Here’s a thought: maybe Madison, Wis., isn’t Cairo after all. Maybe it’s Baghdad — specifically, Baghdad in 2003, when the Bush administration put Iraq under the rule of officials chosen for loyalty and political reliability rather than experience and competence.
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Boy, we’ve had so many leaked materials relating to the HTC Merge that we kind of assumed the handset was official by now. Never mind, HTC is taking care of that little oversight now, admittedly much later than we expected the phone to show up, by announcing that the Merge will arrive on multiple US carriers in the spring. It brings Android 2.2, skinned with HTC’s Sense UI, a 3.8-in touchscreen plus that slide-out keyboard, and a 5 megaixel autofocus camera with 720p video recording. Not bad, now let’s see how those carriers decide to price this mid-range contender. Continue reading HTC Merge official, coming to ‘multiple’ US carriers this spring HTC Merge official, coming to ‘multiple’ US carriers this spring originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Awhile back, Greenpeace launched a campaign against Facebook telling the company to “unfriend” coal as a power source for its data center slated to go up in Oregon. The activist group wants Facebook to publicly commit to 100% renewable energy for the thousands of servers that will keep hundreds of millions of people connected and playing Farmville. And now, the company is getting celebrities on its side, starting with this video message… … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Chatting in a bar at the Kodak Theatre, Oscars hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway reveal how they are feeling four days before the big show. (Feb. 25)
Continue reading …Verizon’s dropped 911 calls leave one woman trapped in burning house (video)
February 25, 2011 No Comment
We’re just hearing of a story that makes that 10,000 or so emergency calls that didn’t go through over Verizon’s network on January 26 look a little more serious. A house in Silver Spring, Maryland caught fire that evening during the snowstorm that knocked out power and landlines. A neighbor, noticing the house was ablaze, tried calling 911 on his cellphone but couldn’t get through. Thankfully he was able to save the 94 year old woman who was trapped inside, but it would be about 30 minutes of repeated dialing before finally being connected to emergency services. Thank goodness for heroes, but maybe Verizon Guy has some work to do himself. Continue reading Verizon’s dropped 911 calls leave one woman trapped in burning house (video) Verizon’s dropped 911 calls leave one woman trapped in burning house (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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ISLAMABAD ‘ Pakistan’s opposition leader Nawaz Sharif Friday expelled the nationally ruling Pakistan People’s Party from the Punjab provincial government, where it has been in coalition with his own party. Punjab is the country’s most populous province and the decision by Sharif, a former prime minister who leads the…
Continue reading …Monica Crowley calls the President "Obama-Mubarek" because of his repudiation of DOMA
February 25, 2011 No Comment
Click here to view this media Monica Crowley has been acting like a screaming harpie since Obama has been in office and she’s moving into Beck World the closer we get to the general election. Here’s her latest rant to Megyn Kelly. Raw Story: Fox News employee Monica Crowley was so bent out of shape by President Barack Obama’s decision to no longer defend parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that she suggested he was a dictator. “To me, it’s a form of dictatorship,” she said “That’s Mubarak Obama. You cannot just pick and choose which law you will enforce when you are president of the United States or the Attorney General.” You got that? President Obama is an evil dictator now because he realizes that DOMA is an indefensible violation of the constitutional rights of the LGBT community. Does anyone at Fox even know what a dictator actually is? Generally speaking, they’re not in the business of protecting or extending people’s rights.
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Scientists in California are trying to turn technology developed to test wine in a bottle into a system for detecting liquid explosives at airports. If it works, passengers may once again be able to take large bottles and cans through security. (Feb. 25)
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