I have nothing to declare except my genius - Oscar Wilde
What's so wrong with a baby that wants to kill its mom or a drunk dad or a pot smoking, talking dog? While Stewie tends to offend many, he really ticked off the Venezuelan government. They recently banned Family Guy after the infamous 420 episode. In the past the government also banned the Simpsons and replaced it with Baywatch .... because watching half naked girls bounce is a much more acceptable.
Sneaky, sneaky! McDonalds has adopted local flavors and culinary styles as a way of tempting international consumers. So no more Le Big Mac, but perhaps a McPate? The sad thing is that the McArabia looks pretty delicious :(....
In honor of the awesomeness that is Shark Week, I thought a touching article on Taiwan's kick butt celebrity shark Ah, aptly named by the sound people make when they see him, was in order. These gentle giants are a staple on most menus in Taiwan, and have been endangered sue to over fishing. Ah is an example of the Taiwan's growing eco-conscious, and is taking strict measures to help protect Whale Sharks. Talk about Ah-Ha moment!
A new type of reality show has emerged in Turkey called "Penitents Compete." The show brings together local leaders of various religions and then they must try and "convert" a group of 10 atheists to their given religion. The person with the most conversions wins a trip to their mecca...Holy Land....grail? ....of choice. So is this a genius idea or one big immaculate misconception? ...I bet Spencer and Heidi would just love to be on this show.
Mustache salt and pepper shaker....this..is..awesome! What a clever and fun wall to add some much needed flavor to food and life.
Apparently, the djellabas inspired Jedi costume, and it has been rumored that Gaudi's La Pedrera sparked the storm trooper helmet design. What's your favorite or most despised Star Wars fashion inspiration?
How cool would it be to have a real life Wall-e rolling about making the planet more livable and infusing some needed charm into trash collection. Well Italian Scientists have done just that, developing an on-demand robot trash collector part of a project called "DustBot," a $3.9 million research program to implement robotics in society in useful ways. DustCart collects trash "on-demand" and is able to gather real time data on the surrounding environment. Equipped with special sensors it monitors air pollutants, such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, ozone, benzene, CO, CO2 and air temperature. Did also I mention how adorable it is?
Censorship in China is nothing new, but the level of action taken to force Chinese citizens to comply has garnered global recognition. China marked the date July 1st, 2009 as the day manufacturers will be forced to install filtering software on all new PCs. While many have resorted to digitally lashing out against Green Dam, Chinese artist and designer of the famous Bird's Nest at the Beijing Olympics, Ai Weiwei has decided upon a different approach. He wants “a general internet strike — no work, no games, no email or anything else online — for 24 hours on the date the government plans to require censorship software on all new computers, he says, will be a quiet act of rebellion.”
The US based Iranian rock group Hypernova use to live in fear over their politically charged music against the Iranian government. The events this past week in Tehran have empowered them to revive their voice. One of the many impressive feats of courage against fascism....rock on!
This is not a good year for pigs. First swine flu, now being banned by the Chinese government for indecency and lewd acts. If looking at pictures of cute animals snuggling is wrong, then I don't want to be right!
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