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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech last week about China and free speech has not been warmly received by the Chinese government. According to Min Dahong, the Chairman of the Beijing Association of Online Media, Clinton’s insinuation that “China lacks freedom of information and speech is in fact disrespectful and doesn’t stand up.”
Meanwhile, China [...]
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If you enjoy a cold beer, today is supposedly the day to knock one back, as canned beer celebrates its 75th birthday.
The first beer can was introduced by a brewing company from New Jersey back in 1935. It was a market test, which apparently proved successful, since American beer drinkers prefer cans over bottles, judging [...]
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Bromance is one of those relatively new, made-up mash-up words that I just cannot get on board with. For the uninitiated, the term implies a close but non-sexual relationship/friendship between two or more men. The term has become particularly popular in Hollywood, where movies like I Love You, Man have become a mainstay of brainless [...]
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In August, a Florida mom was asked to “cover up” when she attempted to breastfeed her baby at a Chick-Fil-A restaurant. Florida law allows for mothers to breastfeed their young in public. When neither the manager of that particular restaurant nor the higher-ups in the Chick-Fil-A corporation responded to contact attempts, the young mom [...]
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Humankind’s concern with physical appearance has certainly taken new extremes in the last couple of decades in my humble opinion. Certainly we have been preoccupied with our looks ever since Adam took notice of Eve’s form.
Our modern society places a lot of inane demands on women in terms of how they should look. Supermodels, [...]
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In San Francisco, approximately 20 youngsters from teens to young adults watched or participated in the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl for two and a half hours.
Watched. As in didn’t help the girl. As in didn’t call the cops.
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New Mexico hotel owner Larry Whitten has come under fire for asking his switchboard workers of foreign descent to use “Americanized” versions of their names when interacting with patrons. He also asked them to speak English in his presence. Apparently some employees were terminated due to their refusal to comply with Whitten’s requests.
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On September 28th, modern art blog site ArtLurker.com published a story about an artist from Ohio whose exhibition centered around a wooden tunnel leading to a room where guests could get sexually assaulted by the artist himself.
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t’s that time of the year again. Leaves are turning yellow and falling to the ground… The weather is getting colder and rainier… The big fall celebrations are drawing near: Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Another sign of autumn is the annual theatrical release of the latest title in the long, excruciating series of movies belonging to the Saw franchise. Miraculously, these mindless low-budget should-go-straight-to-DVD entries are still in production.
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Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.
Murdoch Draws Bead On Google
November 16, 2009
in Commentary
Rupert Murdoch’s war against free content continues. The yesteryear tycoon recently complained about search engines “stealing” news content from his pay-to-read sites – such as WSJ.com – and spreading it around for free. Murdoch is particularly not fond of the concept of free use, and would like to see it put to death entirely.
Murdoch’s News [...]
Tagged as: Culture, Google, Internet, Media, Murdoch, News, tech, Television
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