Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
First Look at Johnny Depp in "The Invention of Hugo Cabret"
"The scan is from an article about photographer Brigitte Lacombe in an issue of "Le Parisien" from last week. The translated caption reads: "left to right, Johnny Depp as M. Rouleau, Chloe Moretz as Isabella (sic), and Asa Butterfield as Hugo."
Promo Video for UPenn and Drexel's "The A-List" Event
The "A-LIST" Promo Video from Malik Robinson on Vimeo.
Info:
Youth Action Team Presents....
THE A-LIST Successfully Connected
Friday
April 22nd
At The Hall of Flags @ The University of Pennsylvania
3417 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA
Visit: AreYouOnTheList.eventbrite.com
Super Kaioken: Eco-Friendly NIke Gets Not so Friendly Feedback
For some time now (lets say 10 years) there's been an ever demanding push to be "eco-friendly," conserve energy, and recycle. Well Nike's got on board with their drastically thinner sneaker boxes. Sure, some believe its about time but this move has definitely roused some sneakers heads to speak out.
After blowing a considerable amount of cash on sneakers, I believe its reasonable that they come in a durable container. I mean fine china isn't sold in plastic bags so why store your $100+ sneakers in something inferior to the product.
Maybe Nike's gotten so big to the point where they are certain their product will sell and that's all that matters. I hope not, I don't think that's the case.
Nike please design a new case one with less cardboard and more support. Open a contest to future engineers if you've got other things to do. And to sneaker heads all over maybe invest in some other way to store those brand new J's or Supras because although fine china isn't sold in plastic bags, it doesn't sit in a box either.
Vladdtv gave Ninjahood a chance to rant and "test" the new Nike box's durability. (Although I'm not 100% sure about his testing methods...lol) check it out....
In the meantime stay up and stay fly.........
After blowing a considerable amount of cash on sneakers, I believe its reasonable that they come in a durable container. I mean fine china isn't sold in plastic bags so why store your $100+ sneakers in something inferior to the product.
Maybe Nike's gotten so big to the point where they are certain their product will sell and that's all that matters. I hope not, I don't think that's the case.
Nike please design a new case one with less cardboard and more support. Open a contest to future engineers if you've got other things to do. And to sneaker heads all over maybe invest in some other way to store those brand new J's or Supras because although fine china isn't sold in plastic bags, it doesn't sit in a box either.
Vladdtv gave Ninjahood a chance to rant and "test" the new Nike box's durability. (Although I'm not 100% sure about his testing methods...lol) check it out....
In the meantime stay up and stay fly.........
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
"South Park's" Most Famous Spoof from The Hollywood Reporter
Episode 68: “Super Best Friends”
In a dig at Scientology, illusionist David Blaine impresses the kids so much that they join the cult of Blaintology. Later, Blaine engages Jesus in a magic contest and he enlists the help of his Super Best Friends: Buddha, Moses, Joseph Smith, Krishna, Lao Tzu, Muhammad and “Sea Man.”
Not controversial at the time, the episode was later pulled from syndication, and the website stopped streaming it.
Episode 96: “Red Sleigh Down”
The boys bring Christmas to Iraq, but extremists promptly take Santa Claus hostage. Jesus saves him by gunning down everyone in his path, but one of Santa’s captors kills Jesus.
Advocacy groups complained about the denigrating portrayal of Jesus, not to mention his murder.
Episode 108: “All About Mormons”
Stan befriends a new super-polite neighbor, who is Mormon. Flashbacks to the religion’s founding call it “dumb,” and Stan -- egged on by the gang -- blows off the new guy, who calls out the kids for their bigotry. The episode ends with Cartman exclaiming, “Damn, that kid is cool, huh?”
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called the episode “a gross portrayal of Church history.”
Episode 114: “The Passion of the Jew”
Cartman’s bigotry against Jews is reinforced after seeing Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ while Kyle, a Jew, has nightmares about killing Jesus. Cartman organizes a Nazi rally, but normalcy returns when Gibson visits and everyone sees how crazy he is.
The ADL praised the show for its critique of Passion. But MTV Russia, South Park’s home in that country, did not air the episode.
Episode 137: “Trapped in the Closet”
Believing him to be Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, Tom Cruise seeks Stan’s counsel and eventually locks himself in his bedroom, while John Travolta, Nicole Kidman and others plead for Cruise to “come out of the closet.”
A rerun was canceled, reportedly because Cruise threatened to boycott promotion of Paramount’s Mission: Impossible III. (Comedy Central and Paramount are both owned by Viacom.)
Episode 139: “Bloody Mary”
When a statue of the Virgin Mary starts to bleed, inhabitants of South Park flock to its healing powers, including Stan’s dad, who seeks a cure for alcoholism.
Joseph Califano, a Viacom board member at the time, called the episode “appalling and disgusting.” Efforts to ban the episode in New Zealand and Australia were unsuccessful.
Episodes 142-143: “Cartoon Wars”
In a two-part episode, the town fears a terrorist attack when it is learned an upcoming episode of Family Guy will include an image of the Muslim prophet Muhammad. Cartman heads to Hollywood to discourage Fox from running the episode, while Kyle follows to stop him. Viewers needed to tune in for Part II to see if Muhammad would be portrayed.
Stone and Parker wanted to show Muhammad, but executives balked. Instead, the screen read, “Comedy Central has refused to broadcast an image of Muhammad on their network.”
“Episode 200” and “Episode 201”
Tom Cruise persuades 200 celebrities to join his class-action lawsuit against the town for libeling them. He will drop the lawsuit if they help him meet Muhammad so he can obtain the magic “goo” that makes the Muslim prophet immune to ridicule.
Zachary Adam Chesser posted death threats against Stone and Parker on the Revolution Muslim website. He pleaded guilty in October to aiding terrorists and is serving a 25-year sentence. Comedy Central censored “Episode 201” by bleeping mentions of Muhammad and obscuring images. Muhammad was ostensibly portrayed as Santa Claus in a bear suit. The South Park Studios website does not stream the episodes.
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