Unions Succeed In Driving Auto Industry To Failure
http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/002998.html
12 days ago
The Auto industry in the United States has been driven to almost complete failure due to both stupidity on the part of executives and their poor business decisions, poor quality and poor planning. However there is a bigger interest in...
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Slate's Political Gabfest for Nov. 7.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slate/~3/GesmPBttQTQ/
12 days ago
By Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz
Listen to the Gabfest for Nov. 7 by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: You can also download the program here, or you can subscribe to the weekly Gabfest podcast feed in iTunes by clicking here.[more ...]
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Ad:Tech New York: Sellsius Notes & Quotes, Part 1
http://blog.sellsiusrealestate.com/marketing-tips/adtech-new-york-sellsius-notes
12 days ago
By Joseph Ferrara
... can only remember what he was referring to)
“Creativity is a fine powder you can spread anywhere” Nick Law R/GA
There is no template for creativity. But it seems to often involve humor, irreverence, subversion and entertainment — something folks want to share.
Make something easier.
“Should we do online video? That ship has sailed.” (I forgot who said this)
Cross platform distribution is still ...
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Masking Tape, An Inebriated Friend, And The Shocking Discovery Of Boyfriend Internet Porn [Waxing Off]
http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/deadspin/full/~3/AP6RHRS6W8I/masking-tape-an-inebriat
12 days ago
By Rick Chandler
... um, he might know *now*, since I know Deadspin's a site he regularly reads. (Hey, at least *this* site's safe for work, right?) — NIKKI is the snarky little so-and-so behind the humor website RED PEN, INC. A lifelong Phillies fan, she also talks baseball, cute pitchers, and pinstriped derrieres at THE BILF REPORT. —-—-—- Samantha Benton: I’ll admit it. I have been on both sides of the Sharpie. ...
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PANEL DISCUSSES POLITICAL COMEDY IN OBAMA ERA: Daily Show creator; Roseanne Barr, cartoonists and others weigh in.
http://www.eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=48455
12 days ago
*How much political humor can be squeezed out of a Barack Obama presidency without being politically incorrect, or insensitive to race?
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How did Disney manage to be offensive about kids with diabetes?
http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/11/how-did-disney-manage-to-be-offensive.html
12 days ago
By Ann Althouse
... . Diabetes in a child or teen can be awful. But some parents want to shield their charges from it, insisting nothing negative be said at all.Disney failed the PC test: the only remaining permissible humor is against an adult white male.Minor calamities in which the lead character is in some sort of mix-up or unavoidable choice is the sole scource of creative tension left for a company like Disney ...
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What's new in Time, the Economist, and Vanity Fair.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/slate/~3/dJuCaWwVbm0/
12 days ago
By Kara Hadge
New Republic, Nov. 19A feature argues that the United States is becoming fundamentally more liberal. The realignment stems from an increase in the number of American professionals in recent decades, from 7 percent in the 1950s to 20 percent of today's work force. Since 1988, professionals have been voting Democratic. Support for Obama among women—who began to move left in 1980—also reflects a ...
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Afternoon time wasters
http://theblemish.com/2008/11/afternoon-time-wasters-143/
12 days ago
By The Blemish
... to picture him naked
Bastardly: Tila Tequila has a lesbian moment
Holy Taco: Miley Cyrus used to have a real job
CoEd: Is Jay-Z turning into Steve Urkel?
Popoholic: Leighton Meester is leggy
College Humor: Halloween is over but this Bender costume is still awesome
Hollywire: Rumer Willis is a bitch
CS: Paris Hilton is doing stuff again
SOW: Jimmy Kimmel is going to miss Bush
Bricks and Stones: ...
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Lara Croft claims to be an archaeologist
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/joystiq/~3/FpIIc0SbPLw/
12 days ago
By Ludwig Kietzmann
... confirming that Lara Croft is indeed an archaeologist, the lithe leading lady flounders and grows visibly annoyed upon being asked, "When did they find the Tomb of Tutankhamun?"Of course, rather than humor the interviewer (1922, by the way) and risk making a fictional video game character look bad, Ms. Carroll summons her caretaker to shut down the pesky journalist. Take that, question man![Via ...
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VIDEO: Toyota uses Ninja Kittens to sell Corollas in Australia
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/autoblog/~3/ljmIqD86_Qg/
12 days ago
By Chris Shunk
... doesn't go out of its way to be creative when advertising its cars for sale in the U.S. (Saved by Zero, anyone?), but that doesn't mean the Japanese automaker lacks a sense of humor. Toyota's new commercial for the Australian-spec Corolla hatchback contains bi-pedal kittens kicking ass Jackie Chan-style. The 45-second spot is a bit creepy on all counts, and could definitely use some kung fu sound ...
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