[UPDATE] At the risk of being seen as running an excessive self and cross promotional campaign, I highly recommend all interested readers to check out ESWN's take on some of the irresponsible media reports in this case, particularly the collection of quotes from various medias, and the latest comment on the "uneven teeth" meme such reports created. Roland is very gracious in … [Read more...] about The cruelest insults come from ones pretending to speak as the righteous
Archives for August 2008
(Letter) Are you offended by this picture?
It's apparently an advertisement in Spain's best-selling newspaper. The Spanish Olympic basketball players, donned Li-Ning Spanish uniforms, are seen in this ad making slit-eyes gesture. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Are you offended by this picture?
An imperfect perfection
Note: an update is inserted at the end. The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was, by most accounts, a brilliantly choreographed and spectacularly executed performance worth of a gold medal of its own. There were a fair number of notable highlights, and many journalists certainly were not shy from exhausting all the synonyms of the word "stunning" in the thesaurus in … [Read more...] about An imperfect perfection
(Letter) 2nd terrorist attack in Xinjiang
[h/t to Nimrod] After reports of terrorist attack ahead of the Olympics in Xinjiang, a 2nd attack days after the Olympics has been reported. … [Read more...] about (Letter) 2nd terrorist attack in Xinjiang
(Letter) Olympics Broadcasting Schedule (US)
H/T to The Boston Globe for a concise "Olympics TV Guide". … [Read more...] about (Letter) Olympics Broadcasting Schedule (US)