Sarah Palin's Style Sparks Buying Frenzy

The Sarah Palin Collection for F/W 08: guns, vikings, bearskins, and wolf limbs? No wonder her style is so inspirational. "Fashion companies have discovered a lucrative new marketing vehicle: Sarah Palin. ...

Record number of schools opened in England

The highest number of schools in 30 years were opened in England this term, according to new figures. The number, 180, is including both brand new and refurbished schools."In total 180 new school buildings have been completed in England this term - the highest number for...

The Truth is Out: Americans have no Sense of Humour as Russell Brand Bombs

Russell Brand UK superstar comedian bombed badly at the MTV video awards in front of a stoney-faced American audience who could not believe what they were hearing. Don't worry, guys - he's has that effect on most...

25th Annual VMAs Yawn to a Close

The 25th annual MTV Video Music Awards were held on Sunday in Los Angeles but, despite the best efforts of British host Russell Brand, the show failed to produce much more than a 'meh' from most critics and viewers."Did you manage to catch the MTV Video Music Awards last...

News, as in details, of Code Pink Protests at RNC

Sure, MSM reports that "protesters" get hassled or arrested. But since dissent is one of key rights as Americans, it is better reporting to add details about who is protesting, and what their issues are. Code Pink's complaints are detailed and nuanced, and challenge simple...

Posh celebrates new line launch in style despite alleged Beckham brand failures

It is not every day that one launches a new perfume line. Celebrating this momentous occasion by spending ₤8,000 on champagne is even less probable. But not for Posh. Victoria Beckham ordered 12 bottles of super...

Commentary: St. Paul, Minnesota -- the land of make believe

"By Jack Cafferty CNN Editor's Note: Jack Cafferty is the author of the best-seller "It's Getting Ugly Out There: The Frauds, Bunglers, Liars, and Losers Who Are Hurting America." He provides commentary on CNN's "The Situation Room" daily from 4...

Coming soon: Ninoy the brand

A new icon in Filipino pop culture it is said will be introduced soon.  He is none other than - Ninoy Aquino, the late senator whose assasination sparked the peaceful 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt that...

Deceiving Consumers, Food brands downsizing products

I don't know if this was once their tactic in tricking consumers, but when I buy chips, some bags are SO stuffed with air you have no idea the quantity of chips inside the bag. To your surprise when you open the...

Stallone down with Soviet vodka

I don't begrudge a man making an easy cool million, but does it cross some invisible line when celebrity step outside the public image they have built for decades to do so ?"MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. actor Sylvester...

Blackwater: the Coca-Cola of Security Contractors, But Not For Long

Remember Blackwater? They're kind of hard to forget for obvious reasons, but not necessarily as well-known for others. But, take it from them, security was never "part of the master plan." Or the brand.Publicly,...

Full steam again (comment)

Could the steam engine be on its way back? The romance of the steam train has never gone but is the old technology with a few tweaks possibly the new technology?"In 1946 Paul Kiefer, chief mechanical engineer of...

Russell Brand apologises for police hoax

This is truly bizarre. British comedian Russell Brand, who might be known to Americans through his role in the recent movie "Forgetting Sarah marshall," made a prank call to a local police department during a live...

Biometric ID Data Bases Lead To Terror Connections :: Symblogogy

"FBI agent Paul Shannon led a team sent to Afghanistan in 2001 to fingerprint and interview foreign fighters for a database of known or suspected terrorists. Here, he takes Saddam Hussein's prints after his...

iPhone 3G Lineup Starts in NYC...One Week Early

Apple addicts, ardent brand loyalists, and members of the uber-eager gadget gang have already begun staking their claim to be some of the first folks to scoop up the 3G iPhone when it is released on July 11th. To...

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