David Carradine Dead at 72

American actor David Carradine, best known for his role as Caine in the television series Kung Fu, has been found dead in his Bankok Hotel room, where he'd been in Thailand shooting a film. "Actor David...

What Is Humility?

It's easy to say humility is the opposite of arrogance but not very useful or illuminating. Suffice it to say that a man who has struggled with the concept for years (me) knows a little about it.If I believe my childhood 'ememies' (the rich children in my neighborhood who...

Hollywood vs. China: the Panda has his day in court (updated)

It was only a few weeks ago that China fell in love with Dreamworks' Kung Fu Panda:"Kung Fu Panda , which opened on 20 June, passed the 100-million-yuan (£7.4m) threshold in the box offices at Chinese cinemas...

Kung Fu Panda has Chinese Artist Seeing Green

There are always differing opinions and infuriating facts in film that drive some of us wild.  Whether it is an action hero surviving an utterly ridiculous disaster or plain old disregard for historical...

Innocent dad beaten by Kung Fu police

The adrenalin rush that a car chase must give to police officers has raised a few issues around safety with some forces advising squad cars not to pursue if that would result in extra danger to the public. Here it...

Vivo Ventures expands team with the addition of James Huang

"Vivo Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on the life sciences formed in 1996 with over US$650M under management. With over 90 years of scientific and operational expertise in biotechnology, Vivo helps its portfolio companies develop corporate strategy, arrange...

Ninja 'affront' To Shaolin Kung Fu Monks

This is an argument I would not want to get involved with." BEIJING - China’s Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is demanding an apology from an Internet user who said its monks had once been...

Racist stereotypes prevalent in popular video games

" Stereotyped images of Asian males as Kung Fu warriors and faceless, yellow-skinned victims are prevalent images in several top-selling videos games, says a University of B.C. sociology graduate. Robert Parungao said the racist images in the video games Kung Fu, Warcraft 3,...

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