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Spoilers (Well, Not Really)

Nov 09. 2009

From kottke.org: In the opening scene of the season finale of Mad Men last night, Betty Draper goes to visit Roger Sterling in a freshly mowed hay field wearing a huge white wedding dress and gets shot in the head with a rifle by an off-screen Jane. She was aiming for Roger, but the first bullet missed and he hit the deck like a good soldier. As the second bullet entered the back of Betty's head, the camera swung around 180-degrees in a Matrix-like way and we see the bullet exit her neck about two inches below the ear. A ray of light shines through the hole as the bullet exits, as if Betty is made of pure light. And then I...

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Looked Familiar I Thought. Yes, Hmmm…

Nov 09. 2009

This past week saw the introduction of a new viral photo. Yes, I am talking about the snapshot of Carrie Fisher wearing her infamous bikini outfit, sunbathing on the set of Return of the Jedi alongside her stunt double. When I first came across the picture on Boing Boing, my first thought was not 'Haawwwtttt!' (as I assume the majority the male population who saw the picture immediately concluded). Rather, it was, 'Hmm...

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Dry-Cleaning from an Insider’s Perspective, Part 1

Nov 08. 2009

A few days ago one of my favorite blogs, The Art of Manliness (yes I know I'm a girl but I still enjoy its content), published a post called A Man's Guide to Dry Cleaning. The article was well-researched and well-written, and chock full of helpful information. However, it was apparent from the start that the author does not have any first-hand experience in dry cleaning. I asked myself why I couldn't do it better myself. My parents are Korean immigrants who have been in the dry cleaning business for 22 years. I have helped out at the store since I was 7 years old, and continue to do so to this day. Sure, I may not run the store, or even work...

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The ‘Paranormal’ Media Maven

Nov 07. 2009

Paramount's $15,000 horror flick Paranormal Activity may be the most successful movie ever to propel itself to phenom status via the use of social media and web interactivity. Beginning with its humble origins, the movie urged fans to "Demand it!" to play at additional locations. The website promised that the film will open nationwide once 1,000,000 "demands" were hit. Social media widgets were easily visible and easily accessible on the website, encouraging and reminding each visitor to tweet, share on Facebook, email, and paste the URL of the site wherever possible. They even had available a snippet of code that can be used on MySpace, website, fan site or blog to help spread the word about the movie. Belong long, Twitter users began...

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