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Culture News

Posted in NYC, Seoul, Tokyo on November 27, 2008 by illdielaughing

What a world we live in.

 

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    INDIA - Terrorist attacks in India. 80 dead and upwards of 250 wounded. Grenades went off and machine guns were fired in Mumbai at two five-star hotels. Notice how terrorism is apart of our everyday lives but no one seems to take it seriously any longer, unless they themselves lose an appendage or a life. NYTimes.  

     

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    KOREA - Ok So Ri is being accused of adultery, which she is guilty of, but the prosecutors want to give her 18 months in jail. Ok So Ri says that anti-adultery laws are unconstitutional but the court ruled that, nope, it’s not. (Oh but it’s pretty unethical). So she could very well go to jail. Korea, you are archaic, get with it, you can’t put someone in jail for cheating on their husband. So many people do it, she just got caught and her bitter husband wants her to suffer for it (he filed the suit). Korea Times. Read more »

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Domestic Box Office

Posted in Box Office, NYC on November 26, 2008 by illdielaughing

Mindless, repressed teenagers and really bored, wasteful young adults flooded the theaters this weekend to make the embarrassment of a film, Twilight, number one. The general consensus? It’s sucks. But it still got 69 million bucks at the box office so it’s already covered it’s budget, almost two-fold. That means we will, unfortunately, be seeing a sequel.

Quantum of Solace, in it’s second week, only got 26.7 million.

Animated feature about that dog starring John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, in it’s first week, gets 26.2 million. (The movies name is Bolt, by the way.)

Another animated film is number 4, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, with 15.6 million. And R-rated comedy Role Models rounds out the top 5 with 7.3 million.

I’m still amazed that Twilight is actually number one. Man, there’s nothing wrong with being young, mindless and repressed (when your young) but this is ridiculous. 

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Rainism: According to Liz

Posted in According To..., Music, NYC, Seoul, ^_^ with tags on November 24, 2008 by illdielaughing

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When I explained the reason for Rainism getting banned and the order for a cleaner version getting issued this is the conversation I had with a coworker and artist extraordinaire, Liz Bohinc. 

Liz: Is it really that bad?
Me: Well, he says “my spinning magic stick in your shivering body” or something like that.
Liz: That’s so gross. Is he married?
Me: No.
Liz: Is he gay?
Me: No, he’s just absurd.
Liz: *silence*

If you need more background, Rainism has been deemed “dangerous to teenagers” in it’s current state so Rain will be making a clean version of it.

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I Call it First! [The American Music Awards]

Posted in Music, NYC, ^_^ with tags , , , , on November 24, 2008 by illdielaughing

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So at the American Music Awards Kanye won for best Rap album and he had a racoon tail pinned to the right back pocket of his jeans. I instantly thought of G-Dragon… Hmm, how many days will it take for G-Dragon to show at an event with the same accessory pinned to his butt? If it does happen I so called it first. 

I liked Kanye’s speech by the way. “I wanna be Elvis,” he said. Haha, unfortunately his latest album 808s and Heartbreak is really bad, so we’ll see if that happens. (By the way his performance of Heartless was horrible, due mostly to the fact that he can not sing for his life and not even autotune can fix this). Thank God the AMA’s gave him two awards this year (it’s based completely on a poll of music buyers) because no one can forget the crybaby stomping his feet baby after he lost the AMA for best new artist and the VMA last year. 

Hmm, I wonder if he knows that the VMA’s is completely dependent on polls. Damn, Kanye, CHILLAX. To be fair he’s apologized for his tantrums and he’s been much humbler this year. Which is a good thing because as I mentioned before his latest album is pretty abysmal. 

Queen Latifah rapped again! During a great performance with Kathleen Battle and Alicia Keys Queen Latifah came out rapping and sang as well. I can hardly remember back in the nineties when she was still rapping. She’s become a great actress and singer and to see her rap again was so nice. Ahh, I loved it.

Anyway, I was just going to write about Kanye West and his tail but I went on a tangent.

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My Playlists

Posted in Music, NYC, ^_^ with tags , , on November 18, 2008 by illdielaughing

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I think someone requested my iTunes after I posted my last will and testament. Well, here’s a playlist I’ve been listening to a lot lately.

 

Playlist: ♬

Songs:

 

  • Ex-Factor 5:26 Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Soul and R&B 1998 Lauryn Hill
  • Its My Life (CDS) 3:46 No Doubt Pop
  • I Care For You 4:35 Aaliyah Aaliyah R&B
  • Rock With You 3:41 Michael Jackson Off The Wall Pop
  • Poison 4:20 Bell Biv DeVoe
  • Not Gon’ Cry 4:54 Mary J Blidge Hip-Hop
  • Hey Mama 3:35 Black Eyed Peas Elephunk Hip-Hop
  • No One 4:10 Alicia Keys As I Am R&B/Soul
  • A Good Man 3:26 Big Bang Stand Up KPop
  • Vienna 3:34 Billy Joel The Stranger Rock (One of my favorite songs of all time)
  • Going On 2:54 Gnarls Barkley The Odd Couple R&B  Burton, Callaway
  • Don’t Phunk With My Heart 4:02 Black Eyed Peas Dont Phunk With My Heart (UK single version) R&B 22 11/17/08 11:38 PM
  • Strong Baby (승리 Solo) 3:48 Big Bang Remember 
  • Let’s Get It Started 3:37 Black Eyed Peas
  • Love Is Blind 4:20 Eve & Faith Evans
  • You don’t know my name 3:08 Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys 2003 Alicia Keys/Harold Lilly/J.R. Bailey/Kanye West/Ken Williams/Melvin Kent
  • Shut Up 4:56 Black Eyed Peas Elephunk Rap & Hip-Hop 2003 J. Curtis/Jaime A. D·vila “Tame” GÛmez/Pajon, George Jr./Will Adams

 

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G-Dragon Working on Solo Album in the US

Posted in Music, NYC, Seoul with tags on November 16, 2008 by illdielaughing

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And when you get here, G-Dragon, I highly suggest that you come to NYC and take me shopping. 

Lol anyway, G-Dragon is heading to the states after Big Bang is done with Remember promotions to work on his solo album. He’s not debuting in the US as a solo act, but all the people he’s working on his music with are in the states right now. I’m guessing he’ll be chilling in California with Teddy and Taebin, but hey, who knows?

Anyway, the solo album will be a mini and hold 6 or 7 songs, according to GDragon. Well, well, well I doubt he’s going to be working with big wigs but we’ll see. As we all know by now YG has a way getting peoples hopes up. There’s also word that the rest of Big Bang might join G-Dragon in the states. I guess there having a little vaca? Interestingly, the last “vacation” that DBSK had was documented for your pleasure and made into a photobook. Man, when will theses idols catch a break?

 

EDIT: all of Big Bang is going to the states in february for a few months so Its not just GD. The commentors at Seoulbeats pawned my ass lol. The advantages of writing on this smaller blog is that no one bitches about things like this but politely corrects. Anyway, SO BB is going to rest…but improve their dancing and music and work with producers. They’ll be in LA so you Los Angeles VIPs start your stalking.

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Obama - 338 /\ McCain 155

Posted in NYC, ^_^ with tags on November 5, 2008 by illdielaughing

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Barack Obama has been elected the 44th and first Black president of the United States.

This is beyond epic. This is an amazing turning point in the nation’s history. Even if you didn’t vote for Obama it is impossible to ignore how much it means to every person that has ever come here looking for a better life. In the most romantic sense, The American Dream, for Blacks, Asians, Europeans etc. anyone who came here so that their children and they could experience something more, is real and alive. And in reality, there is hope. And above policies on the war and our current economic state, there is something so much more palpable than any of those bills and promises, this idea that the country was founded on, we seem a bit closer to reaching that ideal. In a country where 55 years ago, I wouldn’t have been able to vote, now, a non-White man is president and that alone means so much to ANY minority in this country. 

In this country, where not being white leads to stereotypes based on your most available characteristic (race), that factor was left out (At least for 80% of voters). I’m extremely optimistic and this is how I feel right now, I feel that every minority can feel like they are someone in this country and they do matter. 

I acknowledge we have a long way to go and more to see  but right now, on election night, I want this moment to only reflect my hopes.

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Drunk History

Posted in NYC, ^_^ with tags , , , , , on October 29, 2008 by illdielaughing

The best history lesson you will ever get. 

Basically this guy, Derek Waters gets funny people drunk and gets them to recount a story in history. Just watch the madness unfold.

With Jack Black, told by Eric Falconer and regarding Benjamin Franklin

With Michael Cera, told by Mark Gagliardi and regarding Alexander Hamilton

With Danny McBride, told by Jen Kirkman and regarding George Washington’s favorite slave, Oney Judge.

With Paul Schneider, told by J.D. Ryzner and regarding William Henry Harrison, our ninth president, who only served for one month.

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Kev Jumba made a funny

Posted in NYC, ^_^ with tags on October 20, 2008 by illdielaughing

Girls are like M&M guys….

His dad is hilarious.
Kev’s theories on stopping racism are hilarious: keep in mind that we’re all M&Ms and have interracial babies. 
Guys, let’s start treating each other at M&Ms. Mkay? 

By the way, Kev Jumba loves his dad, but I’m unsure if the feelings are mutual.

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PC Just Owned Mac

Posted in NYC, TV on September 27, 2008 by illdielaughing

I’m a mac user. I love macs. I used to hate them but now I can hardly use a pc without looking like a monkey. I really loved those Mac commercials, Justin Long is funny but…

Come on, that was awesome. They had me at Pharrell Williams. Mac commercials only have Justin Long. PC got N.E.R.D, Tony Parker and Eva Longoria. Come on, I may love macs but I love that PC commercial. I guess it’s tied now, Mac-1 PC-1.

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