Serious concern is arising throughout Bali following the recent reelection of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono who is clamping down on the illegal importation of fancy booze. Indeed, the past month has seen a dramatic increase in booze busts throughout Bali — and Indonesia in general — where experts say some 90 percent of all [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
COMING TO SRI LANKA: World's First Tuk-Tuk Rally
The pearl-shaped island nation of Sri Lanka is set to host the first-ever Tuk Tuk Rally next month! Taking place over 10 days — September 5th — 15th — the Rally will see 25 teams from across the global navigate 1,200 kilometers around the island as they compete for a $500 purse. OK, the Monaco [...]
WE SALUTE: Britain's Tory Party
Britain’s Tory Party — AKA, the conservatives — are trying to sex up their notoriously stuffy image by appealing to the Gays! Indeed, as the party of legendary leaders such as Margaret Thatcher and John Major gears up for its annual conference in Manchester in October, the Tories have create a new logo (see above) [...]
SHALOM GYLLENHAAL: Jake and Celeb Buds Guesting on Jewish Education Program
Would you let this man teach your kids? Jewish parents apparently will have no choice as Jake Gyllenhaal becomes just one of a number of celebs who are set to guest-star in a new version of Shalom Sesame — which is like Sesame Street, but with a Jewish slant. The new 12-part series will feature [...]
HUNGER STRIKE: 20,000 Air India Staffers Protesting Pay Cuts
Some 20,000 Air India staffers are currently on a hunger strike in order to protest proposed cuts in their pay! The move comes as Air India is reeling from a billion dollars in losses and debts as high as $4 billion. So Air India is looking to cut about $100 million in staffing costs — [...]
GAY DOMAIN: Dueling Dot-Coms Battle for Dot-Gay
A pair of start-up companies have recently begun working to promote — and ultimately secure — the new domain name “.gay”. Much like “.com” or “.org” — “.gay” would appear at the end of web-sites wishing to appeal to or advertise their connection to the GLBT community. Businesses, non-profits, GLBT blogs and other websites with [...]
ABORIGINAL ART: New Policies Say Dealers Must Pay Artists; Booze is Cool
After a wide-scale crackdown on shady art dealers exploiting Aboriginal artists, Australia’s Arts Ministry is enacting a new “code-of-conduct” policy to ensure that art dealers actually…well…pay their artists. The new policy — which still must be signed by federal Arts Minister Peter Garrett — is laudable in some places, laughable in others. On one hand, [...]
QUARTER BILLION-DOLLAR CAMPUS: Los Angeles' New Performing Arts High School Finally Opening After Eli Broad Bailout
In an uncanny case of art meeting life, next month not only sees the arrival of the updated version of the movie Fame — but the city of Los Angeles is finally opening its own ultra eye-catching high school of the performing arts. As a remake of the 1980 classic, the new Fame follows a [...]
UPDATE: Brooklyn Mermaid Association Sues Israeli Town Over $1 Million Reward
A few weeks back we wrote about the on-going mermaid sighting off the coast of Kiryat Yam — a town in northern Israel near Haifa. At that time, Kiryat Yam’s city council was offering a $1 million reward for anyone who could basically prove the mythical creature actually exists. Turns out some folks here in [...]
TREND ALERT: Biracial Babies
We always knew that mixed babies were totally cool — but it appears as if they’re oh-so au courant as well. A recent article in the Hindustan Times reports that European couples contending with infertility issues are traveling to India both for advanced fertility treatment and to become pregnant with mixed-race kids. It seems as [...]