May 14 2008
First, publicists for the film Speed Racer mistakenly (and repeatedly) refer to actor Jung Ji-hoon (a.k.a. Rain, a.k.a. one of world’s most influential people, ahem) by his character’s name at the film’s premiere.
Now, the editors at People magazine apparently can’t tell the difference between him and this guy:
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May 13 2008
Edited to correct typo.
When I read the first news reports trickling out of Monday’s earthquake in western China, I naively thought that only a few people were killed—still a terrible tragedy.
We’re now learning that at least 10,000 are believed dead and the roads through the mountainous region are so bad that soldiers must go in on foot to attempt rescue and relief efforts.
In the town of Juyuan, south of the epicenter in the city of Wenchuan, a school collapsed, trapping 900 students in the rubble and setting off a frantic search for survivors that stretched through the night. Two chemical factories in Shifang were destroyed, spilling 80 tons of toxic liquid ammonia, officials told Chinese state media.
The destruction of a single steam turbine factory in the city of Mianzhu buried “several thousand” people, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Tuesday morning.
The quake was already China’s biggest natural disaster since another earthquake leveled the city of Tangshan in eastern China in 1976, leaving 240,000 people dead and posing a severe challenge to the ruling Communist Party, which initially tried to cover up the catastrophe.
May 11 2008
Originally uploaded by cathilee
This is my first. I can’t believe I am so lucky to call myself this person’s mom. She’s the most awesome daughter, ever!
(Even wearing her Tigger rattle on her ankle …)
May 09 2008
From The Marmot’s Hole:
For those of you who don’t know, yes there were in fact Korean Kamikaze pilots during WWII. There were in fact 18 confirmed and probably more.
The actress Fukumi Kuroda is leading the charge (and footing most of the bill) to set-up a monument to Kamikaze pilot Tak Kyung-hyun in his hometown of Sacheon. It’s actually been built, it has been covered in tarp, and is waiting to be unveiled, but other residents have blocked it.
