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19 October, 2006

CHINA - Louis Vuitton tries for migrant chic

” white-collar fashion-enthusiasts in Shanghai are upset that the spring-summer 2007 Louis-Vitton bags are exactly like those plaid red-blue-white bags you see farmers lugging around at Shanghai Railway Station…”
CHINA - Apple Just Is Not Serious about China

“Could you imagine Apple having broken links across the top of their US Support site? No? Neither can I.”
JAPAN - Amazing Japanese Viral Ad for â€œThank You For Smokingâ€

“How do you sell a niche (but exceptionally funny) American movie in Japan that features a lobbyist defending the tobacco industry? With ginzu knives of course.”
NORTH KOREA - N. Korea Detonates 40 Years Of GDP

It’s scary how often the Onion comes close to factual reporting.

by myrick @ 12:28 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

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October 2006

Mr. China - by Tim Clissold:
How to lose $400 million in the world's biggest market.

Imelda - Power, Myth, Illusion:
A documentary on the former Philippine first lady that is damning, sympathetic and incredibly funny.

Yat Kha - Re Covers:
Siberian throat-singing punk band searches for its roots

5.6.7.8.'s - Bomb the Twist:
Three Japanese women play 1950's-inspired punk.

Gigantor Box Set Volume 1:
The original giant Japanese robot

Mao: The Unknown Story - by Jung Chang and Jon Halliday:
A controversial and damning biography of the Helmsman.

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