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Bush learned from Goebbels: "If you repeat a lie often enough . . ." Idiots. .< 1:31:36 AM  >Powerful quakes shake Japan At least 15 people die and up to 1,000 are injured in a series of earthquakes in northern Japan. [Via BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 1:29:02 AM >Pit bull owners rally in Toronto against proposed ban; call it wrong solution (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Despite a spate of vicious attacks that have left some victims horribly disfigured, and a declaration from the Ontario attorney general warning they are "ticking time bombs," the pit bull has the support of animal lovers who refuse to lay blame on the breed of dog. [Via Yahoo! News - World] .< 1:28:15 AM >Cubans Seek to Draw Attention to Embargo (AP) AP - Cuba's parliament speaker blasted America's four-decade embargo against the island nation as "genocide" on Saturday, as thousands gathered to draw attention to the upcoming U.N. vote to condemn the sanctions. [Via Yahoo! News - World] .< 1:27:17 AM >A Face That Launched a Thousand Chips As the first star-driven film to cross completely over to the digital domain, "The Polar Express" might change the way movies are made and seen. [Via New York Times: Technology] .< 1:23:42 AM >Pixar's Mr. Incredible May Yet Rewrite the Apple Story Even his biggest fans might see Steven P. Jobs, Apple Computer's chief executive, as a brilliant dunce. [Via New York Times: Technology] 'The run began in 1995 with "Toy Story," the first animated feature generated entirely by computer, a multiple award winner and the highest-grossing movie of that year. From then to now, Pixar has a perfect record. It has released five features to date. All five were critical successes, and all five were commercial blockbusters.
Coming to a screen near you on Nov. 5 will be "The Incredibles," a melding of superhero action and PG-rated comedy. If it follows the pattern established by its predecessors, it will take in $519 million in worldwide box office. (Hey, no pressure!)' Who was the real Modigliani? [Via The Globe and Mail: Arts] I'll be checking out this show with my baby sometime soon. .< 1:02:05 AM >100 Definitive CDs... Norman Lebrecht's weekly look at the 100 definitive recordings. This week, the many voices of Cathy Berberian [Via LaScena-Features] |
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