Japanese Newscaster Ages Fast
He most likely decided in 2007 to stop dying his hair black and let the gray show through. The last photo is much larger and shows his face more clearly so the comparison to the others should be made with caution.
This is one part cute and one part sad to watch this Japanese newscaster go from black hair to grey. It’s amazing how much older he looks accented by that hair; note his face changes very little.
The Onion on Tibet
The Onion probably has the most entertaining and reasonable look at the whole Tibet / China situation going on right now with Olympic Torch Used To Ignite Tibetan Protesters:
BEIJING—A universally recognized symbol of goodwill, the Olympic torch was used to immolate hundreds of Tibetan protesters during its journey across mainland China last week, in what is being called a stirring display of competitive spirit and Chinese nationalism.
Given all of the things in the mix–Tibetans rioting, the Chinese army shooting Tibetans, various protests, the Olympic torch-snuffing, heat from the Dali Lama, the Chinese government photoshopping photos–what needs to happen is for people to step back, calm down, and go about their normal lives. Here, and in Tibet and China. That way we’ll have a lot less political mess, death, and suffering in the eastern parts of the world.
US “My Sassy Girl” Remake Movie Poster
WTF? They’re going to remake My Sassy Girl as an American offering? How could this possibly get better than the original, I don’t know. Check out the movie poster:
The film, starring Elisha Cuthbert of The Girl Next Door and TV show 24 fame, is scheduled to come out sometime in 2008, and is subtitled “The girl your mother warned you about.”
Margaret Cho Tattoo Photo
Margaret Cho is a Korean/American comedian most people describe as funny but unattractive. She’s hugely involved in gay and lesbian rights issues, and an anti-Bush protester. I’m not sure precisely why she’s so famous or popular (see a random youtube skit to evaluate yourself), but she does have awesome tattoos!
Apparently she fell in love with tattoos and got 30% of her body covered in them. It’s a very nice tattoo! For more photos of Margaret Cho, including many Creative Commons (CC) licensed work, you should check out her flickr search results for over 1,500 more!
Bjork screams “Free Tibet” in Shanghai
This just seems like the wrong thing to do. Our favorite Sinablog Shanghaiist has the scoop about how Iceland’s famous singer embarrassed herself:
Björk closed out the set with the anthemic ‘Declare Independence,’ chanting the name of a huge piece of real estate west of Sichuan and Yunnan amongst a hail of streamers. [Bjork] shouted “Tibet, Tibet!” followed by “Raise your flag!” towards the end of her final song, “Declare independence.”
