Kim Jong-il’s Mysterious Disappearance

Saturday, 20 September 2008, 0:22 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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The BBC points out that:
the rumours raise a very important point - one day Mr Kim will die or become unable to govern; does the world have a plan for what to do then?
The article is pessimistic:
In Washington there are accusations of lack of planning over North Korea from people as senior as Victor Cha, [...]

Why do Kenyan women crave stones?

Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:29 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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The answer is here.

Matsujun’s new drama…

By popular demand, a post about Matsumoto Jun at last ;)
{FILM SPOTTING}
Film: Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru
Release Date: 30th August 2008
Director: Yoshino Hiroshi
Cast: Matsumoto Jun, Karina
TV Network: NTV
Plot
From d-addicts:
The drama is based on a true story of Yamaguchi Hayato (25), a young man who learns he has a rare illness known as CIDP, which [...]

The Political Compass

Thursday, 18 September 2008, 21:53 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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I’ve wanted to post this for ages, but kept forgetting :] There’s a very interesting site called The Political Compass, which lets you take a test that puts your political views on two scales - how socially liberal or not you are and where you stand in economic left-right terms. The questions are really interesting [...]

The giant oak chair of Dartmoor

Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 21:36 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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I never knew it even existed and now they’re going to demolish it :-/ The facebook campaign to help stop them from demolishing it is here (it has many more nice photos).

Child Trafficking in India

Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 21:17 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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“In Iran we don’t have homosexuals” says president Ahmadinejad

Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 20:49 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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The world’s shortest man meets the woman with the world’s longest legs

Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 20:05 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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An interesting meeting, don’t you think? ;) He is 74.61cm and her legs are 132cm.

Binbo Danshi

{FILM DIARY}
Film: Binbo Danshi (Japan 2008)
Seen: late August to mid-September
Runtime: 9 episodes, 45′-60′ each
Release Date: 15th January 2008 in Japan
Polish Distributor: doesn’t exist :]
Director: Inomata Ryuichi, Yoshino Hiroshi, Shigeyama Yoshinori
Cast: Oguri Shun, Yamada Yu, Yashima Norito, Miura Haruma, Yusuke Santamaria
TV Network: NTV
Plot: The main character is an incurable optimist and is incapable of saying no [...]

Milarepa

{FILM DIARY}
Film: Milarepa (Bhutan/India 2006)
Seen: 13th September 2008 (in the cinema with Kinga *grin*)
Runtime: 90′
Release Date: 5th of September 2008 in Poland and according to imdb Poland seems to be the only country that released this film in normal distribution *shocked*
Polish Distributor: Manana
Director: Neten Chokling
Cast: Jamyang Lodro
Production House: Shining Moon Productions
Plot: The story of Milarepa [...]