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The FPP

zippy — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:30:19 -0800

In a dystopian future... (NSFW audio) Drafthouse Films has released ten minutes of their 2011 comedy epic, THE FP, documenting the Warriors-like struggle for control over Frazier Park, with a not-at-all trademarked ~~Dance Dance Revolution~~ Beat Beat Revelation as the battleground. Aight, dawg? Let's roll.

"Very interesting and attractive young women without hats"

KokuRyu — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:38:33 -0800

Leftist Planet: Why do so many travel guides make excuses for dictators? ...formerly totalitarian countries that have undergone market reforms and economic growth are often upbraided by guidebook writers for betraying their revolutionary ideals. As living standards rise in Asia, the authentic travel experience is harder to come by. Writing on the Rough Guides website a few years ago, Ron Emmons, co-author of The Rough Guide to Vietnam, expressed his disappointment at the diminished power of the communist economy in Hanoi, sighing that his "first impression of Vietnam was a Pepsi advert splashed across the side of a shuttle bus. After centuries of valiantly fighting off invaders by land, sea and air, Vietnam had finally succumbed to western influences.

You must've heard of a few

vidur — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:00:31 -0800

The Most Powerful Women You've Never Heard Of 1. Helen Clark, Administrator, U.N. Development Program | New Zealand 2. Liu Yandong, State councilor | China 3. Lael Brainard, Treasury undersecretary for international affairs | United States 4. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Finance minister | Nigeria 5. Mary Schapiro, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | United States 6. Theresa May, Home secretary | Britain 7. Fatou Bensouda, Incoming chief prosecutor, International Criminal Court | Gambia 8. Marisela Morales, Attorney general | Mexico 9. Kim Kyong Hui, Politburo member | North Korea 10. Valerie Amos, U.N. emergency relief coordinator | Britain 11. Ann Dunwoody, Commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command | United States 12. Atifete Jahjaga, President | Kosovo 13. Lubna Al-Qasimi, Minister for foreign trade | United Arab Emirates 14. Gleisi Hoffmann, Presidential chief of staff | Brazil 15. Cecilia Malmstrom, European commissioner for home affairs | Sweden 16. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Chair, House Foreign Affairs Committee | United States 17. Peng Liyuan, Major general, People's Liberation Army | China 18. Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Former finance minister | Indonesia 19. Fayza Abul Naga, Minister of international cooperation | Egypt 20. Marina Berlusconi, Chair, Fininvest | Italy 21. Josefina Vázquez Mota, Presidential candidate | Mexico 22. Valentina Matviyenko, Speaker, Federation Council | Russia 23. Viviane Reding, European commissioner for justice, fundamental rights, and citizenship | Luxembourg 24. Lindiwe Mazibuko, Party leader, Democratic Alliance | South Africa 25. Hanan Ashrawi, Member, PLO executive committee | West Bank