EAST OF HAVANA (official trailer)

East of Havana is a blunt, unflinching close-up on the lives of three young rappers compelled to address their generation’s future from the confines of a Cuban ghetto.
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Macy’s Electronics Kiosks

Macy’s has announced the installation of 400 automated electronics store kiosks called eSpot. I don’t see this as being a great idea, there are more than enough specialty retailers selling electronics such as Best Buy, J&R etc. At least they are working with several top brands such as Apple, Sony, Canon and MyVu.

eSPOT HOMEPAGE

Russia’s Deadly Roads

Some grisly statistics concerning accident fatalities in Russia.
• About 33,300 people died nationwide in 233,800 accidents registered in 2007. That’s almost as many auto-related fatalities as the entire European Union, which has about 3.5 times Russia’s population and six times as many vehicles.
• In 2007, about 900 deaths per 1 million vehicles were reported in [...]

Sharon Stone Calls China Earthquake Karma for Tibet

People say all kinds of ignorant things, especially after disasters. Guess it was karma that Sharon got dropped from Christian Dior.

Petrobras Takes Second Place in Valuation

Brazilian energy company Petrobras has recently surpassed Microsoft and GE to become the second largest company in the Americas by stock market valuation. The top dog…ExxonMobil.
I’ve got to hand it to Petrobras, unlike most other NOC (National Oil Companies) which use their oil earnings to prop up inept and corrupt governments, they have been investing [...]

Glow in The Dark Ads Expose Child Abuse

These ads are creepy but very effective.
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Mission to Burma

Late last year Photographer Roberto D’Addona made an illegal crossing to Myanmar to document the long running rebellion bet the Burmese gov’t and the Karen rebels. The first time I really paid attention to this conflict was after watching the new Rambo movie.
BTW these photos are from before the country was hit with the devastating [...]

Video: Google demos the HTC Dream

Google’s Android mobile OS has the potential to help usher in the real mobile internet; sophisticated applications designed for portable devices. The video itself is interesting in showing what Android can do but the real shocker is show near the end.

Maserati GranTurismo S

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Jay-Z Inc.

Corporate Takeover has an in depth look at the rise of rapper Jay-Z. It’s definitely a must read for anyone interested in Jay or the music business.
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