Archive for the 'Controversy' Category
BigBrother on Feb 15 2008 | Filed under: Asia, Controversy, Religion
Reported in Independent:
A retailer in Singapore has withdrawn a cosmetics range with a religious theme after people complained that the products were “disrespectful” to Jesus.
The tongue-in-cheek range, named Lookin’ Good for Jesus, upset Catholics, who said the line trivialised Christianity. The cosmetics, made by a US company, include hand cream and bubble bath.
The [...]
BigBrother on Feb 13 2008 | Filed under: Asia, Celebrity, Controversy, Culture, Scandals, Sex Scandals
Scandal, scandal, scandal. More on Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, and Cecilia Cheung.
An unlikely coalition of pop idols, communist censors, Hong Kong police and a Catholic bishop are fighting to stifle the biggest celebrity sex scandal in the history of the Chinese internet.
As well as crashing servers in celebrity-obsessed Hong Kong, the gossip has spread [...]
BigBrother on Dec 18 2007 | Filed under: Banner Stories, Controversy
(Via Clear Proof of Wowowee Controversy!!!)
BigBrother on Oct 03 2007 | Filed under: America, Asia, Banner Stories, Celebrity, College, Controversy, Cover Page, Culture
In a controversial clip from the premiere of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, Teri Hatcher refuses to be examined if the doctor is from ’some med school in the Philippines.’ Why did the popular TV series single out the Philippines? Watch the video.
BigBrother on Sep 11 2007 | Filed under: America, Babes, Celebrity, Controversy, Cover Page, Culture, Hollywood, Internet, Scandals, Sexy
Even after Vanessa Hudgens of Highschool Musical had apologized to her millions of fans for her nude self-photos that had leaked via the Internet, it seems more raunchy stuff is coming out.
BigBrother on Sep 07 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Controversy, Cover Page, Internet, Law, Philippines
Mark Verzo is arrested by Philippine authorities. While news and blogs described him in derogatory terms as an alleged porn site operator, PinoySpy highlights the fact he’s an active blogger and a developer of some local startups.
BigBrother on Sep 06 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Controversy, Internet, Law, Philippines, Sex Scandals
Press Release:
Sen. Loren Legarda has urged the authorities to close down the web site boybastos.com, which she said provides Internet users, including minors, free and unrestricted access to the largest online accumulation of “extremely hardcore pornographic materials” of Filipino women and girls.
“This is by far the filthiest Internet site we’ve come across that offers open [...]
BigBrother on Sep 04 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Celebrity, Controversy, Cover Page, Humor, Internet, Showbiz, Shows, TV, YouTube
The alleged cheating in the game show Wowowee hosted by Willie Revillame has exploded into a word war between Willie and veteran comedian Joey De Leon who hosts rival Eat Bulaga.
BigBrother on Sep 03 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Controversy, Cover Page, Sports, Videos, YouTube
San Beda-Letran Riot
BigBrother on Aug 23 2007 | Filed under: Asia, Controversy, Cover Page, Culture, Media, Religion
In Malaysia, a local newspaper has stirred furor over by publishing Jesus Christ smoking — the newspaper claimed its graphic artist was not aware that the Jesus image downloaded from the internet was holding a cigarette!
The Tamil-language newspaper Makkal Osai, in a frontpage apology, said the publication of the smoking Jesus Christ was a mistake. S.M. [...]
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Latest news feeds from PinoySpy.Net:
Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today launches the company?s new video delivery service on PLAYSTATION Store for PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStation Portable) systems in the United States.
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Microsoft warns of new attacks
Microsoft is warning users of a newly reported attack on one of its ActiveX browser components.
The company said that it had received reports of a limited number of targeted attacks on a flaw in ActiveX control for Snapshot Viewer, a browser plug-in for Microsoft Office Access 2000, 2002 and 2003. The vulnerable control is not present in Office Access 2007.
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I rarely search for government websites, especially a agency as old as MArcos, like this one. The National Council on Disabled Affairs, however, as a physical therapist, I was drawn by this event...
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The entrance to the underground Svalbard Global Seed Vault juts from a hillside in the Norwegian Arctic. (Credit: John McConnico/Associated Press)
After several years of planning and digging, the world has its first secure, deep-frozen repository for backup supplies of seeds from hundreds of thousands of plant varieties that underpin agriculture.
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MANILA, Philippines - ?Yes we can. Maraming salamat po." This was a portion of a letter that was from a Filipino, but not just from an ordinary Pinoy. Eddie Charmaine Arivan Manansala wrote to leaders, family, and friends last June 24 encouraging them to help ensure Barack Obama?s victory in the 2008 US presidential polls.
?I look forward to working with you in the upcoming months as we engage the Asian American and Pacific Islander community nationwide, as well as in key battleground states," she told Obama supporters in her letter.
Mga pinoy nga naman. IDOL!!! PAPICTURE!
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Oh baby! Meet the 1-year-old Masche sextuplets and their proud parents.
A jumbo family
The Masches give new meaning to the phrase "one big happy family."
Bryan and Jenny Masche's sextuplets, Bailey, Blake, Cole, Grant, Molli and Savannah, were born on June 11, 2007, and life for the couple hasn't been the same since.
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A powerful typhoon that weakened into a tropical storm blew Tuesday toward Japan, leaving at least 12 people dead in the Philippines, officials said.
- So is Frank's international name Mitag? The typhoon was weakened perhaps by egg offerings to Sta. Clara but it still continued to wreak havoc upon the rice-producing provinces of Luzon. I hoped the storm was too early for the plantings, or else rice hoarders will have a newer reason to drive Filipinos crazier.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/26/philippines.typhoon.ap/
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Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction.
University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a ?wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,? or WEAV.
The U.S. Air Force and NASA have expressed interest in the aircraft, he said.
Illustration of proposed prototype mini-flying saucer.
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WAGA: A bizarre surveillance video is making the rounds on the Internet showing an office worker who suddenly gets violent and begins trashing not only his desk but the entire office, much to the shock of several coworkers. A healthy debate rages online as to the authenticity of the tape which has been widely circulated with the title "Office Worker Goes Absolutely Insane."
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MANILA, Philippines - Action star Rudy Fernandez succumbed to cancer early Saturday morning, ending a battle that lasted several months.
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