Daily Archives: May 21, 2004

Bunny Sutra Revisited

        Robert Burck, who calls himself "The Naked Cowboy," performs in New York’s Times Square under a billboard featuring Swatch’s "Bunnysutra" watch Friday, May 14, 2004. The ad [as reported here earlier] features a larger-than-life close-up of … Continue reading

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Midget Motorcycles Terrorize Boston

The sparkling chrome mufflers, sleek fiberglass bodies, and ventilated disc brakes are enough to please any motorcycle admirer. But the bikes that scream up and down Deborah Connally’s street each night are 2 feet high. And they’re driven by 13-year-olds. … Continue reading

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No Relief at the Pump

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – OPEC producers on Friday sought to play down expectations of a quick fix for an oil price scare that is threatening to derail global economic growth. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries holds informal talks in Amsterdam … Continue reading

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Somehow We Doubt It

David Giacalone has an interesting take on Sec. Powell’s speach last week, considering the possibility that as soon as we hand over soverignty to an interum Iraqui government next month, they will ask us to leave – and we will! … Continue reading

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Adding to the Unbearable Buzz on Weblogs

Business 2.0 has an interesting take on blogs: “Today they’re lousy media experiences for mere mortals. But that’s about to change — and so is the way you gather information for your work.” from Business 2.0 (AOL members and subscribers … Continue reading

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Duracell Bunny – Colombian Style

An interesting article appeared today in the Universo, considered the most reliable and authoratative newspaper in Ecuador.  Actually it is more a sort of bizarre vignette, told by the members of a "team" from the paper (most probably the author … Continue reading

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