Archive for May 2006
Initial D – Female Style
Taiwan pop singer Stefanie Sun and Jolin Tsai are being considered by a film company to compete as car racers in film which would be the debut for both stars. The new film is dubbed the female version of “Initial D”, a 2005 movie which earned positive box office results as well as thumbs-up for
Jay Chou as the next Bruce Lee?
An international television company in China announced the filming of a 40 episode television series, “Li Xiao Long Chuan Qi†(loosely translated as the legend of Bruce Lee). The show is a prelude to the 2008 Olympics hosted by Beijing. China Sina Net had reported that the series would require about 5 billion dollars(RMB) to
Jet Li and Jackie Chan on One Screen?
An article in the Hong Kong Oriental Daily has given birth to what may be the dream of all martial arts film lovers, the uniting of Jet Li and jackie Chan on one screen. Although Chan and Li are two of the three biggest stars in Hong Kong film history (third being Chow Yun-Fat), they
Olivia Lufkin Sings Closing Song for NANA Anime
After a two year hiatus, Olivia Lufkin has come out to sing the ending theme song for the anime adaption of the ever-popular NANA series. Born Decemeber 9, 1979 in Okinawa, Olivia is of Half-Japanese and Half-German-American descent. Originally most of her works were in Japanese, but she has done more and more works in
No Forks in the House, Chopsticks Only!
The Chinese government is raising the price of waribashi (disposable wooden chopsticks) in an effort to protect their forestlands. Every year, throughout the world, hundreds of billions of disposable chopsticks are thrown away after a single-use. Widely used in Japan, Chinese waribashi is 50-200% cheaper than it’s Japanese counterpart. The price hike is part of
Ronnie Renaldi’s 2004 Silver Gray BMW M3
The E46 BMW M3 currently in it’s third generation, has been refined to be one of the finest and most fun high performance cars on the road today. The M3 is fitted with a 3.2 liter, inline six-cylinder engine that produces 333hp and 262lbs/torque. Apparently that amount of power wasn’t good enough
CSS Reboots that Earned a Bookmark
It’s been two days since the May 1st Reboot, and it’s given me enough time to finally sort through the 15 pages of new designs from the standards community. The majority of the list is overwhelmingly populated with personal blogs and portfolios of designers. Not surprising since the competition is all about design. However, it’d
Vote for the next Asian American Superstar
Experimental Production is looking for the next Asian American Superstar, and they’ve narrowed it down to ten finalists. For those that aren’t aware, Experimental has helped produced a wide array of Asian artists including BoA, Fly to Sky, SES, and Chemistry. They’ve also helped produce a few American artists such as 3LW, 2Pac and Jordan
Rebooted!
Download Screenshot Welcome to Kineda’s 14th design since 1997! This newest design came in part of my participation in the May 1st, 2006 CSS Reboot. The CSS Reboot promotes standards based designs which we’ve been helping to promote since the reboot started back in Fall 2005. The new design focuses on a clean magazine style
