The above video was taken during the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s largest military parade ever held in order to signal that Kim Jong-il’s youngest son, current leader Kim Jong-un, was to succeed his father as the head of history’s only communist dynasty. [The Guardian]
Read MoreThe Islamic Republic of Iran announced the creation of a nationwide intranet to supplant the majority of the functions of the internet so that citizens of Iran can enjoy a web free of un-Islamic activity and materials. Currently Iran labors under some of the toughest international sanctions that can be levied against a country because […]
Read MoreBlade Runner returns in this new trailer to promote the 30th anniversary release of the special edition DVD. Cyberpunk film noir hasn’t looked – nor been – this good in years. Related Article: Ridley Scott to Direct Blade Runner Sequel.
Read MoreChild abductions in India are at epidemic levels according to a report by Bachan Bachao Andolan, India’s leading child advocacy group. Many of the abducted children are sold into slave labor at factories throughout India.
Read MoreAdam Wiles, known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His gold-selling debut, I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top-ten singles “Acceptable in the 80s” and “The Girls”. [Vevo]
Read MoreThe bailout of Greece and the sovereign debt crisis in Spain has called into question the long-held notion that a federal Europe was all but an inevitability. Will problems of collective action ultimately doom one of history’s most ambitious political experiments? Will the affluence of the North and the dereliction of South sunder apart a […]
Read MoreA 27-year old Greek man has been arrested after accusations of blasphemy against famous Greek Orthodox Elder Paisios were leveled at him. Using a play on words to make fun of the Elder’s surname, Geron Pastitsios was a satire Facebook page made mocking the Elder by depicting his picture holding the pastitsios pasta dish. Prompted […]
Read MoreThe former police chief of Chongqing, Wang Lijun, connected to the once-powerful Bo Xilai, was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Chinese court in Chengdu because of his involvement in the Bo Xilai scandal that has rocked the PRC’s political establishment since it emerged that Bo’s wife, Gu Kailai, was responsible for the […]
Read MoreBased in Melbourne, Australia Parralox was formed in February 2008 from a mutual love of all things synthetic, science-fiction and surreal. Parralox is John Von Ahlen (music and production) and Amii, an English born vocalist is currently living in Australia, on vocals. Click here to listen to a sample on iTunes.
Read MoreCould we be the last generation to harvest food from the world’s oceans? Worldwide fish stocks are depleting rapidly with estimates at 85% of the world’s fisheries being over-harvested or depleted already.
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