“The new advertising campaign by fashion photographer Mariano Vivanco for Dolce & Gabbana underwear line Calcio honours 5 of the most representative Italian football players: Antonio Di Natale, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Claudio Marchisio, Federico Marchetti and Domenico Criscito.” Source The video … Continue reading →

I love the moment at 0:46 when there is a shot of the horse’s tail in slow motion.  That shot and the sullen, dark looks of Prince Abdullah bin Meteb of Saudi Arabia, a professional rider, add resonant sensuality to this ad for Saudi telecommunications company Mobily. Filed under: Animals, Film & Ads, Lifestyle, Links, [...]

I haven’t been posting much but…I’m alive.

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I found this film  to be more disturbing than funny. I am not a particular fan of Jim Carrey but I did see the movie with the intention of coming away with a lighter heart. It left me thoughtful and disturbed. Was it an accurate portrayal of a gay relationship I wonder?
I did like Ewan [...]

Watch till the end please. This video was shot in the desert in Kuwait in an open space. There are two people discussing and marveling at the way the scorpion carries its prey, a small lizard. The ending is a surprise.

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Commemorating the 19th year since the liberation of Kuwait in 1991 from the Iraqi invasion of 1990.
On the occasion, I would like to share a favourite positive message, a new song with words by Bader Bourisly and music by Sulaiman Al-Dikan (Al-Daigan) and produced by Yarob Burhama.

(Note: the video is also a sponsored message by [...]

Translation pending.

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The Fifth Pound (2005)  الجنيه الخامس is the first film for Egyptian producer Ahmad Khaled. It is a short film, about 14 minutes long that tells the story of a young man and a young woman who meet every Friday at the bus stop to ride the airconditioned CTA bus around Cairo.
The young couple choose [...]


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Use a condom.

more about “AIDS – French Animation“, posted with vodpod

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Nasr Al-Neyadi and Omar Al-Hegelan do an approved Base-jump from the new Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
And below, an Englishman and a Frenchman a few months ago ascending the Burj for more than one hour up the stairs and hiding till dawn when one of them jumped off – illegally.

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Michelle Phan does Lady Gaga.
Looks like fun.
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Well, what else did you think we wore under abayas?
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When any of us mentions the word cancer, our voice level tends to go down and the word reverberates in the air like an anathema. Many of us would opt not to go for cancer screening simply because we are afraid of the results. Often, however, early detection and treatment does save lives.
When someone you [...]

The following short film was made to shock teenagers into thinking twice before texting whilst driving.
I think that this kind of awareness campaign should be also directed to all adults considering the number of drivers in Kuwait that think they are invincible.It’s downright frightening because once something like this happens, there is just no turning [...]

Interesting how one thing leads top another.
The news that Mark Lester may be the biological father of the late Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris, led me to refresh my memory of the young actor in Oliver the movie.
I ended up stumbling on an interesting film he acted in with Jack Wild called  Melody (aka S.W.A.L.K.) about [...]

What happens to the rebellious ants who refuse to join and form the raft with the rest of the colony?

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more about ““Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakq…“, posted with vodpod

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Lauren Luke started off on YouTube doing make-up tutorials. She did amazingly well that she now has her own make up line. Her YouTube is the most subscribed to in theUK
Here is her Web site; Make Up by Lauren Luke

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What if our wedding zaffas were this fun?

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CLIP
More here
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UK listeners complained about this suggestive smoked sausages ad by Mattesons on the radio recently.I wonder if there are any studies that reflect who enjoys eating sausages more? Men or women? Age? Ethnicity?

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Killing children can never be justified nor morally right.
A distraught Palestinian father decries the murder of his four children by the Israeli aggression.

Link found as I browsed from Hning’s blog (wonderful post there), to Clouddragon’s post on Dictionary (Another great post with a thought-provoking discussion and interesting links in the comments).
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