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A meme (pronounced /miːm/[1]) consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another. Examples include thoughts, ideas, theories, practices, habits, songs, dances and moods and terms such as race, culture, and ethnicity.
A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).
A self-propagating unit of cultural evolution having a resemblance to the gene (the unit of genetics).
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In the spirit of Labour Day (AKA May Day AKA International Workers' Day), I bring to you the merry men of the Dragon Tiger Gate Comic World...at work, with their name card, courtesy of tuku.cc.... Yeah, right, Evil Punch Dojo...There's almost some kind of a timeless resonance in that name... Labels: Comic The Sequential Art |
It's Wrestlemania Week, after all. WWE Superstar, Rey Mysterio, Jr., famous for his highflying Lucha Libre style of wrestling, must be grinning all the way before stepping on aisle of the (very incorrectly titled) 25th Anniversary of Wrestlemania (Technically, it's 24th) before his match. The week before the Wrestlemania Sunday, Marvel.com had an entry on how Mysterio has been putting on his wrestling garb with a Marvel Comics twist, a'la Ironman, Spider-man, etc. Then they wondered what Marvel Hero he will be emulating this Wrestlemania. Will the Master of the 619 bear the colors of yet another 616 super hero this Sunday at "The Biggest Spectacle of Them All," WrestleMania – the arguable birthplace of the Superstar's Marvel influenced garb? Well...Guess what. In case you'are still wondering, t's not fucking Doink The Clown. Labels: Wrestling |
Pictures taken on Cheer Chen's Immortality Concert 2009, AKA "陳綺貞 太陽音樂會 ", held at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on the 4th of April 2009. Labels: Diabolus In Musica |
The Storm Warriors (風雲II), sequel to the 1998 film The Storm Riders (風雲), AKA the semi-disastrous comic-to-movie adaptation that helped to usher in even more freakish HK comic-to-movie adaptations like "A Man Called Hero (中華英雄)" and the one that finally dropped the ball on the genre, "Dragon Tiger Gate (龍虎門)". The above sentiment might prove to be debatable to many, as common consensus dictates that sacrifices to the source material are somewhat mandatory while conducting the transition, with examples like Peter Parker developing his webshooter as another manifestation of the radioactive spider effect or Wolverine having his claw laced to his knuckle in a distinctly different manner. On both accounts, I agreed and thought of it as stylistic indifference. However, in the case for these Chinese Manhua adaptations, the alteration seemed to fit no one but probably the Costume Designers (to justify his existence) , the Writers (for exercising his forte by running wild with their creativity on the source materials) and the Directors (for banking on the source material's existing fanbase to cash out the cheque). It's 2009, and we have seen "Sin City", "The Dark Knight", "Ironman" and "Watchmen". With the Pang Brothers at helm (right after their abysmal Hollywood outings) and a seemingly sound plot line to follow, can HK's adaptation of their proud culture relic, Manhua, keep up? Judging from the snippets, I'm afraid to say that keeping fingers crossed seemed to be an optimistic way of looking at it. The trailer seemed okay notwithstanding the fact that it 's not really showing much, but the snippets are indeed worrying, to say the least. A cheap knock-off of 300 if you ask me. Nevertheless, with stroke of genius like the casting of the Nameless Wu Ming 無名 (何家勁 Kenny Ho, who successfully portrayed Hero Hua in the 1990 TV Drama adaptation of "A Man Called Hero (中華英雄)" and its 1991 sequel) and one of the best storyline in Hong Kong's Manhua history, Let's keep that finger crossed. Labels: Videodrome |
And yes, it is ugly. As usual, many thanks to toy industries' seemingly magical top hat where they legitimately spoil all conceivable spoilers (in terms of character's design, Que The Dark Knight's Joker, etc)...The Cobra Commander, from the upcoming “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.”, courtesy of MTV Movies Blog. Labels: Toys |