Tag: tv
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#MediaMemes: Monkees, Bears, SEALs and Deals
“I’m a Believer”: Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies at 66 // Michael Davis, Bassist in influential ’60s band MC5, dies 68 // Jan Berenstain, co-creator of Berenstain Bears dies at 88 // Bergman Favorite Actor Erland Josephson Dies At 88 // Navy SEALs Drama ‘Act of Valor’ Tops Box Office With $24.5M // Whitney Houston’s…
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#Newspurge: Gimme the Finga
Prize-winning NYTimes writer dies on assignment in Syria // Nicki Minaj kind of blue for Vogue’s eye-catching photo shoot // Rahm, Daley Named Obama’s Chicagoland Campaign Muscle Co-Chairs // NY Judge Sets $5M Bail for Head of Oregon Firm // Police State Updates: Supreme Court Justices Remain Security Exceptions // West Virginia mine boss charged…
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‘The Simpsons’ marks 500th episode, Assange guest stars
#Simpsons500 Long-time followers of Media Monarchy know that we’re long-time fans of ‘The Simpsons’ … Interestingly, last night’s episode featured a fake disaster drill distraction put forth by corporate-controlled media – guest starring Julian Assange! from afp: The Simpsons, the long-running US television animated comedy show, reached its landmark 500th episode Sunday, with an appearance…
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#MediaMemes: I Have Nothing
What Happened to Whitney Houston? // ‘Paint a Vulgar Picture’: Singer Whitney Houston dead at 48 // Sony sorry for price hike ‘mistake’ // Whitney Had Premonition of Death // Celine on Whitney “drugs, bad people or bad influence tookover” // Forget M.I.A’s Bird-Flip, Worry About Pop’s Sexual Moral Decline // Declassified documents show FBI,…
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Stupor Bowl Symbolism: Madonna’s 13 Minute Sermon
from vigilantcitizen.com: A week before the Superbowl, Madonna described on Anderson Cooper the spiritual importance she attributed to her halftime show: “The Superbowl is kind of like the Holy of Holies in America. I’ll come at halfway of the ‘church experience’ and I’m gonna have to deliver a sermon. It’ll have to be very impactful.”…
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#FoodWorldOrder: Episode007 – Stupor Bowl Binge
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week covers the stupor bowl, bees, pink slime and more…
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2/2 Binge & Purge: Super Bees, Count Fudgula & More
Monsanto killed the bees to make way for its ‘Super-Bee’? // Pink slime removed from McDonald’s burgers! // Proposed Bill May Ban Eating in NY Subways // Sugar Tariffs Cost Americans $3.86B in 2011 // Like Count Fudgula on The Simpsons?: Bloodthirsty Undead Ghoul Advocates Chocolate Cereal Consumption
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Media/Memes: Artificial Creations, Demands & Awards
Born to Die: Lana Del Rey, an Artificial Creation? // Etta James, ‘At Last’ Legend, Dies at 73 // Merle Haggard Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Cancels Shows // After terrific year, music biz demands that world adopt ‘SOPA plus’ // Sun shines again for Woody Allen after ‘Midnight’ // Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ and ‘The Artist’ favourites for…
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Media/Memes: Networks, Doc & Blue Ivy Psyops
At ABC, CBS and NBC News, Accentuating the Differences // Documentary Filmmakers Alarmed by Proposed Oscar Rule // Video: John Sayles’ New Film ‘Amigo’ Shows War Is a Racket // Glen Campbell’s Goodbye Tour at Town Hall // Vandals Brand Blue Ivy Carter ‘Satan’ on Church Sign // Video Satire: Blue Ivy Taken By Evil…
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uk’s office of communication issues regulations on occult advertising
from wildhunt: The UK broadcasting regulatory body Ofcom (Office of Communications) has issued a new set of guidelines for ads peddling psychic and occult services. The new rules outright ban the selling of occult services on British television, and place restrictions on tarot and astrology programs. “Television advertisements must not promote psychic practices or practices…
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weekend retrovision: cosmos with carl sagan
“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” on Netflix* Dr. Carl Sagan, astrophysicist and author of bestselling book Cosmos, starred in 1980 award-winning television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Sagan did much to make astronomy relevant to the public. Sagan delivered message with an “…ability to capture the imagination of millions and to explain difficult concepts in understandable…
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media/memes: megaupload, golden globes, mythbusters
the megaupload song: pop star contract proves youtube takedown bogus* video satire: pop star’s single, ‘booty wave’, most likely civilization’s downfall* full list of golden globe nominees* video: woody allen gets best director golden globe nomination for ‘midnight in paris’* say it ain’t so, joe: ‘fear factor’ makes disgusting return to nbc* stray ‘mythbusters’ cannonball…
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rabbi destroys tv’s in religious ritual
from forward: Check out this video. What’s the story? Any guesses? It looks like a video of a garbage processing plant, or maybe a recycling project. In fact, as the noisy truck starts to tip out its load, so begins the newest bizarre religious ritual in Israel. Amnon Yitzhak, the charismatic outreach rabbi, decided to…
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Media/Memes: Film Future, Deliverance, Drift Away
Around the world in one movie – film financing’s global future // peter jackson, damien echols complete new ‘west memphis three’ documentary // jonny greenwood to score paul thomas anderson’s scientology movie ‘the master’ // alan moore contributes to occupy comics anthology