Blindie.com http://blindie.com articulate. educated. good-looking. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:48:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Media Overhype: Did Obama Call Tiger Woods and offer support? http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/media-overhype-did-obama-call-tiger-woods-and-offer-support/ http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/media-overhype-did-obama-call-tiger-woods-and-offer-support/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:00:47 +0000 Ainka http://blindie.com/?p=4536 Either you're outraged to hear that President Barack Obama is busy calling Tiger Woods to console him during his time of sexual scandal instead of fixing the healthcare plan OR you can sniff out media hype a mile away. Apparently the rumor that Obama "made a personal call to offer encouragement" to Woods, has been traced back to Golf Digest, as reported by VanityFair.com, don't worry it's been expunged already (ah, the convenience of online reporting), but not before a ton of blogs ran with the story, including PerezHilton.com. Latest rumor has it, Bill Clinton called Tiger. Now that we can believe -the man has been known to make bad choices, and even People.com ran with that story!]]>

Either you’re outraged to hear that President Barack Obama is busy calling Tiger Woods to console him during his time of sexual scandal instead of fixing the healthcare plan OR you can sniff out media hype a mile away.

Apparently the rumor that Obama “made a personal call to offer encouragement” to Woods, has been traced back to Golf Digest, as reported by VanityFair.com, don’t worry it’s been expunged already (ah, the convenience of online reporting), but not before a ton of blogs ran with the story, including PerezHilton.com.

Latest rumor has it, Bill Clinton called Tiger. Now that we can believe -the man has been known to make bad choices, and even People.com ran with that story!

]]> http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/media-overhype-did-obama-call-tiger-woods-and-offer-support/feed/ 0 WATCH THIS: New Indie Video for Bousal http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/watch-this-new-indie-video-for-bousal/ http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/watch-this-new-indie-video-for-bousal/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:33:23 +0000 Ainka http://blindie.com/?p=4522 Check out this quirky video for new artist Bousal. Produced by Etop "Segaffi” Akpabio, the video makes use of hand-drawn and digital images, computer graphics and evokes a style reminiscent of an MTV promo video.]]>

Check out this quirky video for new artist Bousal. Produced by Etop “Segaffi” Akpabio, the video makes use of hand-drawn and digital images, computer graphics and evokes a style reminiscent of an MTV promo video.

]]> http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/watch-this-new-indie-video-for-bousal/feed/ 0 Video Virus: Old Spice Brings New Fame to Isaiah Mustafa http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/video-virus-old-spice-brings-new-fame-to-isaiah-mustafa/ http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/video-virus-old-spice-brings-new-fame-to-isaiah-mustafa/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:00:43 +0000 Ainka http://blindie.com/?p=4531 The latest Old Spice commercial featuring a very cute, deep-voiced, ex-football player, tickets to that thing you love, a beach, and a horse is an internet sensation. While the grandfather-reminiscent, musky-scented bodywash probably won't make your man appear manlier, it is amassing over 3 million hits on Youtube, and launching the actor Isaiah Mustafa into the pop culture lexicon. The Early Show on CBS even got in on the viral video action and had the first sit-down with the actor.]]>

The latest Old Spice commercial featuring a very cute, deep-voiced, ex-football player, tickets to that thing you love, a beach, and a horse is an internet sensation.

While the grandfather-reminiscent, musky-scented bodywash probably won’t make your man appear manlier, it is amassing over 3 million hits on Youtube, and launching the actor Isaiah Mustafa into the pop culture lexicon. The Early Show on CBS even got in on the viral video action and had the first sit-down with the actor.

]]> http://blindie.com/2010/03/01/video-virus-old-spice-brings-new-fame-to-isaiah-mustafa/feed/ 0 LISTEN UP: Sade’s new album Soldier of Love Tops the Charts http://blindie.com/2010/02/24/listen-up-sades-new-album-soldier-of-love/ http://blindie.com/2010/02/24/listen-up-sades-new-album-soldier-of-love/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:18:20 +0000 Ainka http://blindie.com/?p=4511 Sade conveniently dropped her new album in time for the Valentine's day weekend and it quickly shot up the Billboard charts to #1 where it has remained for two weeks. Is anyone surprised? Not us. Helen Folasade Adu's voice is just as sultry and rich as when she debuted as Sade in 1984, and her songs are timeless ballads of love and heartbreak. Buy it. Download it. Listen to it. ]]>

Sade conveniently dropped her new album in time for the Valentine’s day weekend and it quickly shot up the Billboard charts to #1 where it has remained for two weeks. Is anyone surprised? Not us. Helen Folasade Adu’s voice is just as sultry and rich as when she debuted as Sade in 1984, and her songs are timeless ballads of love and heartbreak. Buy it. Download it. Listen to it.

]]> http://blindie.com/2010/02/24/listen-up-sades-new-album-soldier-of-love/feed/ 1 WATCH THIS: The Underworld of Egypt’s Trash Collectors revealed in Garbage Dreams http://blindie.com/2010/01/21/watch-this-the-underworld-of-egypts-trash-collectors-revealed-in-garbage-dreams/ http://blindie.com/2010/01/21/watch-this-the-underworld-of-egypts-trash-collectors-revealed-in-garbage-dreams/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:50:05 +0000 Ainka http://blindie.com/?p=4502 Independent filmmaker Mai Iskander delves into the lives of three teenage trash collectors living in Egypt. Known as the Zaballeen (Arabic for garbage people) Adham (17), Osama (16), and Nabil (18) are faced with life-changing choices as the city seeks to replace them with a multinational garbage disposal company. Iskander reveals the touching stories of these three boys and reveals the hidden world of Cairo's Zaballeen, who for generations have collected the city's garbage. Winner of 17 awards, including the Jury Prize at the Dubai International film festival and Best Documentary at South by Southwest, Garbage Dreams has been held over at the IFC theater in New York for a second wee until January 26th. Dreams sheds light on the people that make a living on the by-products of our disposable world. Blindie highly recommends you watch this film!]]>

Independent filmmaker Mai Iskander delves into the lives of three teenage trash collectors living in Egypt. Known as the Zaballeen (Arabic for garbage people) Adham (17), Osama (16), and Nabil (18) are faced with life-changing choices as the city seeks to replace them with a multinational garbage disposal company.

Iskander reveals the touching stories of these three boys and reveals the hidden world of Cairo’s Zaballeen, who for generations have collected the city’s garbage.

Winner of 17 awards, including the Jury Prize at the Dubai International film festival and Best Documentary at South by Southwest, Garbage Dreams has been held over at the IFC theater in New York for a second wee until January 26th.

Dreams sheds light on the people that make a living on the by-products of our disposable world.

Blindie highly recommends you watch this film!

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