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...inconsistencies in the simple virtues of a pre-technological era trumpeted by a man who has made his fortune by using the power of technology to disseminate his products. He decries "all the ugliness we see on cnn," but is happy to hawk his goods through the television shopping channel qvc. He laments the disintegration of the small-town community in favor of suburban culture, but has licensed his name to a new suburban development, the Village at Hidden Brook, in Vallejo, California, that is being constructed to conform to the vision presented in his works. He is also...
...Channel V, the Asia-wide music television channel, was one of the first to broadcast the message of homogenized hybridism. "We needed a messenger that would fit in from Tokyo to the Middle East," says Jennifer Seeto, regional sales marketing manager for the channel, which began beaming its border-busting images in 1994. Star veejay Asha Gill personifies the global look. When asked what her ethnic heritage is, Gill, a Malaysian citizen, simply shrugs. "Oh, who knows," she says. "I'm half Punjabi, mixed with some English, a little French and dribs and drabs of God knows what else...
...compete," gripes a Bangkok music mogul. "We should put more emphasis on developing real Thai talent." The Eurasians consider this unfair. "I was born in Bangkok," says Young. "I speak fluent Thai and I sing in Thai. When I meet Westerners, they say I'm more Thai than American." Channel V's Asha Gill senses the frustration: "A lot of Asians despise us because we get all the jobs, but if I've bothered to learn several languages and understand several cultures, why shouldn't I be employed for those skills...
...local pharmacy peddles eight brands of whitening cream, including Luk Kreung Snow White Skin. In Tokyo, where the Eurasian trend first kicked off more than three decades ago, loosening medical regulations have meant a proliferation of quick-fix surgery, like caucasian-style double eyelids and more pronounced noses. On Channel V and mtv, a whole host of veejays look ethnically mixed only because they've gone under the knife. "There's a real pressure here to look mixed," says one Asian veejay in Singapore. "Even though we're Asians broadcasting in Asia, we somehow still think that Western is better...
...Breakers will open their schedule on Saturday at the Carolina Courage. All of the team's games will be broadcast live on ATT3-Channel Three on local cable. CNNSI and TNT, which televised the league opener, will continue to broadcast games on national television throughout the season...