Word: disco
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...Some of the robots exist simply to amuse. Montreal's WowWee Ltd., for example, used technology that trickled down from the military and NASA to create Robosapien, a cartoonish humanoid with cutting-edge capabilities. Standing around 61 cm tall, he can perform 80 functions, including disco dancing, kicking and kung...
...Haddad decided right away that Borat was not ready for prime time in most of the Middle East, in part because it portrays Kazakhstan as a country rife with incest, rape and disco dancing. "Many of these countries, especially in the Gulf, have economic ties to Khazakstan, and the idea of turning a poor Muslim country into something ridiculous would be insulting. They are not going to understand that that's being exaggerated to make people laugh...
...outdone, Colbert quickly responded with a counter-counter-challenge. Winner: Draw—for now. The score should be settled when Decemberist Chris Funk takes on Colbert in a guitar solo competition on the Report this December 20th. 5. Bloc Party fans vs. Panic! at the Disco When Kele and co. agreed to open for and play second banana to Panic! during an extended tour, hipsters everywhere freaked out, realizing they’d have to go to concerts attended by scenesters. Winner: A pyrrhic victory for the fans. The tour got cancelled after Bloc Party’s drummer...
...prevent attempts of banned fans from gaining access to stadia; better policing techniques adapted to soccer thugs are invaluable in defusing violent situations before they explode. If that can't be managed - and quickly - the state should deal with PSG the way it does any night-club, bar, disco, or other leisure business whose customers pose a public danger: Shut it down...
...those who can't wait for its tour of Sydney and Brisbane next year, there's Gregory's cleverly designed large-format book - as blocky as one of Arkley's hand-sprayed chairs. He'd surely approve. As his studio notebooks - and disco-colored De Stijl installation Muzak Mural-Chair Tableau, 1980-81 - attest, Arkley's vision couldn't be contained by the gallery wall. At various times he envisaged a home handyman show, inspired by the hardware stores near where he lived in suburban Oakleigh, and even started to design his own limited-edition furniture and crockery. Arkley...