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...Houston in 1981, but by the time he was 3, his family had settled in suburban Virginia, a short commute from his father's job as a computer systems analyst at the Saudi embassy in Washington. In many ways, young Abu Ali had a fairly typical American upbringing, playing soccer, tutoring other kids, passionately cheering on the Washington Redskins and even dreaming of one day becoming President...
She’s gotten rather old, hasn’t she? The lyrics, provocative as ever, don’t seem to match the fact that she looks like a forty-year-old soccer mom, and having Fabolous there just makes it seem like an indecent affair between a mother and her teenage son’s best friend. “I’m not Mr. Right, I’m Mr. Right Now,” Fabo announces at the outset, and Jennifer responds by writhing uncomfortably upon...
...what American TV viewers really crave is German-language programming, right? ProSiebenSat.1 Media, the German TV network controlled by U.S. media mogul Haim Saban, launches its first channel in the U.S. this week. The Welt channel will show movies, news, comedy and live matches from Germany's first division soccer league over the DISH Network satellite system. Its target audience: the estimated 800,000 German speakers in the U.S., German corporations, and hotel chains catering to Germans on the road. ProSieben is the first such private effort; German public networks ARD and ZDF, as well as state-run Deutsche Welle...
Certainly, the days when U.S. brands touted their national heritage in a boastful way are gone. Most companies work hard to give their products local appeal. Take Nike. In Europe and Latin America, rather than pushing Michael Jordan, Nike features soccer stars and other local athletes. Pepsi used to sell itself worldwide with the help of Michael Jackson and Madonna, but in current British commercials David Beckham is the star. "For most new U.S. brands in the past 10 to 15 years, it's remarkable how low-key they are about their country of origin. I can't remember...
...want to emphasize what a good place I think the soccer team is in,” Wheaton said. “The group of young women was such an honor to work with, and they’re going to have an amazing year next year. I’m certainly going to miss them very much...