To "Noriyuki" Oneself

That is the term WHS uses to describe a person with a non-western name offering a simpler, westernized noun that others may use to identify him easier. The term is named after Oscar-nominated actor Noriyuki "Pat" Morita.

From today's Daily Record (Scotland) "New Bhoy Ki Sung-Yeung says: Just call me Dave":

"KI SUNG-YEUNG has told his new Celtic team-mates to call him David.

The South Korean playmaker swears he's found the perfect way to avoid confusion over saying his name."

Merry Xmas!

Hope everyone has a great Xmas.

BREAKING NEWS: Madoff May Have Been Assaulted in Prison

ABC News is reporting that Bernie Madoff was admitted to Duke University Hospital last Friday with broken bones in his face, fractured ribs and a collapsed lung, citing sources.

WHS wishes Madoff a speedy recovery if this is true.

Please keep him in mind while watching this video:

The Karate Kid, Part III: Misunderstood

"The Karate Kid, Part III" was roundly panned when it came out in 1989. Tell anyone that it's the best of the series and people will still sound like it's twenty years ago, criticizing the film from top-to-bottom. These people are idiots and that's why they're not WHS editors.

Imagine for a moment you haven't seen the movie and you only had KK3's
Wikipedia entry to go by. Perhaps you'd see why this film is part of the WHS Criterion Collection. Here are some excerpts from the write-up (contains spoilers):

"That evening at the bonsai store, Daniel and Jessica are confronted by Mike and Snake (Jonathan Avildsen), one of Silver's goons. They threaten to harm Daniel if he does not join the tournament. Daniel declines, and Mike, while promising to return, departs in a heated rage. Again at the bonsai store, Daniel and Jessica are again confronted by Mike and Snake, who are now joined by Mike's personal trainer Dennis (Christopher Paul Ford). Daniel once again refuses to enter the tournament. The three goons respond by destroying the shop. When Daniel attempts to prevent this damage, he and Jessica are attacked. Mike demonstrates his cruelty by kicking Jessica brutally in her stomach when she tries to protect herself. Miyagi shows up and fends off the three men. Miyagi and Daniel arrive home to find their stock of bonsai has been stolen, with a tournament application hanging in their place."

LMFAO

"Daniel returns to the shop with Miyagi’s damaged bonsai, which Miyagi immediately mends and restores. Miyagi, who has sold his truck in order to buy a new stock of trees, refuses to train Daniel for the tournament."

LMFAO SOME MORE

"Silver, who has befriended Daniel numerous times under the fraudulent guise of a humble friend of Kreese sent to apologize on behalf of their Korean master for Kreese's previous actions, offers to "train" Daniel at the Cobra Kai dojo."

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

"Criticisms

KK3 did considerably less business than the first two films, grossing only $39 million at the box-office.[1] It was dismissed by critics who considered the installment in the series as having jumped the shark[2][3][4][5].

Film critic Leonard Maltin gave KK3 a "BOMB" rating (the worst rating that a movie can possibly get in Maltin's eyes) and regarded KK3 as "an utterly stupid movie that was hopeless."

At the 1989 Golden Raspberry Awards, this entry received five nominations. They are for Worst Picture (Jerry Weintraub; lost to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier), Worst Screenplay (Robert Mark Kamen), Worst Director (John G. Avildsen), Worst Actor (Ralph Macchio), and Worst Supporting Actor (Pat Morita)."

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Why the Phantom Menace Sucks

I thought this was an entertaining youtube clip describing Lucas' failure to deliver a good prequel to the Star Wars series. I am only posting the first of seven videos...feel free to explore further is this video interests you.

"Fallen Blossoms" by Cai Guo-Qiang

Yesterday afternoon, I took a walk down to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to see Cai Guo-Qiang's gunpowder explosion drawing, "Fallen Blossom," which took place at sunset. It was pretty impressive. In case you're unfamiliar with the artist, he's world renowned for his gunpowder drawings and firework displays. He had a retrospective at the Guggenheim New York last year and he was responsible for the fireworks at the opening ceremony for the Olympics in Beijing.

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