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Posted by anastasia on 12-20-2005
French riots machinima goes viral (here is the killer quote: "But it also landed like a bombshell in the far-flung but insular world of amateur machinima film makers, who suddenly woke up to the fact that their hybrid medium could be used for social or political commentary and not just shoot'em-up riffs on established video themes.") (AFP via Yahoo!)
- Kate Moss and 'the mother of all contracts' (Adrants linked to the Virgin Mobile UK's new ad featuring the "rehabilitated" Kate Moss. The unofficial Virginbrand blog actually broke this story before any U.S. media or blogs had it btw…)
- FOX film unit to focus on youth (FOX launches a new division led by Peter Rice that will produce teen oriented film fare) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Another drug survey reveals increase in teen prescription drug use (the good news is alcohol and cigs are down, pot has stayed the same, but drugs like sedatives and Oxycontin are on the rise. And guess what…Oxycondtin addicts switch to heroin when the money runs out.) (New York Times, reg. required) (NPR's All Things Considered)
- OMG! Teens abbreviate over IM (Knight Ridder demystifies this strange new language)
- The WB goes to an even smaller screen (Vcasting clips from its shows before they air) (Media Life Magazine, third item)