Häagen-Dazs isn't Danish. It isn't a word in Danish or any other language. Two Polish immigrants, Reuben and Rose Mattus, started the company in the Bronx in 1960, and he sat at his kitchen table saying nonsense syllables until one of them sounded European. He added an umlaut, which Danish doesn't use, and put a map of Denmark on the early cartons. Pillsbury bought it in 1983 and in the US it's owned by Nestle's ice cream joint venture now.
The part I like is that when a competitor launched Frusen Glädjé with the same fake Scandinavian look, Häagen-Dazs sued them for copying its Scandinavian marketing theme. The court said you can't trademark pretending to be from Scandinavia. Both companies were from New York.
Matthew Lillard said he is "ashamed" he returned to the 'Scream' franchise after Melissa Barrera was fired for speaking out in support of Palestine.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa on film vs. digital: "The [Serpent's Path] remake was shot digitally, so details in the dark areas are rendered very clearly. This weakens the gloomy atmosphere somewhat, but it also allowed us to pursue a harder, more inhuman visual quality. Whether one is making a crime film or a horror film, I believe that finding ways to portray shadows digitally is one of the great challenges facing contemporary filmmakers. Through a long history of trial and error, cinema shot on film developed a rich and lustrous way of rendering darkness. For me, every film is a rewarding experiment in discovering how closely digital filmmaking can approach that quality—and whether it can ultimately surpass it."
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US President Richard Nixon greets young Chinese martial arts star Jet Li (Li Lianjie) @jetli_official and his wushu troupe, 1974, Washington, D.C., by White House Photographer by Robert L. Knudsen.
The troupe’s trip to America, following "Ping-Pong Diplomacy," not only showcased the unique charm of Chinese martial arts to the Western world, but also had a profound impact on thawing China-US relations and promoting exchanges between the two countries.
REPORTER: Senator McConnell, what's your favorite Wu Tang album?
MCCONNELL: [drooling and head lolling, clearly did not register the question]
[republican aide grabs podium]
AIDE: LIQUID SWORDS