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Dismantling the empire: Review of Chalmers Johnson
Monday, 27 September 2010, 8:44 pm | Spareroom.co.nz
That the empire has caused much trouble and is in trouble itself has been well documented and well explained by many current authors. Chalmers Johnson, who wrote Blowback - at the time an unheralded piece of research - and two more volumes, Sorrows of ... More >>
Spareroom Video: Dramatic Sea Rescues
Tuesday, 7 August 2007, 11:48 am | Spareroom.co.nz
This video has been dubbed the ‘Top Ten Rescue Videos of All-Time’ by the US Coast Guard, who have got down with the web-lingo, compiled their footage and uploaded it to YouTube themselves. The clips are rated both on the significance of each particular ... More >>
Spareroom : Conversation Pit Te Ladies of TVNZ
Wednesday, 1 August 2007, 11:46 am | Spareroom.co.nz
Conversation Pit - Te Ladies of TVNZ - By Ana Samways: Where have all the good women gone? It used to be a case of too many blonde presenters on the box at TVNZ, but now after a spate of comings and goings, it seems brunettes are out too… in favour ... More >>
Spareroom Video: Before Flight of the Conchords
Tuesday, 31 July 2007, 9:50 am | Spareroom.co.nz
Video Doco Before Flight of the Conchords… Video: two grin-inducing animated short films called The Pen, about two sheep having a few quiets at their local. Written, directed and voiced by Guy Capper and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords). More >>
Spareroom Vid Charles Bronson Mandom Aftershave Ad
Wednesday, 18 July 2007, 3:42 pm | Spareroom.co.nz
Spareroom.co.nz Video: Before Metrosexuals and before man-bags, there was man-sweat. Lots of it. But along came Hollywood action hero Charles Bronson and Mandom aftershave. Filmed in 1970, the first Japanese commercial to feature a Hollywood star shows Bronson ... More >>
Simpsons Gift Donut to Springfield NZ
Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 11:15 am | Spareroom.co.nz
The small South Island town of Springfield, population around 300, is about to receive a gift from The Simpsons — a giant pink donut. Okay, it’s a giant iced stunt to plug the movie, but just like Ohakune’s giant carrot, Paeroa’s L&P bottle, ... More >>
Spareroom Video: Flight of the Conchords
Thursday, 24 May 2007, 6:40 pm | Spareroom.co.nz
Video Doco Flight of the Conchords - New Zealand comedians Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie, better known as Flight of the Conchords, are set to achieve even more international notoriety through their upcoming HBO TV series. Set in New York’s East Village, ... More >>
Video: A Good Argument Against Duck Shooting?
Thursday, 10 May 2007, 6:33 pm | Spareroom.co.nz
If you think the word “redneck” applies to the US only, you might want to see this. Filmed in Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand and posted to YouTube by 21-year-old Chris from Queenstown, AKA Toerag135, it features a group of young men and women, ... More >>
Spareroom Video Trailer: Pregnant In America
Wednesday, 9 May 2007, 11:09 am | Spareroom.co.nz
Video Trailer: Ana Samways writes: As a mother who laboured for 23 hours... I watched the trailer for the documentary Pregnant In America: A Nation’s Miscarriage with an uneasy feeling, not unlike early labour pains. More >>
Spareroom Video: And Now Purely For Your Amusement
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 5:52 pm | Spareroom.co.nz
The first draft edit for TV One’s new promotional video was rejected by management, who said they found the music repetitive and the movement jerky. Remarkably, the initial cut — arguably a more youthful image for the channel — has surfaced via ... More >>
