LINKALICIOUS // 03.18.08

Even if I feel like leaving Channing Tatum and Ryan Phillippe on top of the blog for ever, I eventually have to move on with the rest of the news ... I'll get over it ;-) Read what Trent has to say about the movie Stop Loss on Pink Is The New Blog Unfortunately some news aren't as fun as last night :-(

:: The Dalai Lama said today he would resign as leader of Tibet's exiles if unrest in his Himalayan homeland worsened. The Nobel Peace laureate, 72, said Tibetans and Chinese needed to live "side by side," urged his countrymen not to resort to violence and reiterated he was not trying to wrest the remote region from Beijing's control. AFP

:: 54 years old director Anthony Minghella died this morning in London. Time

:: David Beckham keeping up with the Jones for Pepsi Pink Is The New Blog

:: Although Mariah tells you to “touch her body,” in her latest smash hit, she tells Allure that in real life, she’s a little more conservative! Love B Scott

:: The Brazilain gay media boom continues with AIME the 3rd gay publication to hit newstands in the past six months, along with Junior and DOM Made In Brazil

:: The Weekly Wonder (March 17 - March 23, 2008) Hot horoscopes by Wonder Bright a la Hot In Hollywood

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Regarding the Dalai Lama and the previous post about Tibet:

It was interesting to note how many of the comments were pro-China. This was actually a Chinese govt orchestrated strategy according to The Nation--a respected US Political Magazine. Here is an excerpt from the magazine:

Beijing has made more use than ever before of video footage that shows Tibetans engaging in acts of violence. The regime's "Net Nanny," as the cyber-censorship system is sometimes called, has been working overtime, trying to sweep the Web free of all postings that present the protesters in a positive light. And the blogosphere has been filled with comments on Tibet that spin off in many directions, with many nationalistic young Chinese expressing harsh criticism of the Lhasa protesters, while human rights groups stress the injustice of the crackdown in stepped up calls for a boycott.

from: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/wasserstrom