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  • June 2008

    • Blowtorch Ignited Studio Fire

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 3, 08 2:43 AM CDT

      Blowtorch Ignited Studio Fire

      (Newser) - The Universal Studios theme park reopened yesterday after a disastrous fire on the back lot destroyed sets, a video archive and the King Kong attraction. Investigators believe the blaze was caused by workmen using a blowtorch on a New York City street set, reports the Los Angeles Times . Low water pressure hampered firefighting efforts.   More »

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      fire  • Universal Studios  • Desperate Housewives  • King Kong

    • Fire Ravages Universal Studios Backlot

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 1, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Fire Ravages Universal Studios Backlot

      (Newser) - Fire broke out early this morning in the Universal Studios backlot, destroying priceless movie memorabilia and damaging at least one sound stage and two outdoor sets, reports the Los Angeles Times . The blaze began during filming on the lot, and consumed the King Kong exhibit that has long been a feature of the backlot tour, say fire department officials. More »

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      California  • fire  • Universal Studios  • King Kong

  • April 2008

    • I See Sex, Not Racism

      Slate  |  Apr 2, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      I See Sex, Not Racism

      (Newser) - Last week's Vogue cover had "a lot of people, smart and dumb, losing their minds," writes Wesley Morris in Slate. Sure, Annie Leibovitz's shot may pander to the "ugliest racist tropes: black male as ape," with LeBron James as King Kong and Gisele Bundchen as the silky-gowned Fay Wray. (She even has her very own "dashing white adventurer," boyfriend Tom Brady.) But that subtext is a stretch. More »

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      LeBron James  • racism  • Vogue  • Gisele Bundchen  • Annie Leibovitz  • stereotypes  • King Kong  • Anna Wintour

  • September 2007

    • Hog Wild: Harley-Davidson Museum Will Open in 2008

      Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  |  Sep 1, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Hog Wild: Harley-Davidson Museum Will Open in 2008

      (Newser) - Elvis may have left the building, but his Harley will be there, along with a custom-built 13 footer dubbed "King Kong," when the Harley-Davidson hall of fame opens in hometown Milwaukee in 2008. The 20-acre museum hopes to draw 350,000 visitors a year, from bus loads of tourists to Harley die-hards on their homemade hogs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. More »

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      museum  • Milwaukee  • motorcycle  • Harley Davidson  • King Kong

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