Two weird things:
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You know the Forbidden City? For centuries the Chinese palace complex in the heart of Beijing was home to generations of imperial families. The city gets its name from the fact that at several points throughout its history, the only people allowed inside the complex were the emperor, his concubines and his eunuchs. In recent decades, portions of the Forbidden City have been opened to tourism.
There is now a Starbucks located inside the Forbidden City.
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Through Pop Candy, I found a page linking the 50 greatest cartoons of all time. I was tickled to see both my favorite Looney Tunes (What's Opera, Doc?) and Bunny's favorite (Rabbit of Seville) made the list and they were available to download.
I quickly hit those links to grab a copy. "What's Opera, Doc?" (#1 on the list) was served via Yahoo video. On the Yahoo page I was more than a little annoyed to see the "more videos" section of the page featured porn thumbnails.
What in the holy hell are they doing over at Yahoo? The thumbnail on the left is obviously porn. The one on the right may be a guy masturbating. I'll assume the one in the middle is of two people who aren't naked yet.
That's fucked up. This kind of shit doesn't happen at YouTube or Google Video. Don't get me wrong, I'm not offended or anything. I'm just surprised at the inappropriateness of it. Yahoo can filter search results pretty well, but they can't keep the dick and the cartoons separate?
Ok, now that I think about it, maybe I am a little offended. I like porn just fine, but don't mess with my Bugs Bunny, dammit.