Jumpy Americans snap up disaster supplies, even as sellers scoff
Jumpy Americans snap up disaster supplies, even as sellers scoff LOS ANGELES – The people want gas masks. Also flashlights, batteries, iodine tablets and machetes. And Ovi Lalo is their reluctant supplier. Lalo has run California Surplus Mart in Hollywood… Continue reading
Japan crisis evokes comparisons to its pop culture disaster narratives, historic events
Japan crisis evokes comparisons to its pop culture disaster narratives, historic events In postwar books and films, the nation has imagined national apocalypse from earthquake, tsunami and nuclear threat. Recent events echo its pop culture and World War II-era history.… Continue reading
‘Avatar 2′ & ‘The Wolverine’ Productions Disrupted By Japan Disaster
‘Avatar 2′ & ‘The Wolverine’ Productions Disrupted By Japan Disaster In the light of the Japan earthquake/tsunami disaster, filming in the region has become a risky prospect – which is bad news for two upcoming movie sequels, ‘The Wolverine’ and… Continue reading
Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Japan Disaster Relief
Sandra Bullock Donates Million to Japan Disaster Relief Sandra Bullock is putting her money where her mouth is. PHOTOS: Stars’ good deeds The Oscar-winnin[…] Read more on US Weekly
Duo gets last laugh from tossed-out tapes The Found Footage Festival… Continue reading
Seconds From Disaster – S01E09 – Fire on the Ski Slope
The Kaprun disaster was a fire that occurred in an ascending railway car in the tunnel of the Gletscherbahn 2 railway in Kaprun, Austria, on 11 November 2000. The disaster claimed the lives of 155 people, leaving 12 survivors (10… Continue reading
