SONY PICTURES NOW FILMING “THE INTERVIEW PART 2”

December 24, 2014 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Kim Jong-chul, older brother of Kim Jong-un

Hollywood, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – Literally just hours after it released ‘The Interview’ on Google Play, YouTube Movies and Xbox Video, Sony Pictures announced that it has started filming the sequel to the controversial movie about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

It is believed that the movie which stars Seth Rogen and James Franco was the reason that lead to the hacking of Sony Pictures. North Korea is suspected of being responsible for the cyber attack.

Sony Pictures had earlier cancelled the Christmas Day release of the film, a move that was criticized by many in Hollywood, as well as President Barack Obama.

The video release of the film is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars for Sony Pictures, given the worldwide publicity it has generated because of the cyber attack.

Riding on what it expects to be a huge financial success, Sony has signed up Rogen and Franco to do ‘The Interview Part 2.’ The new plot revolves around the assassination of Kim Jong-chul who is Kim Jong-un’s reel and real-life older brother. The film sequel begins with the Jong-chul succeeding his assassinated brother and becoming the new North Korean supreme leader.

Sony Pictures refused to answer reporters’ questions on whether Kim Jong-chul ends up being assassinated in the film sequel.

Asked whether the sequel will be released in theaters or on DVD, a spokesperson for Sony said that the decision will come after it has tallied its profits from the DVD release of ‘The Interview’ (Part 1).

Health & Medicine, Politics

HETEROSEXUAL MEN MUST BE CELIBATE FOR A YEAR BEFORE DONATING BLOOD, FDA RULES

December 23, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Federal health officials today issued two new rulings that would eventually lift the 31-year-old ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood while eliminating what many believe has been a discriminatory policy.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented the lifetime ban on donations from men who have sex with men in 1983, when health officials were first recognizing the risk of contracting AIDS via blood transfusions. Under the policy, blood donations are barred from any man who has had sex with another man at any time since 1977 — the start of the AIDS epidemic in the U.S.

Now, the FDA said it favors replacing the blanket ban with a new policy barring donations from men who have had man-on-man sex in the previous 12 months.

The second ruling now requires heterosexual men who wish to donate blood to be celibate for 12 months. The FDA said this new policy would, in effect, make the playing field equal between gay/bisexual men and heterosexual men.

Both lgbt activists and the medical community immediately praised the new FDA rulings.

Business, Food

STARBUCKS TO MERGE WITH DUNKIN’ DONUTS, PEET’S COFFEE WITH KRISPY KREME

December 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Seattle, Washington (The Adobo Chronicles) – There is so much competition in the food and beverage industry that it has come down to the survival of the fittest. And smartest.

First there was news of McDonald’s phasing out 8 menu items beginning in January, including the Big Mac and apple pie. The Chicago-based international food chain has seen a decline of its revenue ever since the introduction of the popular Filipino fast food company Jollibee into the U.S. and international markets. Jollibee sells burgers and chicken, along with other Filipino delicacies like sweet spaghetti and breakfast rice plates.

Now, with stiff competition posed by its competitors, Seattle-based Starbucks has agreed to a merger with Dunkin’ Donuts, the American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts. Like McDonald’s, Starbucks has experienced declining sales with the growing popularity of Peet’s Coffee, Tully’s and Seattle’s Best.

Who eats donuts without coffee? Capitalizing on this inseparable combination, Starbucks took the bold move of merging with Dunkin’ Donuts as a way to boost its coffee sales.