Poemhemia (波詩米亞), a literary magazine in Taiwan. Organized by the college students of 6 literary or poetry clubs from 5 universities, includes NTU, NTNU, NCCU, SCU, NTPU. The first issue was published in October, 2007,and the next is coming soon.
Negative Symbols and Meanings in Western Culture
There are examples where numbers are associated with religious (or otherwise) symbols and meanings, such as 666 with Lucifer or the Devil in certain Christian denominations. Some numbers like 88 refer may to religious symbols as such, if one allows Nazi Germanism (a paganistic religion created under Hitler's regime, based on Sun worship) to be classified as a religion, which equates to 'Heil Hitler', 'H' being the eighth letter in the German alphabet, thus H.H., as in modern Germany, there is a taboo on saying any phrase similar to that, and is if stated in public, for instance, 'sieg heil' or an ancient germanic deriven phrase equating to 'victory' used by the Nazis during marches and rallies, can now, if said in German public, may end up with a three-year jail sentence. In Western culture, number 13 is generally associated with bad luck, or a friday of a month, which is the 13th day in it also. This goes back to Medieval Christian times, where the Knights Templars, rich from 'Crusades' and the like, and their famous banking system, had begun to draw the attention of jealousy, that of the French crown in particular, who had many 'templars' burnt at the stake, charged with heresy on the date of 'Friday, the 13th', thus interpreted as 'unlucky' by some in western society up to the present day, with the date intermingled with some 'Christian' culture. The number 9 has been associated with LaVeyan Satanism, according to Anton LaVey in his book, The Satanic Rituals.
There are examples where numbers are associated with religious (or otherwise) symbols and meanings, such as 666 with Lucifer or the Devil in certain Christian denominations. Some numbers like 88 refer may to religious symbols as such, if one allows Nazi Germanism (a paganistic religion created under Hitler's regime, based on Sun worship) to be classified as a religion, which equates to 'Heil Hitler', 'H' being the eighth letter in the German alphabet, thus H.H., as in modern Germany, there is a taboo on saying any phrase similar to that, and is if stated in public, for instance, 'sieg heil' or an ancient germanic deriven phrase equating to 'victory' used by the Nazis during marches and rallies, can now, if said in German public, may end up with a three-year jail sentence. In Western culture, number 13 is generally associated with bad luck, or a friday of a month, which is the 13th day in it also. This goes back to Medieval Christian times, where the Knights Templars, rich from 'Crusades' and the like, and their famous banking system, had begun to draw the attention of jealousy, that of the French crown in particular, who had many 'templars' burnt at the stake, charged with heresy on the date of 'Friday, the 13th', thus interpreted as 'unlucky' by some in western society up to the present day, with the date intermingled with some 'Christian' culture. The number 9 has been associated with LaVeyan Satanism, according to Anton LaVey in his book, The Satanic Rituals.
Hackwatch is a regular feature in Private Eye exposing various and invariably unflattering examples of journalism.
Examples
*Joined-Up Editing Award
Congratulations to The Daily Telegraph, which on 26 February 2007 ran a long article about the evils of "the casino culture" - a harrowing account of the wretched, debt-ridden existence that most punters have in the U.S. and that the UK is about to replicate. Shortly before the piece appeared, subscribers to the Telegraph online service were bombared with special offers from "Ritz Casino online", a casino which is owned by David and Frederick Barclay, proprietors of the The Daily Telegraph.
*The Observer Magazine, Barbara Ellen - "If I hear one more paper refer to Carol Caplin as 'a former topless model...". The Observer, page 7, "Carol Caplin, a former topless model."
Examples
*Joined-Up Editing Award
Congratulations to The Daily Telegraph, which on 26 February 2007 ran a long article about the evils of "the casino culture" - a harrowing account of the wretched, debt-ridden existence that most punters have in the U.S. and that the UK is about to replicate. Shortly before the piece appeared, subscribers to the Telegraph online service were bombared with special offers from "Ritz Casino online", a casino which is owned by David and Frederick Barclay, proprietors of the The Daily Telegraph.
*The Observer Magazine, Barbara Ellen - "If I hear one more paper refer to Carol Caplin as 'a former topless model...". The Observer, page 7, "Carol Caplin, a former topless model."
The Spin Starts Here ("TSSH") is a defunct collective/group blog written by a number of anonymous Australian authors who claim to move in political, media, and journalism circles. It now functions as a message board.
History
Commenced in 2002, the collective/group blog was setup with the intent of knocking down the Tall Poppies within Australian society and culture. Operated by "Caz" and "The Hack" (not their real names), the site claims nearly two thousand regular members and a group of twenty current writers.
The site has taken on a number of sacred cows during its lifespan, of particular note being a campaign against Delta Goodrem where it was fictiously alleged that she had taken out a civil suit against Kylie Minogue for infringing upon Goodrem's marketing strategy (Minogue had infringed on her marketing strategy). This story was accidentally picked up by Sydney-based Newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald who reported it as fact.
They have also tangled with Marieke Hardy and her involvement with the TV show Last Man Standing, written for the Seven Network and screened in 2005
Important Events
*In 2005, TSSH was inducted into the Pandora Archive by the National Library of Australia for being "..of lasting cultural value".
*On 1 April 2007 Caz and The Hack announced that they were leaving the site, and became a collaborative community-centered site, run by Téa Brennan, who designs and maintains the website of singer Lisa Loeb.
*On 25 January 2008, due to hacking, by Ernie Dingo , and password authorisation issues, the forum was removed from the site. The site is now no longer in operation.
History
Commenced in 2002, the collective/group blog was setup with the intent of knocking down the Tall Poppies within Australian society and culture. Operated by "Caz" and "The Hack" (not their real names), the site claims nearly two thousand regular members and a group of twenty current writers.
The site has taken on a number of sacred cows during its lifespan, of particular note being a campaign against Delta Goodrem where it was fictiously alleged that she had taken out a civil suit against Kylie Minogue for infringing upon Goodrem's marketing strategy (Minogue had infringed on her marketing strategy). This story was accidentally picked up by Sydney-based Newspaper the Sydney Morning Herald who reported it as fact.
They have also tangled with Marieke Hardy and her involvement with the TV show Last Man Standing, written for the Seven Network and screened in 2005
Important Events
*In 2005, TSSH was inducted into the Pandora Archive by the National Library of Australia for being "..of lasting cultural value".
*On 1 April 2007 Caz and The Hack announced that they were leaving the site, and became a collaborative community-centered site, run by Téa Brennan, who designs and maintains the website of singer Lisa Loeb.
*On 25 January 2008, due to hacking, by Ernie Dingo , and password authorisation issues, the forum was removed from the site. The site is now no longer in operation.