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‘Bullitt’ director Peter Yates has died

You must all remember the car chase on the streets of San Francisco with Steve McQueen at the wheel of a Mustang in ‘Bullitt‘. Peter Yates, four-time Oscar Nominee, has passed away at age 82 in London on Sunday. The British director started out as an actor before becoming an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Summer Holiday and then directed Robbery, John and Mary, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Krull, The Dresser and the ...


2011: blissful optimism and weariness, Twitter says!

We wanted to start this new year with a post that made us both laugh (first paragraph) but also think about important things (the fate of Sudan). On Saturday, Max Dana posted on her blog an article quoting several tweets people sent on Twitteron December 31. The result gives an interesting way to analyze some meaningless and some other meaningful 140 character-long sentences. Many readers already commented on Max’s Blog, especially about the Sudan ...


Our ‘Scary’ Christmas Tree by Nathan Jurevicius

We don’t have Christmas tree, but a Treedweller by Nathan Jurevicius instead. We were thinking about making a Sama-tree but then Max Danacame with this curious vinyl toy she mentioned more than three years and a half ago in her post: Yes, I’m a vinyl fetishist… vinyl toys actually. We all love what Nathan Jurevicius creates so we decided the 6th limited edition figure from the Scarygirl series would make a perfect ‘Christmas tree’! ...


The Sama Fraternal Society Is Yours!

We are delighted and proud to declare the inauguration of the Sama Fraternal Society! This season of the year is centered around sharing and giving, making it the ideal moment for this revelation. Max Dana has already published her post earlier today on her Blog, and we are cross-posting it on the Sama Gazette. “ The Sama Fraternal Society belongs to you! For nearly fifteen years online, I’ve been sharing with you my inspirations and work. ...


da-eYe will go barefoot against poverty on Dec.10, will you?

We mentioned it in our first post about the Barefoot Against Poverty campaign: Max Dana was working on something: one of her character will become a barefoot warrior against poverty… This morning she unveiled on her Blog the mysterious character: da-eYe will go barefoot against poverty on December 10 and he invites you to do so and to spread the word! PS: Don’t miss our update on our ‘One pair of shoes for a month’ challenge next ...


EHHR Barefoot Campaign: ‘One pair of shoes for a month’

Ten days ago we posted about the Every Human Has Rights and CIVICUS new campaign: Barefoot Against Poverty. By going barefoot against poverty, the campaign invites us to take a first step for human rights, thinking about people who barely have food to put on their table, let alone shoes to put on their feet. Simple, effective, easy to understand and easy to do. Back to when all started for us. In 2008, Max Dana supported the Every Human Has Rights ...


World AIDS Day: Prevent, Treat and Support

Today is World AIDS Day. A day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. According to Wikipedia, AIDS has killed more than 25 million people between 1981 and 2007, and an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide live with HIV as of 2007, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the ...


Les Yeux Noirs: Gypsy, Yiddish and Folk Influenced Music

Monday, we received the last album of French band Les Yeux Noirs. We have been listening to ‘Tiganeasca’ for two days and we love it! Max Dana posted about it this weekend and we are glad she sent us the CD, most of us didn’t know much about this kind of music. So in case you didn’t already read Max’s post on her Blog, and if you want to know more about this amazing French band and their wonderful music, we publish the ...


EHHR: Barefoot Against Poverty on December 10th!

International Human Rights day on the 10th of December 2010 marks the 62nd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Since the Sama Gazette is online and because Max Dana supports Every Human Has Rights (read more about the “60 Signers for the 60th Anniversary” Initiative) we never missed the date and this year, CIVICUS launches a new campaign: Barefoot Against Poverty. About the campaign (more on official website): This year, ...


Sanrio 50th anniversary: Max Dana’s story with Hello Kitty

Sanrio celebrates its 50th anniversary and Hello Kitty is also celebrated. Many events are planned (Los Angeles, Miami)  and Hello Kitty fans in the United States will be able to see original artworks created by contemporary artists. Max Dana decided to post about these celebrations and to lift the veil on ‘her story with Hello Kitty’. An interesting post about something some of us have noticed for a while: Max is a big fan of Hello Kitty! ...






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