Sic Transit Gloria NMAi

It appears that our old friends at Next Media Animation of Taiwan, despite their artistic triumphs, are encountering headwinds in the business world. For samples of some of their greatest hits, go direct to the source, or see these past items on: Facebook, American truckling to bankers in Beijing, Chinese students as cash-cow customers for American universities, Tiger Woods's marital troubles, the fondly remembered Christine O'Donnell campaign, a remix of the remarkable "Chinese professor" ad, etc.

Here's a screen shot with one of their staple images -- Battle Pandas, from China, reflecting not only Taiwanese suspicions of the PRC government but also American fantasies of an unstoppable Chinese rise.


Thanks to reader SM for the tip, although he is saddened by the news as am I. Nonetheless, Happy Easter.