We wrote about an obscure Indonesian awards show taking over Twitter back in March, and on May 6, Indonesians flocking to see Iron Man 2 won their first Super Swarm badge on FourSquare something US Web addicts usually only earn at large events like SXSW.
HAS there ever been a more obscure Tony Award honoree than Sylvia Herscher?
Although he was aware of his own accomplishments, he never let it go to his head (he loved to point out that he had been awarded the Noble Prize - a relatively obscure Canadian research award - knowing full well that he was perennially touted as a shoo-in for the more celebrated Swedish prize).
He detected, Mr. Harbert said, that the Grammys left an opening because it still gave so many awards for obscure music categories.
Mr. Grazer and Mr. Mischer will confront the rigidity of Oscar tradition, which insists on thank-you speeches, celebrity presenters and the inclusion of myriad awards for obscure short films, leaving little room for a producer to maneuver.
In one notable case there, in 2010, a jury awarded an obscure company more than $600 million in a lawsuit against Apple related to its operating systems, although the award was eventually overturned by the trial judge, and by the United States Supreme Court this year.
Concoct a scenario, link it to a year-end award, however obscure, bad-mouth the competition and see what happens.
In addition, the authority advertised the sale only in an obscure government publication and awarded the contract to Mr. Hutchens, the only bidder, without seeking out the previously interested parties, Mr. Hevesi said.
The radio show is a take on the successful BBC2 comedy panel show hosted by Stephen Fry, in which panellists are asked questions on a variety of obscure subjects and are awarded points on how interesting their answers are.
