It's always strange to see the more human, adult side of people who were important to us as kids. I was weirded out when it was revealed last year that Charles Schultz used Charlie Brown to hook up with his mistress. So … [Read more...]
As we film this month in Japan, I'm starting to remember the things that I've missed most while being here. While there's things I definitely don't miss, I think it's the little things that count. Most of them have to do … [Read more...]
Many of you know that I studied abroad in Kobe, Japan for 10 weeks during undergraduate. What many of you do not know is that as part of my trip I had to spend a homestay weekend with a Japanese family. Right from the … [Read more...]
If I saw somebody walking around in a fur suit here in the US, I'd assume that either they're a college football mascot or a furry. In Japan though, mascots are much more than glorified cheerleaders or sexual … [Read more...]
Who's fat and jolly and carries around a big sack full of goodies? Santa Claus? Guess again! It's Hotei, the fat man from Japan. More commonly known as the Laughing Buddha or the Fat Buddha in the Western world, Hotei is … [Read more...]
Democracy is a strange beast. Obviously, it's incredibly important to have direct representation and a voice in government, but opening up the process to everybody means that . . . well, it means that you open up the … [Read more...]