I came across this story on Flickr while looking for something completely different, which forced me to do some more searching on my own. Of course, the curse is in Wikipedia, as well as in Shane’s atypicallife, but you can read it right here as well. Possibly with a little more snarkiness. Maybe. What/Who does [...]
I’ve come out of my blogging hibernation to share the news about Japanese cellphone company Willcom‘s newest creation, the Kuma (Bear) Phone. I’ve always loved Willcom’s cutesy designs, but they’ve taken it a step farther this time, embedding phone parts into an actual stuffed animal ↓ Yep, that inocuous-looking teddy bear actually functions as a [...]
This article is all thanks to rjhoolan, who tipped me on this via Twitter. First off, thank you rjhoolan for this tip. It’s freakin amazing! Anyways, if you’re reading this, you probably want to watch some Japanese television. Not only that, but you probably want some LIVE Japanese television. I’ve got some good news and [...]
Recently, I became a huge fan of podcasts. I thought they were a lot lamer than they really are, so I was surprised when I actually took a look at the Podcast section in iTunes. Now, I’m listening to NPR constantly, especially Car Talk, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and This American Life. This went [...]
So I was looking through my old yearbook…well, maybe not. So I was looking through this buddy of mine’s yearbook…er…no, I guess I wasn’t. So, I was using this website that lets you upload pictures and it will superimpose them onto super retro yearbook photos for your laughter and enjoyment. I know I enjoyed it. [...]
A year or two ago, Japanese square shaped watermelon were big in the news. Not only were they easier to ship, but they were more expensive too, and that catches anyone’s attention. Today, I read an article over at Megaijin, that talked about triangular shaped watermelon (even more expensive, but more difficult to ship, I [...]
Just a quick FYI to everyone – comments are going a little bit nuts right now, due to an upgrade to our comment system. All comments have been switched over to Disqus now, which means olllld comments are gone (for now). We’re working on a way to get them back, but if we can’t, it [...]