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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009So, for this Hello Kitty Boba Fett tattoo–courtesy(?) of Hello Kitty Hell–everyone can blame Lori, who said on the GWS fan page yesterday:
Boba Fett makes everything awesome. I’d even dig a Boba Hello Kitty.
How do your words taste now that you’re eating them, Lori? Hmm?
Yeah. Take your medicine. The burning sensation just means it’s [...]
Geek Loot: Japan Does What Japan Does Best in This Book of Batman Manga
Thursday, January 1st, 2009Way to conform to stereotypes, Japan. As soon as you get a hold of Batman, you stick him in some manga and have him battle giant insects, robots, dinosaurs, and villains like “Go-Go The Magician.” (Cousin to the less-well-known “Ray-Ray The Pawn Shop Dealer.”)
I guess I should just count my lucky six-pointed Hebrew stars that [...]
Superman Feels Pretty and Has the Bra to Prove It
Monday, November 24th, 2008If you can count on Japan for two things, it’s (1) having cell phone technology that will finally arrive here in the States about the same time as “green” cars that run on apple juice and cat farts, and (2) inventive (i.e., fuggin’ weird) new fetishes and ways to capitalize upon them.
In fact, just this [...]
Howl’s Moving Castle Papercraft Well Worth the Death of Ninety-Seven Trees
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Flickr user papekura is quite the papercraft artisan, as you can see in her photostream. But this model inspired by Howl’s Moving Castle–one of the few, delightful Japanese anime flicks that doesn’t confuse me to the point of eye-crossing exhaustion–more-than-stretches expectations for what can be produced with:
…a lot of x-acto knife blades, tons of patience, [...]
For and Against Japanese Robot Pets
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007Furthering Japan’s efforts to roboticize the world, Sega Toys has announced the latest additions to its successful line of lifelike, animatronic Dream Pets… a American Short Hair cat, an owl, and a Blue and Gold Macaw parrot.
In favor of somewhat-lifelike robot pets:
No more trips to the allergist. At least until ragweed season, you wuss.
Robo-cat [...]
Stormtrooper Dancing in Japan
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007And now, qualifying for several major categories on this blog… a Stormtrooper dancing in the streets of Tokyo to Earth, Wind & Fire.
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