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Friday, November 14, 2008
Europe’s Strangest Theme Park
Work Safe: Yes
When confronted with the issue of what to do with an ex-Soviet bunker in the countryside, an enterprising Lithuanian decided that some things should be left the way they are…
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Friday, November 14, 2008
How Russian Scientists Kept a Dog’s Severed Head Alive!
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Can a head live without a body? The answer should be simple: yes, but only for a little while. Scientists say that the brain continues to function for about two minutes after the heart stops. But can a lopped off head continue to survive after being completely severed from the body?
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Nigo Talks About His Love Life And Nike Criticism
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It’s been 15 years since Japanese fashion mastermind Nigo started a streetwear label called BAPE. Back before there was Hypebeast or multi-block lineups for hoodies, Nigo called in a favor and borrowed 4 million yen to set up shop in Harajuku, Tokyo. A decade and a half later, and everyone’s familiar with his gaudy jewelry, flashy hoodies and relationships with trend-setters like Pharrell and Kanye. But how does the brand’s head-honcho really feel?
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Erotic Game Market Is Shrinking
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2007, what a year. Many things happened. Japan’s Yano Research Institute has crunched data about 2007. Not just regular data, but VERY IMPORTANT data of the estimated otaku market size.
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Friday, November 14, 2008
G-Dog Released In Japan
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No this is not a new rapper. The G-dog is the latest robotic dog to be released in Japan, and it uses similar components to the G-ROBOTS GR-001.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
World Record in Japan: Largest Orgy (NSFW)
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Japan has successfully set a new world record. Having 250 men and 250 women who commensed to have sex in the same place at the same time, completing the world biggest orgy ever!
Clip from the event. (NSFW!!!)
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
A taste of the Chop Suey Circuit
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From the 1940s into the 1960s, Asian-American variety performers could make a steady living playing San Francisco and New York theatres and clubs irreverently known as the Chop Suey Circuit. One of its brightest stars was Larry Leung, a handsome, cocky and talented crooner and tap dancer who worked the circuit with his elegant wife, Trudie. He landed a coveted spot on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1950 and performed in an early production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1958 musical Flower Drum Song before giving up his tap shoes and becoming a PGA golf pro.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Rare modern Asian American art at de Young
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About 30 years ago, Wylie Wong saw a pile of old hand-colored photographs lying in a Chinatown Dumpster. Knowing their historical and artistic value, the San Francisco collector and dealer fished the discarded pictures from the debris.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Asian racing targets young female demographic
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I’ve spent an interesting few days in Tokyo, Japan, where I am attending the 32nd Asian Racing Conference, a four-day gathering of members of the Asian Racing Federation (membership in the ARF actually consists of countries not just from Asia and includes Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Persian Gulf nations and Europe, if you count the western end of Turkey) and assorted guests and media from around the racing world.
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