Watched the Professor Reynolds interview on the international version of CNN this morning. It was kind of short, but he ended by saying that CBS should own up to their…

In my inbox today: “I think I’m going to vote Republican this year. The Democrats left a bad taste in my mouth.” – Monica Lewinsky Now that’s just crude. More,…

USMC cargo helicopter crashes and explodes in crowded Okinawa city; three crewmen injured. Most significant backlash? Marines are criticized for allowing pizza deliveries through while blocking “Japanese police detectives, local…

I had hoped to point out the Living In Japan page after it got a bit bigger as another good resource for Japan-related blogs, but I’m not comfortable doing so…

Via Yahoo Asia News: Japan to deploy armed police officers on U.S.-bound flights I hope they pick the old judo bulls with “cauliflower ear” instead of those 90 lb weakling…

The Guardian unveils the vampire Lazar, spokesartiste for La Mexicaine de la Perforation: Paris’s new slant on underground movies Personally, I think Ford should use the name Lazar for their…

This article at Time Asia might as well have been titled “Why file sharing owns iTunes in Japan”: Where’s the Music? This article explains the reason I download MP3s with…

There’s a great article about soldiers fishing in Iraq over at the ESPN site: Fishing Saddam’s Waters Excerpt: “We’ve heard that Saddam only allowed his family (tribe) to fish these…

ASCII art translation of Kill Bill: http://disappointment.com/randomacts/ascus/killbill/page01.htm props.

I guess the only thing that can beat that Japanese fruit carving site is the Spam Carving Contest.

FEER has an exclusive interview with deserter Charles Jenkins: Four Decades in North Korea Props, props.