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Oh my Mao
You have to see this photo: Darth Mao OK, my moment of girliness has lapsed.
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Sad but True
Probably the only famous Australian you can immediately conjure to mind has died. Sad, and sad. UPDATE: So did the sales genius behind Ginsu knives. UPDATE 2: For the next…
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WHERE’S THE BEEF?
HERE. Just in time for my last-minute feeding on all things quintessentially nihon. Here’s to the next million, and the next, and the next… I’ve been waiting, patiently, for three…
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Little Tokyo News
Check it out: The face of Little Tokyo is changing $820,000 for a 3-bed 2BR @ 1,226 square feet! That’s a stone’s throw from skid row, people! Then again, there…
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Blessed are the gentle
I’m on lunch break. My old pal Lenny just ambushed me out of nowhere with a Flaming Fist o’ Tuna Roll attack to the shoulder and caused me to spill…
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Passing the Torch
My time is almost up; the next wave of invaders is already here. I have seen them on the streets and I hear them on the trains. I leave the…
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New Product Alert
First, an item that should prove immensely popular overseas: JAPAN no kaori (“the scent of Japan”) That’s right, it’s JAPAN branded toilet paper! Embroidered with the characters for “Takeshima” and…
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New Great White at MBA
My sister, who works at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, sent along the following press release: “FOR THE 2ND TIME, MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM PUTS A YOUNG WHITE SHARK IN OUTER BAY…
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Moscow Subway Photos
Jesus, I thought I’d seen depressing subways: Photos made in Moscow subway Riding next to an armed soldier is probably a hell of a lot more effective than women-only subway…
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Blog: A Stupid Word
That I would post about such a common topic is itself ironic, but great displeasure forces my hand. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I have come to the stunning conclusion that…
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SPF 16 (Thai Commercial)
It’s comforting to know there are some familiar points in the society into which I shall plunge: Slapstick, vampires, hot chicks on TV. On the other hand, sometimes it is…
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A Prison Camp Memoir
Excerpts from another great memoir over on the JPRI site: “The radio went dead. All the servants had long disappeared–stealing everything they could carry. I locked all the doors and…
