Archive for November, 2009
Dumped? Take Off Work!
One Japanese marketing company, which is staffed entirely by women, is offering ‘heartache leave’ for their employees when they get dumped.
Heartache Leave
Leave gets longer as you get older. I guess they assume it’s harder on older women to breakup; I can’t speak for older women but most of the ones I know are tough as [...]
Kaiju Do America
Thank God for Homeland Security. They protect us helpless Americans from foaming, raging, murderous terrorists. And also from giant monsters.
Reason Article
I’ve always wondered if the government actually has some sort of protocol for kaiju attacks. They should; I mean, you never know. Me and Shapiro Keats have a plan for monster attacks. Also alien invasion [...]
CNN Loves Rain
CNN sure is loving Rain. Here’s yet another article about the Korean pop star/actor and his role in the new Hollywood film Ninja Assassin.
CNN <3 Rain
CNN can never love you the way I love you, Rain. CNN is a conniving bitch who is only after your money. But I love you, Rain. I’ll love [...]
Black Friday Anime Deals
We’re going out of town (to a rural area where access to teh Intarwebz is sketchy at best) so you guys won’t be seeing me until Monday, probably. While you’re breathlessly awaiting my return, take advantage of some of these Black Friday deals from online anime peeps:
All-You-Can-Watch-Anime!
Cash Back From Crunchyroll
Heh, I almost typed ‘Crunkyroll’. That’s [...]
Rock Band Yoko Ono
My loathing of Yoko Ono is a matter of public record, so let me cement it further with this clip: Rock Band Yoko Ono.
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Tatty Pigs in China
Dressing up some people is like putting lipstick on a pig (*cough*JuliaRoberts*cough*) but one weirdo artist is taking it a step further in China- he’s putting tattoos on pigs.
Wim Delvoye\’s Art Farm
Piggy Pics
Now, it doesn’t seem nice to tattoo pigs. I understand that afterwards, there is much itching and burning until the skin heals (no [...]
Satoshi Kon Does Kiddie Fare
Satoshi Kon may be the king of weird-ass, surreal, pretty visuals (though his stories tend to be blah…except Paranoia Agent, I like that anime a lot). Now he’s turning his creepy vision to a kid’s movie.
That’s what I said. A kid’s movie.
The Dream Machine
The stills look nice, Kon-ish but also kiddie. I may check it [...]
Matsumoto <3 teh Queen
He already made a video for Daft Punk, so I guess Queen is like a step up? Whatever, Queen is awesome and Leiji Matsumoto is awesome so two awesomes will always make a right.
Matsumoto Makes a Queen Video
Although it just doesn’t seem right to call them Queen without Freddy Mercury. I know all the band [...]
Save Our Asses, Yamato!
Space Battleship Yamato Undies, like Underoos for grown-ups.
I like the ones that say, “Save our Earth Yamato!” I’m not sure the crew will see your heartfelt plea, unless you’re showing off way too much flesh.
Desslock will be eager to see your plea, though. Especially if you’re a ripped dude. That’s how he rolls.
Off-Topic: Thank You Larry Flynt
I’ve gone on-call at the bookstore where I used to work, and last night was my first night back. I got to have this great conversation:
Co-worker: “AnaKhouri, there is a customer on the phone who wants this movie…” >consults slip of paper< “‘Nailin’ Palin’. Do we have it?”
Me: “…that’s a PORNO. Um, don’t ask me [...]
Mao’s Underground Beijing
I’m fascinated with underground places: New York’s forgotten subway tunnels, the underground city that allegedly lies under the subway in Tokyo, catacombs and bunkers of all kinds. So Viceland’s trip to the underground city beneath Beijing, constructed by Chairman Mao in case of nuclear war, is right up my creepy-ass alley.
Mao\’s Underground City
Mao was nuttier [...]
Not a Ninja
Stupid Seattle ninjas. They’re always getting drunk and impaling themselves on fences. It’s getting old.
Ninjidiot
Simple version: drunk asshole tries to climb a fence because he thinks he’s a ninja. He slips and impales his ass (literally; the story says he had a ‘metal spike jutting out through his buttock’) on a fence. Police act like [...]
Pepsi WTF?
What is weirder (well, maybe not weirder, but just as weird) as cantalope-flavored Kit Kats and Sapporo beer candy?
PEPSI AZUKI
The reviewer was unimpressed, and I don’t really dig red bean anything, but I have to say, the packaging is certainly attractive. I am still waiting for Pepsi Natto, by the way.
Two Cats
The Japanese sure love their cats, and their weirdo variety shows. Now here they are, two crazy things that are even crazier together:
Maru, the Cat with a Nad Toupee
Number Cat
That second cat is named “Hachi” (Eight). Boundless creativity, I tell you.
DVD Review – Cure
Finally, the last of my Halloween Asian horror reviews! Unfortunately, the movie sucked. There are spoilers.
Cure (Japan, 1997)
Cure is billed as a horror movie, but it’s really more of a psychological thriller. I wanted to like Cure, I really did. The concept is, as far as I know, unique among suspense films. Unfortunately, I just [...]
