Love it or hate it, one can’t help but be intrigued by modern Japanese fashion. With their loud colors, strange accessories, and daunting hairstyles, trendy fashions among Japanese young people seem almost alien in comparison to America’s goth, punk, and emo fashions.
It’s perplexing how some of the obnoxious, brash, and downright garish street fashions evolved from the elegant and subdued attire of traditional Japan. Perhaps these modern day styles are a way of creating an individual statement in the world. A, “Hey, I don’t follow your rules!” done in fabric and visual protest instead of petitions and demonstrations. Any way you look at the fashions, they’re still almost works of art and should be appreciated for their artistic appeal.... Continue Reading...
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As if jury duty wasn’t onerous enough, the Powers That Be must have sensed I had evil lurking in my heart: Yes, I did steal that last piece of pizza! Mwahahahhahah! Do your worst! ... Continue Reading...
25 Jan ,
2008
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How many times have you watched in slack-jawed wonder as an anime that started out so promising and so good devolved into a giant steaming pile of crushed hopes? Have you ever felt cheated by an anime ending badly since you believe your investment of time and emotion should pay off after nine frigging hours? It’s one of those imponderables we think on when we have nothing better to do or are trying to crack the universe’s code of “WTF?!”... Continue Reading...
Ninjutsu has captivated Americans since it first arrived in the US via movie and television screens in the nineteen eighties. Ever since the “ninja crazeâ€, kids and adults alike have been fascinated by the notion of stealthy, secretive assassins lurking in the shadows, bringing silent death to any who see them.... Continue Reading...
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