I’m usually not a huge fan of installation art–I find it too often grays the area between art and furniture. That’s not to say the two mediums are mutually exclusive. Instead, I would…


Yesterday I forgot to mention Chronos another show I really enjoy. This show is basically a high-tech version of adult, team hide-and-go-seek. Each week the show takes place in a different…

Cosmos remixed.

I sort of like how scary auto-tune makes Carl Sagan’s voice—it seems appropriate. Also I wish Carl would stop trying to tell people that I am not the center of the universe.

(via melodysheep)


This Chris Farely skit presents one of the many global stereotypes of Japanese television. If one were to put them all together the caricature created would be twenty-four hours of anime…

Bert and Ernie ante up (via stianhafstad)


This is easily the most amusing thing I have found in Japan. Be nice or it is also your Christmas present.

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This is not what Back to the Future II had in mind

I found this…

My city needs more circles too.


Ako’s most notable contribution to the Japanese history are the 47 Ronin. In Edo Period Japan 47 Samurai exacted revenge in the name of the former master- Asano, the Lord of Ako, against…


The Shi Shi; In better circumstances for dancing

The Shi Shi; In better circumstances for dancing

The Shi Shi–a mythical snarling lion–bobbed it head up and down in a series of fluent movements Occasionally, it would stop to…