I've been following the unrest in the Middle East ever since Tunisia's dictator got toppled. It's been an amazing ride so far. Ben Wedeman (CNN's top correspondent in the area) is having the time of his life. He was the top journalist during the Egypt crisis before Anderson Cooper got there, and now he's the only Western correspondent in Libya, b/c ( Read more... )

This post is primarily about the "Anime and Manga" chapter from Women in Science Fiction and Fantasty Vol I edited by Robin Anne Reid, with the essay on the topic written by Eden Lee Lackner. Here is what I have learned.

Directly ertaining to Naruto (of all things!): the precursor to modern manga appears during the Heian Period in the Choju Giga, or ( Read more... )

I was walking along the library when I noticed on a cart of returns for Reference Books, "Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy," edited by Robin Anne Reid. It had a very interesting and pretty cover, and in my curiosity I flipped through it. I'm a big fantasy fan, after all, and I know of a good deal of women writers who have authored favorite ( Read more... )

Here is a story that I saw on CNN. CNN is kind of pushing for the adopting parents, I feel, and they aren't telling the whole story. This is a link I found at a local newspaper that contains the fuller picture. It's a complex story, but in this case I side with the biological mother.


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I laughed myself to pieces when I saw this. Absolute pieces. Cytosis can attest - I was laughing when i got on the phone to tell him, was laughing when I got off, and cried in the middle. I had to go to the bathroom for some TP to stave off a nose emergency.

Try to limit the a buffet for a person of Asian descent and you will fail. Ergo, Pizza Hut ( Read more... )

...which shows you just how exhausted I really am ( Read more... )

Korean baseball. 'Nuff said.

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And the reason I'm up so late? A really lame one. No, really. I can't even use the excuse that I got too into a Korean drama or was busy finding new Super Junior episodes to favorite on Youtube. (That, by the way, has reached probably an ultimate high. I have over 100 consecutive favorites all involving Super Junior on my account. Clearly I have ( Read more... )

This is from Donghae (of Super Junior)'s Twitter account.

스케줄 나가는 아침 ... 날씨가 우울하다. 비가 뚝뚝 떨어진다.눈 앞에 파노라마처럼 옛 추억들이 하나씩 하나씩 지나간다. 예쁘기도 하지만 슬프기도한 기억 ...다시한번... 6:29 PM Jun 15th via Twitter for BlackBerry®

On my own, I have no idea what it says. But that's what automatic online translators are for. Of ( Read more... )

This is what I just posted for the Super Junior "Sorry Sorry" full dance video as a comment, after watching it over and over again, because I had a hard time telling who was who for a while, too. Yes, I admit, my obsession has reached this level. Because Super Junior is at the same time absolutely cool and absolutely adorable. *Note: this is not a ( Read more... )