Wagashi, or Japanese confections, have been somewhat of an obsession for me as of late. My latest efforts were a revisiting of daifuku, rice flour dumplings filled with red bean paste.

( The results would be a material example of the Japanese saying 'hana yori dango' (literally 'dumplings before flowers' that stresses the importance of practical concerns (in this case, taste) over aesthetics). )

Brazilians, still crazy.

Like, a lot...apparently.

...everyday locales.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-along Blog

1up tricks people into believing fake game ideas are real.

Bangai-o Spirits for the DS is coming out in the US soon. Not only do you get a sweet Treasure shooter (same dudes who did Ikaruga, so prepare to either die a lot or get enough blood transfusions from tiny Asians until your reflexes improve sufficiently) and a comprehensive level editor, but you can share levels you make with anyone. (Well, anyone ( Read more... )

Like Portal, try Epsilon.
Also, Tobioriya. It's this one: とびおり屋. You shoot people who are jumping off of a building with a bow and arrow. Good times. You'll need Winrar or something capable of opening lzh files.

Do you care about tagines? I sure do. If you've ever wanted to cook up some fine Moroccan cuisine but didn't want to invest in the equipment, now's your chance.

25% off tagine sale at Zamouri Spices

So, I finished Portal yesterday and it was pretty great.

I found some articles today that do some pretty heavy analysis of what's going, in terms of the game's story, narrative structure, emotional content and whatnot. They're definitely worth a read.

If you're not familiar with all of the reveals of Portal, beware for here there be spoilers.

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