There's no denying our Commander in Chief has a weird fascination with gold. That's why this Darth Vader helmet would be perfect for him. It's made from 24-karat gold and weighs a whopping 33 pounds. If he wants it, he'll need to go to Ginza Tanaka in Tokyo on May 4 and fork over $1.4 million for ... > Continue Reading
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Japanese man has cat in campaign posters
Satoshi Shima is running for elected office in Japan and for some fantastic reason, has featured a beautiful white cat in some of his campaign posters. His posters seem to follow the common-uncommon-rare format found in Magic The Gathering and other collectible card games. The normal, common ... > Continue Reading
Scarlet Johansson in ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Paramount and Dreamworks Pictures released the first image from the upcoming movie Ghost in the Shell. It's a live-action version of the popular anime of the same name. The image shows Scarlet Johansson in the starring role of cyborg Major Kusanagi. In the anime, Major Kusanagi is ... > Continue Reading
Hello Kitty's parents sound like a couple of jerks
It turns out that Hello Kitty, the iconic character created 40 years ago by the Japanese company Sanrio, is not a cat, but a human girl. She's also not Japanese, she's British. Who know? Christine R. Yano, anthropologist from the University of Hawaii and author of Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's ... > Continue Reading
