* via The New York Times
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Robots and Ramen - what more could a girl ask for?
God I love Japan.
Who but the Japanese could unite two of my very favorite things in such a wonderfully weird way?
The ramen-making robot was built by 60-year-old shop owner Yoshihira Uchida...
Monday, July 6, 2009
Japanese Baseball Food
Root Root Root and Buy Me Some Eel!!!
* missing my hubby who's currently enjoying a Sox game in Boston... :-)
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Leading Clerics Defy Ayatollah on Disputed Iran Election
Ironically, this may be proof that nothing will change in Iran.
The clerics are siding with the people, securing their position of influence and power in Iranian society. Let's not forget that Mousavi is no spring chicken - his political transformation is fairly recent and his plans certainly do not include a secular government.
It's safe to say that some change is better than nothing at all - abolition of the ''moral police'', a willingness to open dialogue with foreign countries, less discrimination against women in Iran, elimination of state-run TV networks, etc. Still, I am tempted to believe that plus ça change...
This morning's Times article
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Murakami reveals Orwell and Aum as twin inspirations for new novel
The English translation of 1Q84 is rumored to be released in 2012... How the hell are we supposed to wait that long?!
*via The Guardian
Friday, June 26, 2009
When Frank Lloyd Wright Saw Red
FLW apparently intended the Upper East Side's Great White Beast to be red... A Fifth Avenue Shocker!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Eighties Child
I could sketch the whole of my childhood around Michael Jackson hits. First record: Thriller. First cassette: Bad. I begged my mother to get me Moonwalk for my 13th birthday (she did, and I read it straight through, fascinated). I had a red boombox, a sequined glove, too-short pants... A break-dancer wanna-be. And a horrible one at that.
But then things turned sour with a myriad of visits to the plastic surgeon, babies dangling from balconies and more sinister charges. And yet in spite of all that, a Jackson Five episode on TV or a song from Off the Wall or Thriller will still slap a smile on my face.
Ahmadinejad Assails Obama as Opposition Urges Defiance
Mr. Ahmadinejad’s remarks, quoted on the semi-official Fars news agency, came as news reports suggested that more than a third of Iran’s 290 Parliament members had snubbed a victory party for him Wednesday night and as opposition figures said 70 academics had been arrested after meeting with the main opposition leader...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Monday, June 22, 2009
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