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Not a Halloween Post.

gman — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:46:13 -0800

The Maskatorium: hundreds of masks collected from around the world over the past 20 years.

From a parallel universe full of everything bad for you

ardgedee — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:54:41 -0800

ASIAN DRILLPOP! Lurid junk culture artifacts from Japan, Korea, Thailand and India. Mostly not safe for work. Want a safe-for-work sampler? In-A-Kadda-Da-Vida Japanese ghost movie Naoko Ken is happy to see you Trapped in a world of noses KRANTI Canadian Lullaby A sweet summer parfait White ninja vs black ninja Drive the Subaru 360 Samurai swordsman Legend of Dinosaurs and Monster Birds A young dandy, in stereo The Japanese occupation of Korea, starring a cast of millions! Don't bring a guitar to a knife fight Giant robot kicks it old-school Soulful Pearl Sister Hit Album Yakuza movie poster Korean film epic poster Girl and doll Girl and boat Jin Murayama is overwhelmed Pinky Chicks (music!) what

The Feminine side of Buddhism

desjardins — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:54:48 -0800

As in most religions, Buddhism's pantheon of deities and saints has been male dominated. The preeminent exception to this is Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion, also called Guan Yin or Kannon. She is the female form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara, who underwent a gender shift after being popularized in China. She has inspired amazing forms of worship. Female Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Female deities in Buddhism

First of the photojournalists

Abiezer — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:55:43 -0800

Japanese places and people photographed by Felice Beato, a pioneer 19th century photographer who documented the Crimean War, the Indian Mutiny and the Anglo-French military intervention in China before opening a studio in Yokohama in 1863. He also seems to have been the first photographer in Korea.Wikipedia NYPL archive First two links are units in MIT's Visualizing Cultures project.

Size Doesn't Matter... Size Doesn't Matter... Keep repeating...

wendell — Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:43:09 -0800

I've long felt that the U.S. of A. "jumped the shark" as a country when we rejected the Metric System. The price of gasoline would still be under a dollar (per liter). Yet, we'd drive less because a short 20 mile trip would become a long 32 km trip. Then there's the most important measurement of all [maybe NSFW animated graph], providing us with the joy of 12.9(!) while we try to ignore that Japan is .1 ahead of us and France is .1 more than South Africa. (And is that Korean average North or South?)

The Next War?

kablam — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:57:44 -0800

Is the next war unavoidable? China is now building a large amphibious fleet, with the sole purpose of invading Taiwan. This joins its ever-growing and formidable surface and submarine fleets. Thousands of coastal surface-to-surface missiles, with dozens added each month, now face Taiwan. For its part, Taiwan is considering an $18 Billion arms purchase from the US. India is ramping up its military might, and even Japan is changing its neutral defense policies. Is a major Asian conflict coming soon?

Asia: Full of Grace

euphorb — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:42:15 -0800

Asia Grace

Artserve

hama7 — Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:42:46 -0800

Welcome to ArtServe: Art & Architecture mainly from the Mediterranean Basin and Japan.