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Before Neon Lights: What Tokyo's Akihabara Geek District Looked Like 50 Years Ago [Japan]Before Tokyo's Akihabara geek district was laced with neon, it looked like this photo taken circa 1950 which I saw on my recent trip. Despite the horses in the photos, even around this time, gadgets were a part of the trade. (Although as the ads below show, phonographs and vacuum tube radios made... |
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Andy Auctions Off Nude Tennis Lesson • Dubai Beach Sex Couple Get 3 Months In Jail [Leftovers]• Andy Roddick auctioned off a nude private tennis lesson at Elton John's Advanta World Team Tennis Smash Hits AIDS Benefit over the weekend. The winning bid? $15,000. • Speaking of nudes, Playboy is unveiling the Playboy Wine Collection, a limited series of wines that range from $90 to... |
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Ohara Hadaka Matsuri: Naked Japanese Men Rush Into the SeaAs they have done for generations, thousands of naked and nearly naked Japanese men in Ohara rushed into the sea carrying Shinto shrines for the "Shio-fumi" ritual. The stunning display... ... |
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Old-School Miso Soup, Everything You Ever Wanted to KnowFrom Recipes Editor's note: While researching for his book The Story of Sushi, author Trevor Corson discovered that soy sauce originated as a byproduct of miso. Who knew? Miso-obsessed, Corson wanted to learn more about the traditional fermentation process, so he visited a miso-making fact... |
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Man Killed in Sickle Attack in JapanOne person was killed and six were injured when a man with a sickle assaulted a crowd at the grounds of a Shinto shrine, the police said. ... |
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10 Cartoon Classics to Share with your KidsWant to elevate your kids to a whole new level of Geekdom? Turn them into animation historians! By its very nature, animation has always lent itself to science fiction, fantasy, horror and outrageous satire, because – unlike live action film – every animated image is created by the... |

