So, Japan’s got this new “boyfriend rental service” trending the web. And, I’m just wondering what’s so novel about this. Haven’t escorts always been a thing? Especially in pervy Japan, egg-layer of the Hentai genre? While I’ve got zero point zero plans of going to Japan anytime soon (unless Sofia Coppola comes along and documents the whole thing while a fun post-rock soundtrack plays in the background), I’ll admit –.. Read More
Japan’s 2 year anniversary
It’s hard to believe it’s been two years since Japan’s horrific disaster. The Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami creamed coastal towns, wreaking devastating death tolls, inducing nuclear power catastrophes, and leaving locals itinerant and inconsolable. Haunted and hurt by the trauma they’d just endured, they hunted for the loved ones they prayed were still alive. On this 2nd anniversary of the event, one would hope to see a “before and.. Read More