admin | June 24, 2011
So, this just came up in Neil Gaiman’s facebook. Apparently an American got arrested in Canada for having creepy manga. Gaiman, a favorite author of mine, cites an old blog post of his in defense of the American…this one’s tough, and I suspect a lot of research will be needed to form a defendable position, [...]
admin | January 30, 2010
Here’s an interesting article on the BBC website. “Obama’s administration made a tremendous mistake by not immediately branding the economic collapse that we had just had as the Republicans’ Depression, caused by the Bush administration’s ideology of unregulated greed. The result is that now people blame him.” The problem is, the left doesn’t play like [...]
Ron | January 8, 2010
So Avatar, the anti-corporate-excess, anti-unregulated-mercenary, anti-imperialist, anti-war, anti-materialism, anti-racism, pro-environment, sci-fi action adventure romance just passed $1.1 billion not too long ago (and stands as the fastest movie to hit a billion). Not too shabby, especially for sci-fi, which traditionally does not have wide appeal. I guess James Cameron knows how to make a movie. [...]
Ron | January 5, 2010
[I take no responsibility if you google anything in this post.] So I was reading a post on reddit about a kid who made a lot of money, when I came across a term that I had gladly forgotten long ago in one of the comments…I haven’t chatted up with any Japanese nationalists lately denying [...]
Ron | September 30, 2009
Old news, I know. I haven’t been writing here much. Or at all. Anyway, so the DPJ won the last election in Japan, ending decades of rule by their competitor, the Liberal Democratic Party. I guess the DPJ is the true liberal party of Japan, despite their competitor’s name. Although the DPJ does seem to [...]
Ron | July 2, 2009
And…more personal musings… I started chatting with my friend regarding Chinese culture on the mainland. I’ve never been, but from what I’ve read and heard, it sounds like the culture as I know it, as I lived it through my parents and family friends, is rapidly disappearing in China. Humility, reservedness, politeness, looking out for [...]
Ron | July 1, 2009
OK, I’m going to have to be careful, since I have Korean friends, and I don’t want to offend. Well, even if I didn’t have any, I still wouldn’t want to offend. I should probably play it safe and say nothing, but hey, I’m an honest, blunt SOB, so I’m gonna write this. I’m a [...]
Ron | May 16, 2009
I like her voice (and the eyes, I’m a sucker for crescent-shaped eyes). Apparently she kinda shot herself in the foot by publicly dissing BoA a few years back though, BoA being a music superstar in Asia or something. Btw, what is it with Asian chicks and using the word “fag”? I’m tallying it in [...]
Ron | April 8, 2009
Ah cold cereal, such a wondrous food. It’s so convenient, and it tastes good! I can eat cereal at any time of the day, and sometimes I do! In fact, I’m eating a bowl right now. And wow. I am writing about cereal. Pretty dorky. I’ve graduated from the cereals of yore, however. No more [...]
Ron | January 31, 2009
The short answer is, “Yes.†Ah, abortion, the nuclear option of topics. Debating gay rights is a cakewalk in comparison. It’s times like these that I’m thankful I’m male. It’s such a sticky topic that I’ll be shamefully honest: I don’t have a well formed opinion either way. Is the fetus a person, is it [...]
