I may be an unabashed board game nerd these days, but it’s only because there are so many fun games out there. Truly — it’s a problem. An embarrassment of riches. Just when I think I can ebb the purchasing, another great one comes down the pike, the latest being Iki — a Japanese “game of Edo …
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RESTAURANTS ARE FUN: Takara and Sun Ha Jang
I’ve decided to start a new little section of the blog called “Restaurants Are Fun” (name subject to change) to document some of the random spots I go to with my friends (and sometimes enemies, but that is VERY rare). I wouldn’t say these are full on reviews per se, but they’re kind of a …
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VIDEO: Check Out This Crazy Japanese Sport (Which May Be The Perfect Metaphor For Life)
Don’t be surprised if you see this turn up as an Immunity Challenge on the next season of Survivor… Via The Daily What
Scared Panda May Be The Cutest Animal To Ever Exist
From the immense tragedy in Japan comes one small, miniscule silver lining: this photo, which may be the cutest EVER. I don’t normally post cute crap, but I couldn’t resist this. It’s a scared panda hugging his zookeeper’s leg after the earthquake. Let me repeat that. IT’S A SCARED PANDA HUGGING HIS ZOOKEEPER’S LEG AFTER …
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VIDEO: Penguins Worship Their Robotic Leader
What happens when you take a robot penguin and stick it in a pen with real penguins? Flappy chaos followed by bizarre order. I don’t know what prompted this prank (aside from the fact that playing pranks on penguins is, like, THE BEST), but it’s from a Japanese show of some sort; so we really …
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