A local Fox affiliate in Cleveland delivers this hard-hitting, in-depth segment about bears in residential areas. Thank god these diligent journalists are sparing no expense and effort to bring us the news.
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Last year, Amnesty International issued a report chastising the Korean riot police for inciting violence with the anti-US beef protests. Most of us here in Seoul called shenanigans, having seen the riots firsthand.
Pyeongtaek is currently the center of protests, with demonstrations against US army base enlargement as well as labor unrest over the closure of Ssanyong Motors. In case there was any question of who is unleashing the ultraviolence, look no further: 
Thanks to an article at Salon's How the World Works, I was reintroduced to tanuki and their amazing *ahem* testicles. The tanuki, in reality, is a wild, unterritorial dog that looks like a raccoon or badger (exhibit A)
 Like kitsune, the tanuki is a shapeshifter in Japanese mythology. As such, they are mischevious but not necessarily mean-spirited, and can be absent-minded or stupid. But, the most memorable aspect of the legendary tanuki are their enormous testicles. Witness these woodcuts from a famed Japanese artist of yore. 
Using some serious voodoo, one of my absolute favorite shows has been resurrected. Comedy Central has order a new season of Futurama.
A game design student in the UK has done something both innovative and heartbreaking. With the newly released Sims 3, Robin Burkinshaw set up a homeless family consisting of dad Kev and daughter Alice. Kev is crazy, inappropriate and hates children. Alice is unlucky, clumsy and a loser. Life is not easy for them. Read the stories and see just how depressing life can be for the daughter of a homeless crazy virtual person.
Brian Lynch examines the hit show 30 Rock and finds its true inspiration: the Muppets. Consider the evidence: Liz Lemon puts on a weekly sketch show that often goes awry; sounds an awful lot like what Kermit did on the Muppet Show. Ms. Piggy and Jenna are so similar its even been brought up on the show. Read for yourself!
 
Found at Boing Boing, this is a fan-made video pairing Phoenix's Lisztomania with clips from the Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Footloose. It's good, nostalgic stuff. There's also a Rolling Stone article about it that's worth reading.
Also on NPR this week is a collection of photos from Jeff Widener, one of the few photographers to get film from the Tiananmen Square protests out of China. Check out some of his other fantastic shots, including one from a Korean protest.
 June 4th is the anniversary of the brutal crackdown on students in China's famous plaza. Despite a general softening of the Chinese rulers attitudes, it is still quite difficult to learn about the massacre within China. The Great Firewall blocks searches related to the incident, and few texts have been allowed to contain mentions of it. From NPR, a conversation with Tiananmen Mothers. |
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