Archive > January 2012

The Tanuki who Spooked Me

Ever since I arrived in Japan I’d been wondering when I was going to run into these guys: They’re tanuki. I first learned about them and their unusual, um, anatomical powers from the brilliant Studio Ghibli anime Pom Poko, in which they star. While tanuki traditionally tend towards mischief rather than malice, it’s best not [...]

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On Being Inappropriate

Moving (gratefully) to cojones of a metaphorical nature, I’m enormously inspired by this awesome interview with Maurice Sendak, which I caught last week on Boing Boing. Anyone hoping for a sequel to Where the Wild Things Are might want to prepare themselves for bad news, though. ;p Sam

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