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• Robot Baby Chick

  So let's say you wish you lived on a farm. That's not an option, but maybe you can at least get a baby chick and keep it as a pet. After all, baby chicks are so cute. Read More... Posted Aug 27 2008, 03:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, toys, video, pets, robots, chicken, japanese, Brett Singer, weird stuff, farm, robot pets, baby chick, baby chicks, chick, fake pets, robotic chicken

• Hello Kitty Goes High Fashion in Vogue

  One of the problems with being a loveable icon of cuteness is it's hard to bust out of that mold and be taken seriously as a model. This has been the dilemma of Hello Kitty, and even posing for some racier pics and developing a vibrator with her likeness haven't helped her avoid typecasting. But that's all about to change, thanks to a designer who was willing to take a chance on her.  I swear I am not making this up: Hello Kitty will be modeling all the John Galliano (for Dior, yo)... Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 05:01 PM by Kelly Mills with | with no comments Filed under: shopping, toys, clothes, cute, Hello Kitty, japanese, john galliano, model, designer, icon, vogue, dior

• New Uses for Old Products

  The solution for younger-looking skin has been with us all the time! We've just been foolish and wasteful enough to throw it away!           Read More... Posted Apr 09 2008, 09:00 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Placenta, products, drinks, beauty, lotion, japanese, face masks, pig, jellies

• Kitchenista: A Lunch that Proves Your Love for Your Kid

  As you are packing little Ashton's lunch, have you ever thought to yourself, "hey, I wish this were more complicated and time-consuming?" Do you have a borderline case of OCD? Are you Japanese? If you answered yes to just one of those, have I got a book/blog/project for you.   Read More... Posted Apr 08 2008, 11:30 AM by Adrienne Martini with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: kitchenista, lunch, bento, japanese, charaben, Face Food

• Are Japanese Cartoons Better?

  We just recently received a screener of the Japanese cartoon Pucca (newly available on DVD), about a little girl with superhuman strength and a love of noodles, who's in love with a boy ninja-in-training. It's all very nonsensical and fun, in that distinctively adorable Japanese way. Which got us thinking about all the Japanese animation we've watched in our lifetime: Pokemon, Transformers, Totoro, not to mention some anime of a distinctly not-for-kids variety... So what's the deal? Do Americans only see the good stuff, or do the Japanese just do it better? Thoughts? — Gwynne Watkins Posted Mar 04 2008, 01:40 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: tv, cartoons, animation, japanese, pucca

• Finally! The Secret To Successful Potty Training - Ugghh Ugghh Pants Man.

  Throw away the training pants, that Potty Training for Dummies book and the potty training chair. Gather up all your positive motivation training charts and build a bonfire in the front yard then send that ridiculous potty training doll back to Dr. Phil. Who knew that all it takes to inspire your child to use the toilet is a Japanese video with English subtitles about a domesticated family of singing tigers, a talking toilet, and colorfully animated urine rain drops and fecal matter kidney beans? Read More... Posted Dec 20 2007, 12:01 PM by makeitadouble with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: potty training, video, funny, japanese