admin | January 22, 2010
Others, however, were more neutral on the data. “Inflation prints in NZ have been volatile of late and we are reluctant to read too much into today’s negative print. In part it reflects some correction to the large jump in inflation in the previous quarter,” said a note from RBC Capital Markets.
Boots, whose retail [...]
admin | January 20, 2010
American Idol highlighted contestant Mere Doyle during the Boston auditions. Doyle called herself an “otaku, which is another word for anime freak.” Doyle also said anime inspired her to design and make her own kimono. The segment highlighted Doyle wearing a kimono and also other cosplay items such as a jacket worn by the titular [...]
admin | January 5, 2010
Before saying a final farewell to the last 10 years, here’s an alphabetical list of the 10 live-action films I feel had great impact between 2000 and 2009.
Summing up the output of a 10 period is always a challenge and a joy. I don’t pretend to present this as the definitive list, but here is [...]
admin | January 2, 2010
The word cosplay was coined by journalist Nobuyuki Takahashi and first appeared in print in an article he wrote in a June 1983 article in the magazine “My Anime.”” Takahashi shortened the word to “cosplay” after hearing that “costume play” was not actually an English word. The history of cosplay is intertwined with the West [...]
