Recommended: Azumanga Daioh
As far as anime goes, I’ve mostly only been exposed to the Miyazaki films; however I’ve been watching this really weird, cute series called Azumanga Daioh; it’s about a bunch of high school girls, their teachers, and not much more than that.

Osaka: “Oh no — I’m [...]

I have all the accoutrements of a modern citizen. I have TiVo. I have a Netflix queue. I have videogames and three email accounts. It’s weird to think how much baggage I have. Historically we are the most entertained generation that has ever existed.
In Chicago right next to the [...]

Close up of Millenium Park Cloud Gate (“Bean”).

I had a brilliant time in Chicago thanks to some excellent hosts and a pretty inspired local variety of food. When the healthiest thing you’ve eaten all weekend is a Maxwell Street Polish, you know you’ve had a good time.
What I like about Chicago is that [...]

Friends in the Midwest: Silk Road Theatre Project is doing a public reading of “Cowboy Vs. Samurai” this weekend in Chicago at the Temple Building in the heart of the Loop.

WHEN:
Sunday, August 27 at 12:30 pm

WHERE:
Silk Road Theatre Project
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