Halloween at home
I’m not a grumpy woman by nature, but Halloween isn’t exactly my favourite night of the year. I think I get more exercise on Halloween than I do pretty much any other evening. It almost feels like the kids are watching for the precise moment I decide to plonk my bum back on the sofa […]
Obsessed: The Unwanted Side Of Fame
We love a bit of Bosh & Babbs. After all, they’re former Funny Women Awards entrants. We called them ‘ones to watch’, and now there’s a bit more of them to see. The duo have just unveiled their first comedy web series, OBSESSED: The Unwanted Side Of Fame. It’s a ‘mockumentary’ – that special kind […]
Would you say ‘I do’ on the first date?
Dating specifically with the intent of getting married is a thing in Japan. It’s not unusual for couples to tie the knot a year after meeting, or even sooner. So maybe Laura Bubble – who’s been turning up to first dates in a wedding dress – would have more luck over here. In the brave […]
It looked better on paper
So yours truly ended up taking part in a paper plane throwing contest. I’m going to be cheeky and suggest it was ‘sort of’ a Japanese thing to do. There was some origami involved, after all. Nothing like folding bits of paper on a wobbly craft table to make you feel more like a local. […]
Out-of-home advertising? It’s a bre(e)ze
The Dotonbori river is a body of water I wander alongside quite often. There’s usually something going on along the riverside – something you can hear before you get to it. Like, we’ve had Hawaiian dancing, samurai sword demos… an idol group dancing on one side of the river while fans with glowsticks dance like […]
The ‘P’ in ‘PTSD’ is ‘Pokemon’
The things I’ve seen. I spent a crazy Saturday at the launch party for Osaka-based alt otaku fashion brand Invasion Club (also known as Inkura for short). One of the main attractions was a pole dancing Pikachu. Yeah, you read that right. Not content with simply hiring a pole dancer, Inkura went for one who […]
