Cute. Anyways, this brings me the subject of Chinese face reading!

Chinese face reading is a form of divination (also referred to as a pseudoscience) that has been around for thousands of years. In face reading, the shape of your face and your facial features are used to derive inferences about your personality. If you consider your face to be a reflection of your personality, here’s some information on what your features have to say. More »

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It is time to bring out those cocktail shakers and martini glasses to celebrate the news that Mattel will be releasing Barbie and Ken versions of selected characters from the television show Mad Men. The series of dolls will be a part of their Barbie Fashion Model Collection and retail at $74.95 each. More »

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True, a lot of cute or kawaii stuff originates out of Japan but at the same time — a lot of not cute stuff comes from Japan. According to this Sankaku Complex article, a survey asking the Japanese what items in a single woman’s room would they most be horrified at finding reveals everything Japan does not find cute. For single Japanese women, at least. More »

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United Kingdom artist INSA was asked by Tate Britain, a gallery located in London, England, to create pieces inspired by the work of artist Chris Ofili. One of the works INSA created were a pair of crazy heels called “Anything goes when it comes to (s)hoes…” (The title of the piece is a lyric from a Big Daddy Kane song.) More »

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Kamaboko is a type of Japanese fish cake made from pureed white fish that can be steamed, poached, deep-fried, or even barbecued. It’s often eaten alongside with soups, noodles, salads, and a variety of other dishes. More »

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In 2001, for practical reasons, Japanese farmers from Zentsuji found a way to grow square watermelons by inserting the them into square, tempered glass cases while still growing on the vine. More »

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Say hello to Oyasumi Bakura, San-X’s latest character. As with most San-X characters, I have no idea what the hell this thing is but it’s freakin’ cute. Most people on the Internet are speculating that it’s actually a big blue pillow in kawaii animal form. Hmm, I’m sensing some sort of a trend with kawaii Japanese characters. More »

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The Japanese– they’ve done it again. Nine women in Chiba, a suburb of Tokyo, have developed a way for everyone to be able to mutate their cucumbers into heart and star shapes. How? Simple. More »

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Holy smokes, the Dagashi Bar in Ebisu is every child’s dream come true where you can eat all the candy and snacks you want upon entering (and paying). More »

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With close bonds to her mixed Japanese-European heritage, Nanami Cowdroy grew up amid contrasting cultures and surroundings that greatly influenced her distinctive style of art and creative expression. Her work is fluid and elaborate, given strength and depth through her intricate pen and ink techniques. More »

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Meet Mr. Snuffles. He was first introduced to the world this past weekend, during the American International Toy Fair in New York, the Gund booth displayed a special teddy bear named Snuffles which featured real, white alpaca fur on his body. If that isn’t enough fluffy flossy-flossy for you, his eyes are made out of real black Tahitian pearls. The bling he’s rocking? 10-carats worth of diamonds on his necklace held on by a white-gold chain. More »

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Yet another reason why Japan is infinitely cooler: Hello Kitty Buses. I’ve spent the past few days in New York City using public transportation and let me tell you — there is nothing cute about riding the bus or riding the subway. If I could run the universe, I’d make it so everyone used public Hello Kitty transportation. More »

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Valentine’s Day has come and gone but does that leave you with no excuses to splurge on Hello Kitty stuff? A world with no excuses to buy and love Hello Kitty stuff is a world not worth living in. Therefore, the answer is no. There are always excuses to splurge on Hello Kitty. Check out some of these items I am totally coveting: More »

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Last year on February 14th, my single female friend and I decided to spend an anti-Valentine’s Day in San Francisco where we planned a strictly girls’ night out with no boys allowed. She and I wanted to start the evening out right with a pillow fight, but not one involving pink nighties and bed jumping, no. We went hardcore by attending the Great San Francisco Valentine’s Day Pillow Fight held every year on Valentine’s Day at Justin Herman Plaza in the Embarcadero. More »

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Mathematics is a part of everyday fashion design in terms of pattern making, measurements, figuring out proportions of a garment, monetary cost, and humor. Humor? How does this factor in with mathematics? Through Fashematics, that is how! Avant-garde fashion, even if it is groundbreaking and creative in design, can be a little confusing and questionable at times. Fashematics humorously breaks down the equation of what could have inspired some high fashion originals. More »

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