I really want to see this play!

The Play That Goes Wrong

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I haven't talked about the Tohoku earthquake/tsunami/nuclear disaster (東日本だ震災）in a while. Since I live in an area where a big disaster is very likely to hit in the next 50 years, I think I ought to be doing a bit more to learn from what happened in Tohoku. I also feel like I kind of owe it to my friends in Fukushima to keep talking about it.

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I've known about this for a while, but now I've got an article to back it up: the average animator in Japan makes less than $10,000 US dollars (one million yen).

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/04/29/want-to-be-an-animator-in-japan-brace-yourself-for-long-hours-poverty-as-you-start-your-career/

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 Whenever I see someone with artificially curled hair playing some kind of action heroine or secret agent or whatever, all I can think is 'where do you find the time to curl your hair' and I can't pay attention to the actual plot anymore, I just can't.

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Is there a term for the Dumbledore-like figure who explains everything at the end of the story?

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For my future reference:

Proud Dad Of Two Geek Girls Talks Superheroes, Disney Princesses, And Barbie

Little girl dressed as Squirrel Girl is teh awesomest. (The other one is Ms. Marvel?)

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Question: in your country Where you live, if you order iced tea, does it have sugar in it? Or is it just black tea with some ice in it? (NOOO!!!)

I am offering ficlets to those who donate $7.77 (or more) to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief. Comment below with a request to get your ficlet!

This'll be done by the honour system, so you don't need to show proof of your donation or anything.

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This is so cool.

Is there a word for the bringing together of  old/mythical/high-falutin' elements with modern/mundane/low-brow elements? Like ancient gods playing poker while complaining about their mothers. Or Spiderman having to use the elevator. Or Loki riding shotgun and using his glowy staff like a, well, shotgun ( Read more... )