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...lush, full-color, square-bound, heavy-paper-stock treatment to those artists who only recently knew only photocopy carbon and staples. Leapfrogging comix into the realm of fine arts, this new attention to the aesthetics of the book as art object means to both "legitimize" formerly obscure artists and appeal to a broader audience that demands more than just comix for its money...
...Jesus' cross. The edit was supposedly made not out of religious sensitivity but to trim the film's running time--though Devlin's one criticism of the film was "I wouldn't mind if it was longer." He adds, "I don't know if there will be wide appeal to go see it, but I think the vast majority of people who do see it will be moved to tears by it." Matt Drudge, the Internet tattler (who is Jewish), called The Passion a "total tears" experience...
...life. Bouncing a small rubber ball out of the window, as Minami and Sena (Takuya Kimura) do in Long Vacation, for instance, is what she and her brother used to do at home. "Some writers just write to attract an audience because they think the content will appeal and not because they're personally connected to the material," says the 41-year-old mother of one. "But in my case, every drama comes from...
...Because of their appeal across the region, 11-episode TV dramas might be Japan's cultural ambassadors to the world. Japanese dramas are often the first medium to discuss controversial social issues, such as teen marriage or sexual harassment, and even to introduce the latest Japanese fashion trends. But unlike many of her peers in the Japanese TV biz, Kitagawa doesn't try to track the country's famously ephemeral trends with a magnifying glass and a questionnaire. Instead she goes straight to the source for inspiration. "I don't think too much about the current situation in Japan...
...economic woes. But it quickly went off into left field when it suggested that Japan is becoming a leader in all things cool. The products of pop culture will not result in any significant economic benefit to Japan. They will be cute little domestic things with extremely limited international appeal and acceptance. Until Japan can undertake fundamental political and industrial reforms, it will continue to languish in the doldrums. Change, not gimmicks and pop culture, is Japan's future. People who start their own businesses will be the leaders of tomorrow. So what's right with Japan? Keep looking because...