Radio Taiso and The Radio Exercise Trend

This one is a little wild: How does doing morning stretches radicalize a nation? Well, it’s not just the exercises, but it is one layer to an odd and fascinating relationship to stretching that developed in the 20th century here in Japan.

Original Stitch Pokemon Shirt Review

I’m a big fan of the original 151 Pokemon back from the Gameboy era, having spent many afternoons in middle school playing while trading my friends for Machamp and Alakazam in the mornings before class. When I saw that Original Stitch was offering some nice Pokemon shirts, I was there on day one to order. […]

My Best Nine of 2017

Every year, Instagram users can view their top nine liked posts and share them via the latest iteration of (year)bestnine.com. This year, I kind of fell off of the Instagram train, failing to post anything in November and December. However, I still like the collage I generated, as it contains a lot of memories and […]