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‘[Deep Space 9] cares about physical presence in a way we are already beginning to leave behind.’ On how the future seems very old-fashioned.
scifi  culture  futurism 
february 2012 by threedaymonk
Made Better in Japan
‘As a result of this quest, Japan has become the most culturally cosmopolitan country on Earth’. Namechecks Amerikamura in Osaka, one of my favourite places on the planet.
japan  culture  osaka 
february 2012 by threedaymonk
The New French Hacker-Artist Underground
‘There is no law in France, it turns out, against the improvement of clocks.’
france  paris  cities  culture  subterranean 
january 2012 by threedaymonk
English Social Customs
Really interesting stuff, from a junior school!
uk  society  culture 
october 2011 by threedaymonk
The Real UK Citizenship Test
A damn sight better than the nonsense they put in the official one.
humour  uk  immigration  culture 
october 2011 by threedaymonk
Personal names around the world
Your assumptions are probably mistaken.
i18n  usability  webdev  society  culture 
august 2011 by threedaymonk
Dubai on Empty
‘There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.’
dubai  culture  dystopian 
march 2011 by threedaymonk
Financiers in Switzerland: Careful what you wish for
There’s more to life than low taxes.
finance  tax  culture 
march 2011 by threedaymonk
ランディングページデザインリンク集
Gallery of Japanese website home page designs. 文化の違い。
japan  webdev  design  culture 
february 2011 by threedaymonk
I F***ing Hate New Year’s Eve
humour  culture  uk 
january 2011 by threedaymonk
Bad translation makes fundamentalists of us all
‘Religious phrases are scattered liberally throughout Arabic languages. The secret to translating is not to take them literally.’
language  arabic  translation  religion  culture  islam 
august 2010 by threedaymonk
Come party with Lady Gaga
‘Gaga marches up to the bar, leans on it in a practised barfly manner. With a bellowed, “What does everyone want to drink?”, she gets the round in.’ Possibly the best interview ever.
music  culture  interview  ladygaga 
may 2010 by threedaymonk
Why Content Is a Public Good
copyright  art  culture  economics 
april 2010 by threedaymonk
Southwark Notes – whose regeneration?
‘Is the by now infamous regeneration of the Elephant + Castle area going to benefit those of us who already live here?’
society  housing  culture  gentrification  uk  se1  se17 
february 2010 by threedaymonk
The Internet? Bah!
Cynicism about the internet from 1995. Reads like satire from a 2010 perspective.
internet  culture  prediction  humour 
february 2010 by threedaymonk
2010: Living In the Future
‘I’m reproducing this long out-of-print book here to see how we’re doing. Are we really living in the future?’
retro  futurism  books  culture 
january 2010 by threedaymonk
Rediscovering Central Asia
‘It was once the “land of a thousand cities” and home to some of the world’s most renowned scientists, poets, and philosophers. Today it is seen mostly as a harsh backwater.’
history  asia  culture  islam 
december 2009 by threedaymonk
The Cycling Lawyer: Cycling against the car culture
uk  law  cycling  transport  culture  safety 
december 2009 by threedaymonk
a Roman thought: Ten tips for driving in Italy
Hilarious and terrifying.
culture  driving  transport  cars  italy  humour 
november 2009 by threedaymonk
Fifty Fantasy & Science Fiction Works That Socialists Should Read
China Miéville’s list.
books  culture  socialism  politics  scifi 
september 2009 by threedaymonk
Our True Colours
Racism in India.
culture  india  racism 
july 2009 by threedaymonk
The Fear… of the Internet
One view of how and why the Japanese corner of the internet ‘subjectively-speaking, resembles the English-language net in 1997, in terms of graphic design, corporate participation, and general cultural influence.’
japan  internet  culture 
may 2009 by threedaymonk
In Defense of Piracy
Sensible WSJ article by Lawence Lessig on how the law hasn’t caught up with technology when it comes to copyright.
copyright  technology  law  culture 
october 2008 by threedaymonk
What women don't get about men
sex  men  women  anthropology  culture  psychology  society 
september 2008 by threedaymonk
Scientists issue heart warning on fat content of doner kebabs
The old 'pensioner's leg' is actually not so good for you? I'm shocked, shocked!
food  culture  uk  health 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
brand tags
Asks visitors to tag brands on the basis that the perception of a brand is the brand.
advertising  branding  culture  marketing 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
'My daughter deserved to die for falling in love'
Misogynistic, atavistic, bronze age, nihilistic, pathetic. It makes me so angry.
iraq  religion  culture  violence  women  stupid  islam 
may 2008 by threedaymonk
At war with the utopia of modernity
A better insight into the reasons behind recent Tibetan unrest than the common ‘commies are bad’ explanation.
china  tibet  culture  politics 
march 2008 by threedaymonk
Seeing Around Corners
Using computer simulations to model human societies.
society  humanity  culture  science  simulation 
february 2008 by threedaymonk
Aokigahara
Japanese suicide forest.
japan  culture  suicide 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
Sketches of Japanese manners and customs
Scans of a book from 1867.
books  culture  japan  history 
december 2007 by threedaymonk
The age of endarkenment
‘Why is no one questioning the rise of new-age nonsense in the name of science, asks David Colquhoun.’
science  culture  religion 
august 2007 by threedaymonk
泥だんご
How to make a shiny ball of mud!
dorodango  japan  culture  art  fun 
april 2007 by threedaymonk
‘Paris Syndrome’ leaves tourists in shock
Japanese visitors like the idea of Paris, but are disturbed when they find it’s full of French people.
travel  culture  japan  weird  france 
october 2006 by threedaymonk
Weird Meat
Snakes, rats, sea horses: I'm getting hungry!
cooking  food  weird  travel  culture 
october 2006 by threedaymonk

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