“Rebellious Phase,” Japanese high school student Kimura Daisuke’s painting of himself as a sailor scout, recently won the Grand Prize in Shizuoka Prefecture’s Arts and Crafts Exhibition. As the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun puts it, “it’s a unique piece depicting a fearless look”. Considering the culture in Japan (they make chocolate that looks like sushi so men can eat it in public without being thought of as girly), this is serious rebellion.
On the bright side, you will get something in your stocking.
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“Aerodynamics and visibility be damned…I’ve got places to be!”
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S., happens next week. It’s a big deal to retailers, and Walmart is reaching out to Asian-Americans in an interesting way: their languages. They recently released three ads following the same rough script, but each one tailored toward their target audience’s culture.
Each ad features an Asian extended family (mom, dad, son, uncle, and grandmother), a joke about how grandma will be a key player in their Black Friday shopping expedition, and culture-specific mannerisms. For example, the Tagalog (or Taglish, if you prefer) version shown below includes the Filipino mannerism of pointing with one’s lips:
Here’s the Mandarin version…
…and here’s the Hinglish version:
Remember, Black Friday and Thanksgiving don’t exist in the Philippines, China, or India — these are ads for specific cultures within the U.S. Market. It’s an interesting development and another step on the road to 2042, when it’s believed that ethnic and racial minorities will make up the majority of the U.S. population…and I’ll be part of that.
I’m sure that a razor is but one of many makeshift tools that you can fashion with a small wrench and the right attachment. I’m also sure that you can buy a bunch of cheap small wrenches and razor blades, fashion “artisinal industrial shavers” out of them, and sell them to hipsters at the low, low price of $29.99.
When I posted this on twitter, Manuel Belmadani came up with a clever application of this hack:
@AccordionGuy actually, that’s also a good way to test out a new blade brand without having to buy the handle.
— Manuel Belmadani (@Pragmatwit) November 18, 2014