Mark Frauenfelder

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

Jack Kirby (1917–1994) is probably the most famous American comic book artist and writer in history. Kirby created and co-created many of the most famous characters in comics, including Captain America, Thor, the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, Black Panther, the Incredible Hulk, and many more. He's long been my favorite cartoonist.

4 days ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

One of the reasons I keep returning to Tokyo is to wander quiet neighborhoods in search of tiny stores you can't find anywhere else. In 2018, David and I stumbled upon the Prank Weird Store, located in Kitazawa (see the original location in Google Maps — it moved to Katamata in 2020, but it's now about 20 miles south of Tokyo). It sells used records, underground/counterculture t-shirts, and vintage collectibles. The proprietor seemed to be running it out of his house.

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Mark Frauenfelder

11 hours agoDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region. There were no U.S. casualties, …

2 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

The latest issue of the highly recommended Japan or Die Newsletter has review of Ramen Heads (2017), a documentary about Japan's dedicated ramen culture. The documentary focuses on Osamu Tomita, whose tsukemen (dipping noodles) expertise has earned him the "TRY Ramen Grand Prize" for top ramen chef four years consecutively. "What makes it interesting is that we can offer a delicious meal starting at just $8," says Tomita. "Meals priced at $500 are bound to be great.

2 weeks ago | boingboing.net | Mark Frauenfelder

Charlotte Beradt's The Third Reich of Dreams: The Nightmares of a Nation — newly translated and back in print after decades — shows how totalitarianism invades not only our waking lives but our sleeping minds. Originally compiled by Beradt, a Jewish journalist living under Hitler's regime, the book catalogs over 300 dreams from ordinary Germans in the early years of Nazi rule.