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The kitchen is the heart of the house, but don’t worry. This one only looks like it’s covered in blood.
With Nintendo’s Classic Mini system filling fans with nostalgic euphoria, Sega couldn’t help cutting in on the action a few weeks later with their own mini system based on the Mega Drive (a.k.a. Genesis), preloaded with games but also allowing other cartridges to be plugged in.
Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 2, Metroid, and Final Fantasy all included in save state-equipped device.
Our reporter Yuichiro Wasai visited a love hotel in Paris, France to see how they differed from Japanese ones, and left emotionally scarred.
Join us as we sit down for a yummy interview with renowned pastry chef Dominique Ansel, whose Tokyo bakery just celebrated its first anniversary!
Swiss super otaku Melonpan might just be the most bonkers Resident Evil fan on the internet…
When a teenage girl from a band with “baby” in its name does a better job of acting like an adult than you do, you might want to work on your manners.
Two months into his job, the feline Palmerston is already looking to expand his outreach to a global scale.
The Red Turtle may have no dialogue, but if that hasn’t stopped viewers from saying wonderful things about it.
It’s the closest thing yet to stepping inside the animated world of Princess Mononoke or Spirited Away.
Artist digitally manipulates videos of kung fu masters practicing their craft to create sequences of mesmerizing motion.
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