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oVER AT fRISKBISKIT, A LINK TO A nEW yORKER ARTICLE ON jAPANESE CELL-PHONE NOVELS, AND MUSINGS ABOUT THE NATURE OF WOMEN'S LITERATURE FROM hEIAN JAPAN TO NOW:

http://www.friskbiskit.com/2009/04/open-slot.html

And you'll note that I didn't actually look at the screen until just now, and I'm too damn alzy to go retype that.

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[tokyoghoststory.livejournal.com]

i actually like it just like that

[telophase.livejournal.com]

iN THAT CASE, i DID IT just for you!!!

[tokyoghoststory.livejournal.com]

you make my morning!

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

blogs—a recent study found that there are more of them in Japanese than in any other language—are often pseudonymous

Japanese blogs are like LJ! Good to know.

“The Japanese have long been attracted to these turgid narratives,” he said. “It’s not a question of literature being above it. It’s just—it’s Pynchon versus Tarantino. Most people have a fair understanding of the difference.

...wow, men are assholes. That's all I got.