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I work in the largest mall in Vermont.  This isn’t saying much.  Malls are so so very American, but even in landlocked Vermont, Asian pop culture (primarily Japanese) is becoming more and more mainstream.  It’s beautiful. My younger self is jealous.  I remember having to special order Fruits from a local bookstore, going broke in [...]

Japanese Goth is an exploration of the Japanese goth subculture, compiled by  Tiffany Godoy and Ivan Vartanian.  The book is heavy on visual, which was what originally drew me to it.  It’s a great blend of fashion photography, fine art, and illustration, including artists like Ayami Kojima, Mitsukaza Miharu and Kira Imai, as well as [...]

As Wednesday is my “Art Day” (I mentor with Burlington City Arts in the evening), I feel like this is a fitting entry for the afternoon.
I received this calendar as a Christmas gift from Cody’s sisters.  It’s like any other page-a-day calendar except that each page is a sheet of origami paper.  The image above [...]