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- Darth Vader based on Sendai Samurai ruler!
- August 31st, 2009
- Hollywood’s infamous dark knight took its inspiration from none other than Samurai legend, Date Masamune. While many people may have assumed Darth Vader’s ultimate evil persona was based on Dick Cheney, according to the City of Sendai homepage, it was its own larger than life shadowy ruler. Before the 1977 release of Star Wars, which » Continue Reading
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- Tanabtaaaaaah!
- August 24th, 2009
- The Tanabata festival is a celebration of two sexy stars. Not the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie kind of sexy star duo, but actual sparkly, twinkly, big old spheres of gas stars. So legend has it, cloth weaving Orihime (the star known as Vega) and cow herding Hikoboshi (the star known as Altair) fell madly in love » Continue Reading
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- Gayjin
- August 3rd, 2009
- I come from Cardiff, a city in Wales, UK with a very lively and popular gay scene. It isn’t a large city, but there are numerous bars and clubs that have the rainbow flag flying above the door, and there’s a gay and lesbian Mardi Gras each year which is attended by thousands of people; » Continue Reading
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