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CanKan
Cankan - Kıvıra Kıvıra
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Here's one description of Cankan: "CanKan is tagged as: the worst thing ever to happen to music, failed at life, shake that ass girl, officially shallow, dark ambient. CanKan is a group that represents some random Turkish guys from Germany that makes Turkish music."
My own description would be "Borat meets The Matrix."
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 04, 2011 -
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Category: Ineptness, Crudity, Talentlessness, Kitsch, and Bad Art, Music, Asia, Europe
The Canada Song
Continuing our Hindi music theme, eh?
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 20, 2011 -
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Category: Music, Regionalism, Asia, North America
Not My Job, Man
You know what? I think I'm gonna sit this one out, and leave it to the experts.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Mar 19, 2011 -
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Category: Disasters, Public Utilities, Power Generation, Technology, Asia
Bollywood in South America
Only Bollywood could turn Machu Picchu into a Hindu stageset.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 18, 2011 -
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Category: Movies, Statues, Monuments and Memorials, Stereotypes and Cliches, Dance, Asia, South America
Follies of the Mad Men #135
It might be true that large corporations such as KFC can crush the government, but is it really necessary to illustrate this unpleasant truth so dramatically?
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 17, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Government, Asia
Follies of the Mad Men #134
This is an actual Japanese McDonald's ad that has become somewhat notorious for its over-the-top portrayal of youthful excitement.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 10, 2011 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, Toys, Asia
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt
Further proof, if needed, of Japanese eccentricity and oddness: cosplayers depicting characters from this Japanese anime series.
"The Anarchy sisters, Panty and Stocking, are angels who were kicked out of Heaven due to their bad behavior. They are sent to Daten City (a pun on the Japanese word datenshi (堕天使?, lit. 'Fallen Angel')), a place located on the edge of Heaven and Hell. Strange monsters called 'Ghosts' besiege the city, but the Anarchy sisters wield a variety of mysterious powers, most notably their ability to transform their clothing into weapons. Under the watchful eye of Reverend Garterbelt, and with their pet zipper-dog Chuck, it's up to Panty and Stocking to destroy these Ghosts, in order to collect enough Heaven Coins to return to Heaven."
You really need to click on the image to admire it in its full-sized glory.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 17, 2011 -
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Category: Fashion, Underwear, Religion, Cartoons, Asia
Paper Doll
Paper Doll 《紙紮》 from Bernadette Choy on Vimeo.
No English translation of the dialogue, but that just makes it all the weirder.
The website "explains" thus: "An animation film about CHUNG's afterlife journey, in search of his cause of death. Chung look back his lifetime, and travel across the 'middle-land'. In the meantime, he made friends with the Paperdolls (paper work Chinese offering figures ). This is a relaxing and humorous animation that introduces the Chinese dead's world."
Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 09, 2011 -
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Category: Death, Religion, Video, Asia, Fictional Monsters
Japan on Ice
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 07, 2011 -
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Category: Art, Seasonal, Asia
Winky Doll
Posted By: Paul - Thu Feb 03, 2011 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Stereotypes and Cliches, Toys, 1960s, Asia
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