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more about #economy more comments → seitzk004: Can we talk about why this is news here? Asian men are portrayed in the US as being asexual, passive, and feminine. Part of the reason that this stor... more » applejuice: "Japan and America should accept a more frugal, perhaps smaller population and new definitions of success." I'm not saying a disagree with you, but i... more » msAnthrope: "I worry that herbivorous boys are the future of Japan. As young Japanese men become more timid and more averse to taking risks, it will affect the en... more » kkatt: Japan has a declining population? As we burn more fossil fuels and kill more trees, shouldn't a declining birth rate be kind of a positive? #girlymen more » Theomeny: There's a lot of weird identity issues that Japan is going through, on the whole. This is just one of them, and to be honest the most unimportant of t... more » Trulymadlyme: As young Japanese men become more timid and more averse to taking risks, it will affect the energy and vitality of the society." Because nothing sp... more » Zombie Ms. Skittles: One of the things I've never been able to understand is how cake can be for girls only in Japan. That's come up before on Bento box sites I've been o... more » Adah: Baking is one thing. Men who can cook are hot. The wearing lacy bras and skirts? Er... personal deal breaker... but as these guys are supposedly no... more » CurtCole: I've never understood why men can't bake. Why is it that men can only do traditionally female actions if they are an expert at it? Some men just wan... more » FrannyR: Oh, to be a sociologist in Japan! #girlymen more » Kivrin: These guys enjoy wearing bras? That's not "girly," that's just crazy. #girlymen more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I feel like this was inspired by Monty Python's "Lumberjack Song." #girlymen more » judgingamy: Oh i'm so sad I missed this! Damn you Monty Python-athon. My dad's entire family made their living in the garmet district in New York. We wouldn't be ... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: n0 fire equpment. no safety equipment. locked doors. dead young women. your free market in action. #schmattafromragstorichestorags more » DinaRonson : Elizabeth Cady Stanton: If you live in NY, WATCH this. Fantastic history lesson of the area and industry. The 1911 Shirtwaist fire, and the one in India were unbelievable. #s... more » -
#girltalk
Japan's "Girly Men" Choose Cakes Over Consumerism
Another Monday, another trend piece about seemingly-strange Japanese subculture. Today it's "girly men" — young guys who may be straight but still enjoy baking and wearing bras. More » -
#madeinamerica
"These Tents Are The Ellis Island Of Fashion!"
That's IMG Fashion's Fern Mallis in HBO's new documentary Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags. Schmatta, which premiered last night, isn't for the faint of heart, but it's fascinating and important... and has a hefty dose of Kathie Lee: More » -
#jezenomics
Books Take On New "Dark Continent:" Women's Buying Habits
Hot on the heels of Why Women Have Sex comes an investigation into another aspect of the mysterious behavior of Woman: why she buys shit. More » -
#economystupid
Layaway: The Unsexiest Thing In The Entire World
It made news when KMart reinstated what the Washington Post terms "that financial relic of the past," layaway. Because, as Real Housewife Kim would say (and she would!), "that's not cute." More » -
#quoteunquote
If You Weren't Depressed Before...
Hugo Lindgren: "Who needs the GDP?...The indicator I prefer is the Hot Waitress Index: The hotter the waitresses, the weaker the economy." Because in this economy, you see, even the hot are reduced to what they can get. [New York] -
#crappyhour
Isn't There Something More Important Than Beer And Birthers?
Barack Obama can list the real issues facing our country: health care reform, a shitty economy, climate change and a bankrupt government program for auto trade-ins, for starters. But, still, all anyone wants to talk about is beer and birthers. More » -
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#americana
Can't Buy Me Love
The recession is making our hearts bleed as well as our pockets: an "international poll" finds that our love lives have taken a harder hit since the economic downturn than those of the (less materialistic?) other countries polled. [Reuters] -
#makeup4ever
Door To Door
Avon is one of a number of "direct selling companies" bucking the recession. No longer limited to "ladies," Avon's been able to recruit many new "representatives" of both sexes to vend their Reese Witherspoon-associated products. [Independent] -
#clips
More Women Afraid To Take Maternity Leave
Though U.S. employers must provide 12 weeks of maternity leave, only 9% offer paid leave. GMA reports that, due to the current recession, many women are afraid - or financially unable - to take full leave. Clip at left. -
#dolldrums
Endangered Species Alert: The Matryoshka
Sinister forces are challenging the way of life of one of our most enduring literary metaphors: the Russian nesting doll. More » -
#newsat10
Sarah Palin Waves Goodbye To Washington; U.S. Waves Goodbye To Jobs
- Sarah Palin is going to skip this weekend's White House Correspondents Dinner because some town in Alaska flooded and she needs to appear like she's committed to this "governing" thing. [Politico]
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#doingyourface
Applied Lessons
Considering the dates of the recent recessions, do we really want to take beauty tips from them? [FT] -
#dancedancerevolution
Ballet Shoes Feeling Extra Painful
Already set upon by nature, time, gravity, ballet dancers are hit extra-hard by the economy. More » -
#wretchedoftheearth
Former Rich Guys' Wives "Confess" (To What? Being Less Rich?)
Inquiring minds want to know: what are hedge fund wives wearing in the long morning after that is reality!!!??? More » -
#itwouldbesonice
Has Anyone In History Ever Had A Successful "Staycation?"
I don't mean, have you done one. But, was it actually fun and relaxing, like, you know, the real thing? I seriously want to know! More »
