What’s the best way to spend 1,000 yen at the Seria 100-yen chainstore in Japan?
Find out what US$6.70 gets you at this super popular 100-yen store. With rising prices giving us less for our yen these days, there’s never been a better time to…
Nervous System’s Puzzles Celebrate E.A. Séguy’s Vivid Butterflies
Emile-Allain Séguy, better known as E.A. Séguy (1890-1985), was a prolific French designer. He was active during the Art Nouveau movement of the 1920s and created Papillons, a timeless collection…
NHL schedule release: Analyzing the biggest games and dates of the 2025-26 season
Homecomings for Marner, Marchand and Toews. Rematches of the back-to-back Stanley Cup finalists. Check out next season's biggest games.
Longtime Sharks executive, former NHL goalie Wayne Thomas dies at 77
Thomas ran the Sharks’ various American Hockey League affiliates until 2012-13 and retired from the organization after the 2014-15 season.
New multi-floor arcade opens in Tokyo on same day Akihabara landmark announces closure
We may have to say goodbye to Akihabara Building 1, but it’s also time to say hello to a brand-new GiGO arcade elsewhere in Tokyo. On Tuesday, we got the…
Thijs Biersteker’s Digital Sculptures Translate Climate Data into Urgent Calls to Action
An unassuming cacao tree in Indonesia has made a unique connection to a high-tech artwork in China. Thanks to multimedia digital artist Thijs Biersteker, “ORIGIN” is a sculpture — a…
New Japanese train etiquette point arises from high temperatures and high handy fan sales
Personal electric fans are an imperfect solution to packed-train heat. It’s a hot, sticky summer in Japan this year, and that’s actually a fitting description of pretty much every summer…
Leaping Lemurs! Global Nature Abounds in the 2025 BigPicture Competition
Across a wide, rocky gap at the Tsingy de Bemaraha Strict Nature Reserve in Madagascar, a lemur is illuminated by the sun as it leaps with its baby. Captured by…
Unsure About the Future of Windsurf? Try These Alternative Vibe Coding Editors on Linux
The rise of AI-powered coding tools has reshaped developer workflows worldwide. Interactive development environments are becoming more intelligent, adapting to how programmers work. Microsoft is actively evolving VS Code into…
Which NHL teams improved the most this offseason? Ranking all 32
From most value added to least, here’s how each team has changed this summer.