Month: August 2025

Cofounder Toshio Suzuki, animation director of The Boy and the Heron create cozy anime short for a company that’s all about making cozy textiles. The company Marushin was founded in…

Joy Machine is thrilled to present Speak of the Devil, a joint exhibition of ceramic and mixed-media works by Chicago artists Haylie and Sydnie Jimenez. The exhibition runs from August 9 to September 20, 2025.…

Yes, Totoro — we can now eat your kind, but only for a very limited time. We are currently reaching peak summer in Japan, which means it’s time to call…

Legendary shojo manga/anime creators share their cast of characters with the Belgian chocolatier. It’s been said that one mark of truly strong anime art is when characters are so distinctively…

Who needs air-conditioning when a simple taxi ride is enough to leave you frozen in fear for the rest of the summer? There are countless ways in which people try…

From fried cod to red saveloy sausage to the carb-lover’s chip butty—a simple sandwich made with chunky fries on a buttered roll—the menu at Bourdon Street Chippy resembles what you’d…

“Clay is an incredible medium to hold narrative,” says Xanthe Summers, who turns to the medium as a way to explore themes around domesticity, craft, and so-called “women’s work” like…

Intricate details and moveable jaws bring the beauty and ferocity of the anime film classic to your home. The gigantic selection of items at Ghibli specialty shop Donguri Kyowakoku is…

We take Breath Labo to the lab. Our mouths go through a lot during an average day. We’re always cramming food and whatnot in them, and even the air we…

Sidney Crosby turns 38 today, so let's walk down memory lane.