19 Beautiful Themes to Get a Better Visual Experience With VS Code
Let’s be honest, there’s nothing wrong with the default Visual Studio Code theme. It’s clean, it works, and I actually used it for quite a while. That is… until one…
Starbucks releases a Kyoto Matcha Latte in Japan for a limited time
Japan-exclusive Starbucks drink will transport you to Kyoto… then Seattle, if you’re lucky. In September 2005, Starbucks launched its chilled cup series in Japan, pioneering the world market in pre-made…
Japan’s Kirby Choco Eggs hide figures that are too cute to resist
Mystery toy chocolate eggs leave us with a surprisingly delicious dessert. Japan has a love for mystery purchases that’s perhaps unmatched in this universe. The thrill of the unknown, the…
Japanese toilet maker Toto launches new service that guides you to empty restrooms via your phone
When you gotta go, you gotta go, and this smartphone service will tell you where to go. At the start of August, Toto, Japan’s largest toilet manufacturer, introduced its new…
‘Where’s Waldo?’ Meets Sarcastic, Dystopian Visions in Ben Tolman’s Elaborate Ink Drawings
Rendered in delicately cross-hatched ink, dozens of figures inhabit towering structures or assemble in crowds in the elaborate scenes of Pittsburgh-based artist Ben Tolman. Evoking the playfulness of Where’s Waldo?…
Life imitates Osaka’s unique brand of comedic art in daylight theft arrest
Never accept offers to race from strangers. Among Japanese prefectures, Osaka is especially famous for its comedy, as seen in its manzai duos and skits known as “shinkigeki.” These are…
We’ve got goalie fever. Plus: Connor McDavid’s eyebrow-raising comments
Welcome to an (almost) all-goaltending edition of the Red Light newsletter.
Janet Echelman’s Suspended Nets Radiate Across 25 Years in ‘Radical Softness’
For two-and-a-half decades and across five continents, Janet Echelman (previously) has established spaces for gathering, although her approach emerges from an unusual angle. The artist is known for suspending enormous…
A Drop of Zen: New matcha drink stand opens in Kyoto
Green tea beverages topped with a Zen garden. On 21 August, a new way to get your matcha was born in Kyoto, at A Drop Of Zen Hitotekino Zen, inside…
Every hockey fan does these weird things while watching games … right?
Every hockey fan has their own quirks and irrational beliefs personal to them. These, however, are far more common ... surely?