You can now buy Studio Ghibli shaved ice desserts in Japan
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…
Manga superstars Clamp team up with Godiva Japan for sweets featuring Cardcaptor Sakura and more
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…
Bone-chilling taxi tours of Japan’s most haunted places now include all-night course, livestreams
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…
In ‘Bourdon Street Chippy,’ Lucy Sparrow Celebrates a British Culinary Institution in Felt
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…
Xanthe Summers Weaves Themes of Labor and Visibility in Bold Ceramic Vessels
“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…
Ghibli Princess Mononoke Face Magnets return to stores, are ready to move to your fridge【Photos】
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…
Japan has toothpaste that’s supposed to make milk taste better after you brush with it【Taste test】
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…
NHL’s new wisest spenders. Plus: Happy birthday to a legend
Sidney Crosby turns 38 today, so let's walk down memory lane.
Isabella Mellado Summons Sins and Desire in Her Tarot-Inspired Paintings
What does it mean to sin? In mystical paintings in oil, Isabella Mellado diverges from the Catholic guilt she knows all too well to instead bask in desire and the…
Do Elias Pettersson and Juuse Saros have bad contracts? NHL Cap Court returns
In 2026, the maximum length for an NHL contract will go from eight years to seven. Let's break down some eight-year contracts while we can.