Japanese Home Shopping: Shaving Too Close

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Somehow I doubt that this salesman ended up selling many razors:

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Shibuya Spidermen

post from Japan Probe on 17 September 2007 04:44:47 PM. © Japan Probe

Ever wonder how they put up those giant ad banners on buildings around Shibuya station? Pablo Yuba sends us this video showing the people who dangle from ropes and make those ads possible:

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Paris: Eiffel Tower Views for Under 200 Euros

post from Gridskipper on 17 September 2007 04:40:28 PM. © Gridskipper

What Paris-loving visitor has not dreamed of a postcard view of the Eiffel Tower from their own borrowed window? But finding one is another story, especially if you don't have the means or the mindset to splurge on an overpriced Paris palace hotel such as the Plaza Athenée (like Sarah Jessica Parker in the final episode of Sex and the City) for the privilege. Just because a hotel has the words "Eiffel Tower" in the title doesn't mean it has a view of its namesake -- but the following hotels under ?200 actually do.

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Los Angeles: LA's Best Late-Night Dining

post from Gridskipper on 17 September 2007 04:00:05 PM. © Gridskipper

Attention workaholics, partyholics, and alcoholics: We know you're in perpetual need of 4 a.m. non-fast-food options around Los Angeles. The list of 24-hour (or at least late-night) eateries spans countless neighborhoods and cuisines. Ergo, consult our smattering of favorites for a wind-down belly filling or an energizing, report's-due-tomorrow panicky meal. The good news is it's not all diner food, though diners do make a strong showing. Korean, Thai, and Mexican all offer good choices for predawn eating, and we encourage drunken multiculturalism. Submit your own culinary bolt-holes in the comments or to the tip jar.

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Akihabaras Biggest Electronics Store

post from Japan Probe on 17 September 2007 03:24:28 PM. © Japan Probe

A very cool video of the inside of Akihabara’s massive Yodobashi Camera store, produced by Akihabara News:

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New York: The Urban Gentleman's Guide to Nolita

post from Gridskipper on 17 September 2007 03:20:22 PM. © Gridskipper

urban%20gentlemans%20guide%20to%20nolita%20new%20york.jpg In thoroughly gentrified Nolita, the sleekly attired city gent has prevailed as the neighborhood's stereotype of choice. Positioned between the upscale, established storefronts of Soho proper and the hipster boutiques of the Lower East Side, Nolita manifests as a great place for boys to get high-end independent clothes on the walk from the Apple Store to Essex Market. For would-be dandies laying in their fall wardrobe, here's a selection of Nolita boutiques where a modern urban gentleman can find everything from sterling silver cufflinks to handmade loafers, all within a six-block radius.

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San Francisco: Hats Off to San Francisco

post from Gridskipper on 17 September 2007 02:00:52 PM. © Gridskipper

hats%20off%20san%20francisco.jpg Admit it, fetishist. You want that hipster-embroidered fedora. Even if it seems gamey. The way it frames the back of your neck and your jawline is murder, and these are the lads (generally speaking) to hook you up. (But fellas, don't forget, no matter how smart you look, to take it off when indoors.) The top-notch haberdashers in San Francisco do a good deal of custom work, but can also accommodate an impulsive quick fix. Here's where.

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Home Games: Yanks vs. Orioles and Blue Jays

post from NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide on 17 September 2007 01:54:06 PM. © NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide

NewYorkology contributor Scott Ross, a lifelong Red Sox fan, keeps you abreast of upcoming Mets and Yankees home games in New York City. Ross toils in anonymity for a giant online news aggregator. Here's your look at major league baseball...

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Berlin: Chasing Lola Through Berlin

Director Tom Tykwer was only 33 when he wrapped Run Lola Run in 1998 and saw it beat Das Boot's box office take to become the biggest grossing German film in history (though it's since been outdone by The Lives of Others). Its low-budget, grungy aesthetics and snappy energy made it the Trainspotting of post-reunification Germany, a signature film that (for once) featured a Berlin where the Wall and the Nazis were irrelevant -- i.e., the sort of film that doesn't usually get an audience outside Germany. Well here's our recap, a few of the film's locations, and some resources for aspiring Lolas.

To recap: ordinary Berlin girl Lola has twenty minutes to get 100,000 marks to her drug-courier boyfriend Manni, who's lost a bag of cash on the subway and will now be executed by his boss. If she doesn't reach him in time, he'll rob a convenience store. Her scooter has been stolen, so she takes off on foot in a desperate race against time with a frenetic techno soundtrack. The innovative plot presses rewind and re-runs twice, each time spinning out a different destiny for Lola and Manni, the story altered by a chance -- a trip, a jump, a few seconds lost, and everything is altered.