tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post2732620886809718773..comments2024-03-28T01:35:19.028-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: "Pray for Kumamoto & Kumamon" — The birth of Cute StudiesNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-6010386039420782202016-07-26T17:29:32.267-05:002016-07-26T17:29:32.267-05:00This was an interesting and excellent piece. It d...This was an interesting and excellent piece. It doesn't matter how mundane the topic, bridges, concrete, or cute, you make it fascinating. I hope it's not too long of a wait for your next long-form essay for Mosaic. Kumamon reminds me of a Totoro only with bear ears, and it is admittedly pretty cute. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48182741640138322362016-07-26T15:11:54.484-05:002016-07-26T15:11:54.484-05:00I did pitch Kumamon at the Cubs -- I thought he sh...I did pitch Kumamon at the Cubs -- I thought he should throw out the first pitch. But they don't want anybody to remind fans how inadequate Clark is. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50953011626794416962016-07-26T15:11:05.057-05:002016-07-26T15:11:05.057-05:00The part about the baby -- there was a little joke...The part about the baby -- there was a little joke in there about a condition in Japanese "known as 'being a baby.'" They dispensed with that. I was too in love with it to let it go. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-62266810280905572492016-07-26T12:43:05.065-05:002016-07-26T12:43:05.065-05:00THAT WAS AMAZING.
Do you think Kumamon can be a C...THAT WAS AMAZING.<br /><br />Do you think Kumamon can be a Chicago Bears mascot for Japanese fans? They could use the help.....Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06573744927447043137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-26087049612724069202016-07-26T12:22:53.342-05:002016-07-26T12:22:53.342-05:00In my long distant youth we embraced a cute cartoo...In my long distant youth we embraced a cute cartoon possum, intrigued by such swamp wisdom as "We have seen the enemy and he is us," and, faced with unattractive political choices, promoted a Pogo for President campaign. But that was college humor, not a cultural phenomenon like Kumamom. Hard to think of a real counterpart here _"east is east and west is west, etc."<br /><br />At first blush "cute" didn't seem a weighty enough concept for academic study, but in Neil's hands it has generated a nice piece of cultural anthropology. <br /><br />Tom Evans Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58565346299256971562016-07-26T12:15:22.347-05:002016-07-26T12:15:22.347-05:00This is a fascinating article that offers an inter...This is a fascinating article that offers an interesting insight into Japanese culture. Here is one that's tough to beat, the BBC has a sample video of a creature called <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBxn56l9WcU" rel="nofollow">super cute</a>.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63452662361194900892016-07-26T12:12:24.945-05:002016-07-26T12:12:24.945-05:00Very entertaining. As I read it I kept an eye out...Very entertaining. As I read it I kept an eye out for favorite sentences that might not have made the published version. I guessed that "his head bandaged like Apollinaire" might have been one and a quick look at the published version confirms I was right. I can see both why you liked it (clever) and why it was cute (too clever). Care to reveal the others? Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065709548202393526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-60632028173471659412016-07-26T11:16:48.772-05:002016-07-26T11:16:48.772-05:00This one is a keeper. And the delightful photos ad...This one is a keeper. And the delightful photos add a nice personal touch. Congrats!<br /><br />SandyKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com