I can see how it could be seen as an easy article to pay the bills while working on something bigger and more important, such as an article about politics or social i ssues….

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Covering subcultures in Japan

’ It is pretty rare that a major corporation be gift wrapped a completely new thing that they can market themselves with, especially with a lemming public c lamoring and groveling to eat it up.

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Climategate: Over-realized Anthropology and The Biggest Story Getting NO Mainstream Press