Vintage Tokyo subway manner posters →
These are really excellent posters, that I wish we had on CityRail trains. I love the wordplays (all explained in English, do not be afraid to click the link!) and the pop culture/historical references.
KANJIDAMAGE: Kanji Facts →
[The sages] didn’t have computers, they got bad arthritis, and they had to draw these crazy hard pictographs all damn day. So one of the sages, in his wisdom, said, “OK, fuck this! Can’t we swap the center bit for a simpler radical?” And the other sage replied, “Dood, if you drink enough sake, the center bit looks kind of like 玉.”
And the first sage was like, “Man you are just high as hell, but it’s late and I got mad poems to write about seasons and shit, so yeah, let’s just say 國 is now officially 国 and call it a day.”
So even if you don’t learn Japanese (which I’m pretty sure 90% of you do not) this is still a damn amusing read, especially those historical tangents.
"One Slam Wonders" →
As we rightfully celebrate the glory of Rafael Nadal’s French Open performance and the furious straight sets path he macheted toward hoisting his seventh Grand Slam trophy, there’s an entirely different odor wafting above the victory of women’s champ Francesca Schiavone.
While Francesca thrilled in the final, winning hoards of new fans (quite an accomplishment for a woman who’s been on the Tour since the Renaissance), there are those already putting her win in a giant stink box. The name on said stink box, “fluke.” Others think they’re being more kind by calling her what are in fact three of the dirtiest words in tennis: One Slam Wonder. And it sucks.
Late link is late, but A-to-the-MEN. Or as it could be, A-to-the-ROD (Hahahaha, no one is going to get that pun). Please, lets not detract from the glory of winning a slam just because a player has only won one. Who hasn’t won any? Who retired without one? Hundreds more people than have actually won a slam.
It’s awful the way that players (in any sport) should be defined by what they haven’t done, instead of what they have done. The title of a one slam wonder is degrading both to the player, and the slam itself. Calling players one slam wonders is to underestimate their ability to beat the best of the bloody best in two weeks, slogging it out on asphalt, clay or grass. Using that title is effectively saying that a grand slam is nothing special, and winning one is easy. It’s not.
(via ontd_tennis)
Killer ramen: College students who eat cheap instant food are at risk for chronic diseases →
OH SHIT. What am I meant to eat now?!?!?!!!!!
(via 8asians)
