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Open War
TOKYO - The fabled style wars between Japanese and European fashionistas have come to a head in the champrionship round of the underground death-match, "The Ball." In Japan's capital, Ganguros and Gothic Lolitas compete with the newer, wilder girl-gang cabals (see our guide inside) for the chance to enter mortal combat on the blood-soaked runways of Paris and Milan.
"Restrictive accessories and pure martial arts against our mystic powers? Victory is unlikely," warned the Godmother, the competition's referee, "but prove me wrong. I don't care, I'm immortal." Continued in Style
PLUS: 2009's Must See Manga-to-Movie adaptations!
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Seduction of the Innocent
HONOLULU - Plush toy Chester Horse, who's been dubbed Chester the Molestor by locals and who faces crininal charges of lewd and lascivious conduct, said today, "I wasn't making a move on her! I was helping her access her latent totemic powers! We're both innocent!" There may be some truth to his claim. Says his attorney, "Sorcery by means of plushie-sex does empower those seeking heightened awareness or sharpened senses. Those were the aims of both parties in this consensual relationship." Continued in Living
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When Superheroes Meet Presidents by Andrew Friedenthal
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Steampunk Opera Shatters Records
MILWAUKEE - The city unveiled its new zeppelin-based transportation system today, a working model of Mary Todd Lincoln's trance-induced vision during the Civil War. An opera commemorating the sixguns-and-sorcery period of American history, over which Mrs. Lincoln presided, opens tonight at the Solipsistic Nation Ballroom (see playlist and review, below) and the crowds gathered to watch the first commuter blimp, which one young woman claimed
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"Picha" Exhibit's Summer Tour
GHANA - Laura Perna reports on the shimmering constellation of Africa's brightest comics creators, who are, in their home countries, as heroic as their creations. Continued in Arts
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