The Young and the Hopeless?

The post-Bubble generation is accused of lacking passion and ambition. Yeah, right

July 15, 2010

This week's required reading

Anime Evangelism

Happy Science puts a cartoonish spin on religion

The Wild Bunch

Beautiful women, monsters and mayhem are all in a day’s work for director Luc Besson

The Wild Bunch

Beautiful women, monsters and mayhem are all in a day’s work for director Luc Besson

High Art

Since its opening five years ago, a reclusive sect's stunning museum has attracted wide international acclaim. Tama Miyake travels to the mountaintop.

Carthago

A Middle Eastern eatery that’s maturing gracefully in Nakano

Aida

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Commissioned by the [...]

La Scala Milan

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Milan’s venerable La [...]

Hemp Restaurant Asa

Enjoy the pleasures of hemp—not that way—at this health-conscious Shimokita eatery

Scenic Spirituality

Commune with religion and nature in an ancient land

City of Sand

From crowded markets to placid mosques, Cairo’s attractions are legion