real combat, real sex. in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for them. a whole sub culture of what s called otakwe. once a dericive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world to find satisfaction elsewhere. comic books hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yawe, for example, otherwise known as boys love manga. extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core themes are sexually ambiguous boys getting very friendly with each other. what leiges of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles is something of a mystery to outsiders looking in but there
realities of the real world, real combat, real sex. in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for it, a whole subculture of what s called otaku. once a derisive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world and finds satisfaction elsewhere. manga, or comic books, hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yowi, otherwise known as boys love manga, extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core themes are sexually ambiguous boys getting very friendly with each other. what legions of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles,
in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for it, a whole subculture of what s called otaku. once a derisive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world and finds satisfaction elsewhere. manga, or comic books, hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yowi, otherwise known as boys love manga, extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core themes are sexually ambiguous boys getting very friendly with each other. what legions of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles, something of a mystery to outsiders looking in, but there they are.
realities of the real world, real combat, real sex. in japan, increasing numbers of people don t. they continue to live a life inside four walls, inside their mind, the life we call the computer geek, the nerd, as avatars. there s a name for it, a whole subculture of what s called otaku. once a derisive term, now a proud identifier of the geek, one who has turned his back on the real world and finds satisfaction elsewhere. manga, or comic books, hold a different place in the cultural landscape here and address different needs. there s yowi, otherwise known as boys love manga, extremely popular with teenage girls. stories change, but the core themes are sexually ambiguous boys getting very friendly with each other. what legions of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles, something of a mystery to
skilled, why not do it yourself? you re a computer guy. you re maybe even a computer geek, and i mean that as a term of endearment. why go through an intermediary? why go to the press? why go to two different media sources? why pick these reporters in particular? the writer for the guardian on these stories is glenn greenwald, a guest on this show multiple times. i ve known glenn a long time. longtime national security blogger who s critical of surveillance and of secrecy. he s a civil libertarian absolutist and one of the most eloquent ones we have. mr. greenwald has been outspoken in support of whistle blowing in general. he s been particularly outspoken about bradley manning. the writer from the washington post in these articles is barton gellman. he has a reputation for major scoops about national intelligence. that history, and i think this may be important, has led him to be attacked as a reporter. him to be attacked not as a leaker, but as somebody who will publish informati