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 yaoi, 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 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. whole sections of manga bookshops dedicated to basically one direction type boy band
age to put aside childish things. the action figures, dolls, features of our imaginations, to arm ourselves with the brutal 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 yaoi, 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.
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 yaoi, 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 legions of young girls and soccer moms find compelling in the thousands of these titles, something of a mystery to
wanted to sort of take away the stigma that people do when they look at homeless people. he said he used to look at them and think, go get a job. instead he launched this campaign on youtube that s pretty incredibly successful. it s called rethink homelessness. to the tune of royals by lorde. called cardboard stories trying to explain the stories behind the people who are homeless. some battling lung cancer. one speaks four languages. i m a computer geek. i am recovering from heart surgery. he is getting a lot of attention. some big companies are behind him. some say i do have a job and i m homeless. very important lesson there. one last one for you. you can put this in the stupid category. a guy, michael hart, gets arrested for shoplifting. you get arrested. make a phone call. what phone call does the guy make? his lawyer. no.
arm ourselves with the brutal 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 yaoi, 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 legions 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 they are. whole sections of manga