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
we re not expecting a lot in terms of severe uonderstorms, but torrential downs and a lot of lightning. lightning can be deadly. be aware of that especially if you have outdoor plans. temperatures behind the front are a fair amount cooler. we ll see cooler, dryer air. st. louis, 83. 89 in atlanta. temperatures in the northeast, much cooler becau you are going to have rain in addition to that. yowi to get to 70 in boston. 72ten washiton, d.c. later in the day you get, the better off your conditions will be. things are getting active here in theic tropics. tropical storm igor. 70 miles per hour winds out in the middle of nowhere. it is expected to take a westerly track and likely to become a hurricane later today. it could happen with the 5:00 advisory.me fredricka, that usually comes in early. hopefully on the next weather hit in le than a half hour we ll have updated information on that. we have two other waves we re watching. which could potentially turn into named storms, too.