“Attention everybody! Rules state that occupancy by more than one (1) reality at a time is dangerous and unlawful!”
— Munden's Bar, Singles NightRena Matsui's Pet Rock
For some reason, people rarely take pictures of this Maneki Ishi from an angle that shows off its resemblance to a cat in the classic pose.
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Of course, I’m less interested in the rock than in petting 24-year-old Rena, now “graduated” from her idol career…
But what I want to know is...
…what’s so different about charm?
Bomb magazine has been around for quite a while, as this cover from 1984 shows. The thing I find most striking about it is that all of the photoshoots have English titles, but only one is written in Katakana: “charm color”.
On second thought...
First response: this picture of Maria Makino makes me want to find more pictures of her.
Second response: her Wikipedia entry makes me want to wait a few years before I do that image search. Idols really need warning labels.
Seems legit...
Glamour Photography Tip
If your model ends up looking like a RealDoll or the setup for Chobits, you’re doing it wrong.
Also, go easy on smoothing out her skin with filters and photoshop until she looks like plastic. The Uncanny Valley is a two-way street.
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Prediction
After the events of New Years Eve, future “slutwalks” in Europe are going to look like NRA conventions.
