An amazing short film from Japan.

I’ve read lots of articles where people have mentioned the visual complexity of Avatar, but this 3-minute short-film is the most visually complex work I’ve seen.  There is just so much going on.

This is a new TV commercial from ECC Jr, a company I used to work for in Japan. (I visited kindergartens to teach English lessons).

The ad manages to be weird, cute and creepy all at the same time.

Trained-up ninja monkeys ‘turn on master’
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/entertainment/984812/trained-up-ninja-monkeys-turn-on-trainer

Chinese opera face-changing
http://www.reuters.com/article/video/idUSTRE5BA0I720091211?videoId=12268497

Coconut Collecting Octopus

The Inexplicable Adventures Of “Zombie vs. Ninja”
http://io9.com/5429240/the-inexplicable-adventures-of-zombie-vs-ninja

Creepy Japanese Baby Simulator
http://gizmodo.com/5429651/japanese-baby-simulator-is-1000-times-creepier-than-a-normal-baby

Your Chance to buy a Japanese island previously used by the Imperial Navy as a disinfection station.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6811348/Japan-auctions-Hiroshima-island-to-help-balance-books.html

Economist “Did you know?” on Social Media & Technology

R.I.P. Alien Screenwriter Dan O’Bannon
http://io9.com/5429739/rip-alien-screenwriter-dan-obannon

John Scalzi – The Winners and Losers of ’00s SciFi Movies
http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/12/scifi-winners-and-losers-of-the-decade.php

John Scalzi – The Ten Worst SciFi Blockbusters of the ’00s
http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2009/12/worst-scifi-movies-of-the-00s.php#more