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Let the Man Get Hit by a Door: In Defense of Japanese Variety TV's Beautiful Chaos
Opinion

Let the Man Get Hit by a Door: In Defense of Japanese Variety TV's Beautiful Chaos

No scripts, no redemption arcs, no safety nets — just a comedian, a haunted hallway, and 20 million YouTube views from confused Americans. Japanese variety TV is doing something American television forgot how to do: being genuinely, gloriously unpredictable.
Plastic Love in a American Bedroom: How 1980s Tokyo Conquered Gen Z's Headphones
Music

Plastic Love in a American Bedroom: How 1980s Tokyo Conquered Gen Z's Headphones

Forty years after Tokyo's nightclubs closed, the smoothest music on Earth is soundtracking American college dorms and TikTok feeds. Here's how City Pop made its improbable comeback — and the ten tracks you need first.