Hello, Kotaku. Would you like to join us for some off-topic conversation? Would you like to start with some apps? Maybe a few jalapeno poppers or an Awesome Blossom(TM)?
Speaking of Awesome Blossoms(TM), while the above photo represents the opening course of my recent dinner with Team Ninja, it's become something of a tradition for Kotaku to visit the Outback Steakhouse, believe it or not, when we travel to the Tokyo Game Show. It strikes me a bit weird that we do that, but the staff there speaks amazing English and Costco members get free nachos!
Anyway, the original content of this post was going to be an introduction to me telling you that Mr. Brian Ashcraft is packed to the gills with great stories about filmmakers, baseball players, artists and, perhaps less surprising, Japanese actresses. You should hit him up some time for some amusing anecdotes.
Or, leave your own amusing anecdotes in the comments. Or simply end your day with some of these interesting stories.
- Generation Y down on cars - They (you guys) are driving less and skipping car ownership. I guess that's for the best!
- Making a movie in Afghanistan isn't easy - "Sonia Nassery Cole knew that shooting a movie on location in Afghanistan could get her killed. The most vivid reminder came a few weeks before filming, she said, when militants located her leading actress and cut off both of her feet."
- The "real" inspiration behind Chewbacca - An interesting read on how George Lucas and Ralph McQuarrie "stole" the character.
- More restaurants are using iPads as wine lists - Ridiculous and sound at the same time.