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The Creepiest Amusement Park of All Time? 
21 Amazing Bangalore Breakfast Dishes 
Why Chinese People Eat Sea Horse 
Classic Chinese Torture Methods (and their cute names) 
Amazing Old Bollywood Poster Shops 
Learn How to Speak North Korean 
The 38th Reich: Korean Nazi Cosplay 
Beijing’s incredible (and completely fake) Disneyland 
Castration Classes at the Beijing Eunuch Culture Exhibition Hall 
Beijing’s Single Most Horrific Meal 
China’s all-time favorite (and all-time darkest?) comic book: Sanmao 
Prosthetic Noses, Red Wigs, and Whiteface… American Characters in Chinese Films 
This Hindu God has 1,000 Vaginas! 
18 Terrible Moments from a Taoist Hell 
Why Chinese People Eat Ants 
India’s Incredibly Cool Hand-Drawn Movie Posters 
Nazi Fashion in China 
About Andy Deemer & AsiaObscura 
Why Chinese People Eat Deer Penis 
Outrageously Cute Korean Cosplay: The 21 Favorites 
What the Fortune Teller Told Me (Hong Kong) 
The Poem I Can’t Find… 
The Sick Collector and His 1000 Pairs of Shoes 
Small Children Feeding Live Animals to Tigers in a Chinese Zoo 
Beijing’s Dongyue Temple and Their 19 Incredible Taoist Gods 
Why Chinese People Eat Snake as Medicine 
Whoring in Chiang Mai 
A Postcard from Erenhot 
American Imperialist Bastards in a North Korean Comic Book 
Dr Shankar’s Wonderful Collection of Brains and Other Medical Obscura 
Relive the Cultural Revolution (aka The Weirdest Dinner Theater in Beijing) 
Chisney & Koreansney: Local Disney Knockoffs - The Disastrous Fall of Sanmao
China’s first sci-fi movie: Death Ray on Coral Island (1980) 
Another Abandoned Beijing Amusement Park 
Our Six Best China Stories! 
North Korea frightening customs declarations form 
Porn, Rats, and Antique Projectors at Sri Lanka’s Classic Cinemas 
The Taj Mahal… Murder, Incest, and Fratricide - Awesomely Steampunk Portable Corn Roaster
Medicinal Sea Horse Soup 
On Horse Meat Sashimi 
Deranged Clown Cream Biscuits 
Antilia: The Most Gratuitous House in Mumbai 
One Ghostly Cambodian Ruin 
Pyongyang Too: A Tribute to Guy Delisle - 15 More Pictures from weirdoid Tiger Balm Park
Mr. Chiizu: Great New Photobooth App 
Sweet gruesome statue asking for donations 
A Huge Pile of Gorgeous Old Thai Movie Posters
Category Archives: Somewhat Perverted
Holy Curiosities, Somewhat Perverted
The Cockiest Shrine in Bangkok
At Bangkok's Goddess Tuptim Shrine, there's something prickly going down. At this veritable penis park, there are whoppers, dongers, cocks and dicks, carved-off woodies and sleek shiny johnsons in stacks. Every last one is circumcised. Even the cocks of cocks. Known locally as the Chao Mae Tuptim, this overgrown shrine is tucked--ever so discretely--behind ...
Consumerism, Cute & Kawaii, Somewhat Perverted
Sweet Sexy Dolls (and How to Make Your Own)
You've seen those sexy collectable figurines around Asia, right? You know the ones... in Singapore malls, Beijing shopping centers, all over Japan? Nervous kids and creepy adults browsing the aisles... subtly saucy... Creepily paedo... GABOOMBAH with sweet pink hair and sword. Who buys these things? Who actually sets one of these ladies on their shelf, ...
Somewhat Perverted, Strange Tourism
A Postcard from Erenhot
Two small dogs are attacking a homeless man, while I'm nursing my lingering fever with sidewalk kebabs and a bottle of Yanjing beer. One of them bites at his ankle, and he hobbles away, cursing while diners beside me laugh, and the wind picks up again. I shield my face from the sand. This ...
Historical Wonders, Life in Miniature, Offbeat Museums, Somewhat Perverted
The Sick Collector and His 1000 Pairs of Shoes
Yang Shaorong lives in a small Shanghai apartment. He collects women's shoes. Tiny shoes. Shoes for bound feet. "That's horrible," said the publisher of my magazine, when I mentioned Yang the collector to him. "It's a disturbing part of Chinese history." I was confused. I didn't really know much about them, or why he was so upset. ...
Somewhat Perverted
Those Creepy Japanese Videos, Finally Explained
If you've been wondering about the creepy Japanese videos I've been posting -- videos of girls staring blankly at the camera for a minute, then uttering a single short phrase -- I'm finally ready to offer an explanation. They're called "ミテルだけ" (pronounced "miteru dake") which means "Just Looking" or "Only Looking." I first heard about ...
Somewhat Perverted
The Bold Boys of Korean Cosplay
The Ladies of Cosplay -- cute, obsessive, meticulous -- were a sight to behold. But the boys? Well, there were a few pretty awesome getups, like these.... And this chap was remarkable: But for the most part, it was "slap-a-cardboard-box-on-my-head" and "bunny-ears" affair. Sorry lads -- the lovely ladies of Korean cosplay took the prize this ...
Somewhat Perverted
The 38th Reich: Korean Nazi Cosplay
A couple of days ago, I posted my favorite pictures of cute Korean cosplay girls -- but that's the light-hearted side of Korean cosplay. Flip the switch -- today it's time for the dark half. That's right: Korean Nazis! Now many of you are probably horrified. It's still too recent. But the Koreans love ...
Cute & Kawaii, Somewhat Perverted
Outrageously Cute Korean Cosplay: The 21 Favorites
While sex workers were planning to set themselves on fire across town (thanks, Comrade Joe), M and I were deep in Comic World at Seoul's SETEC Convention Center. Each and every one of these girls -- dressed like their favorite comic book characters and anime heroes -- was perfect. Ask them to pose for a photo, ...
Cute & Kawaii, Somewhat Perverted
And we’re back…
Sorry for the silence. China got wise to the VPN, and issues had to be resolved. But we're back. Hopefully for a while, at least.While we pop the bottles of silkworm baijiu and seahorse bourbon, here's a photo from last night's dinner at Beijing's newest maid cafe. (Sure, Japan had sexy 19th century French maids ...
Somewhat Perverted, Strange Medicine
Why Chinese People Eat Deer Penis
Every time I pass by one of those classic Chinese pharmacies, I can't help but stop and wonder... why on earth would someone eat this madness? A few months ago, I decided to find out. This is part three in the "Strange TCM" series, which I started with "eating snake for healthier skin" and "eating ...
Holy Curiosities, Somewhat Perverted
Strange Moments in a Bangkok Temple
Wat Suwannaram, a 12th-century temple, is hidden on the far side of the river in Bangkok. It's remote -- no tourists, only two praying women in short skirts (they'd left their high heels outside.) The real draw here is the mouth-dropping murals, which tell the most bizarre and glorious tales. While we tiptoed ...
Cute & Kawaii, Somewhat Perverted
Hunting French Maids in Tokyo
Fashion: Pink is everywhere, lace is everywhere, it's the Lolita look. But the real style de saison is dressing like a 19th Century French Maid. It's weird, but it's everywhere! Even white girls are buying in! And so, of course, a world of maid-staffed businesses have appeared. They have maid bars, maid cafes, even ...
Somewhat Perverted, Strange Tourism
Whoring in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai's an interesting town: a lot like Bangkok, but on a much smaller scale. Hundreds of coffee shops. Great boutiques. And old white men with young Thai girls. Absolutely everywhere. Old hippies with Thai women in their 40s, and adorable little hapa kids. Bald and bearded bikers with chubby teenagers. Backpackers with stunning beauties. ...
Offbeat Museums, Somewhat Perverted, Strange Medicine
Forensic Science Museum, Bangkok
Deep in the bowels of the King's Hospital, if you look hard enough, you'll eventually find the stomach-churning absolutely wonderful Forensic Science Museum. I've a weak stomach, but the permanent exhibit here is unmissable. (Photos aren't allowed, so I apologize for this scarce and clumsy record. You'll clearly have to go, yourself.) ...
Cute & Kawaii, Somewhat Perverted
Bangkok Loves Blythe
Siam Paragon Shopping Mall's elaborate (and incredible) Blythe exhibit offered up some leading costume designs for the creepy oh-so-slightly-pedophilic 1972 Kenner doll, which has captured the hearts and sewing skills of, well, at least a few dozen fans. From Wikipedia, "There is a network of hobbyists who customize the doll for resale and create ...