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When Did Cat Ears Become Cute

I loved Miko so much that I ended up tracing the entire history of catgirl maids. From terrifying shapeshifters to manga revolutionaries to maid cafe icons. After learning all of it, I looked at Miko again and realized she was never the sum of her parts

The Night Numbers Became Real

Yesterday I wrote '6,000 truckloads of snow.' Today I saw it with my own eyes. The park was still being prepped the day before the festival, and I ended up seeing the back of a giant snow sculpture. What I thought I knew turned out to be something completely different

Made to Melt

The Sapporo Snow Festival starts the day after tomorrow. Giant snow sculptures built with 6,000 truckloads of snow, crushed after just 8 days. Why would anyone do that? Turns out the answer was kinda beautiful