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Via LJ-matociquala: The 2008 presidental slugfest as a D&D session. Move beverages away from keyboard before you click.

from the Dept. of Manga in the Mainstream

In this morning's New York Times, there's an article about "The Drops of the Gods", a manga about wine that etrangere reviewed just last week in her LJ (French title: Le Gouttes de Dieu).

Why did the Times judge the series newsworthy? "Since coming out of nowhere four years ago, this 20-something Japanese would-be sommelier [the lead character] has quickly become the most influential voice in Asia’s wine markets. In Tokyo, wine sellers monitor his weekly pronouncements before adjusting their stocks accordingly."