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	<title>LA CARMINA. Gothic Lolita Punk † Cute Girls Japanese fashion † Tokyo Japan street style † Visual Kei Jrock bands &#187; Books + Magazines</title>
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	<description>Japan Goth author &#38; TV host LA CARMINA blogs about cute Gothic Lolitas, anime cosplay, alternative clothing, Tokyo punk fashion, Visual Kei J-rock concerts &#38; music, kawaii pop culture weird</description>
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		<title>MALICE MIZER MAGAZINE SCANS: GACKT &amp; MANA CONCERT PHOTOS, VISUAL KEI COSTUMES. RARE JROCK MEMORABILIA.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet While browsing the Bookoff in West Shinjuku, Seba and I found a Malice Mizer special magazine. We bought it for Yukiro&#8230; but not before snapping photos for you! Boy, did Mana and Gackt look young in the early 1990s. The magazine&#8217;s a dream for fans. Filled with pretty, colored drawings of the band. Mana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GYARU JAPANESE GIRLS, BIG EYE MAKEUP IN AGEHA MAGAZINE. TOKYO PURIKURA, CIRCLE CONTACT LENS, CRAZY NAIL ART.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:41:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Japanese subculture beauty and fashion seems to come from a different planet! Here are images from Ageha, the gyaru (gal) and hostess style magazine. Big eye makeup, false eyelashes, a twisted or curled hair set, and sparkly everything. Ageha Magazine has step-by-step tutorials for how to make your eyes look as big as possible. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THREE MUSKETEERS MOVIE: STEAMPUNK ROCOCO FASHION. WIN SPOOKY TIM BURTON-LIKE ILLUSTRATED BOOK, S(MYTHOLOGY)!</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/10/three-musketeers-movie-steampunk-rococo-fashion-win-spooky-tim-burton-like-illustrated-book-smythology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Today, we celebrate twisted heroines! Keep reading for a review of The Three Musketeers, the new Steampunk-Rococo action movie, and a Halloween book giveaway. It&#8217;s nearly the most important holiday of the year. Let&#8217;s celebrate with a contest: win autographed copies of a gorgeous book, along with original illustrations, inspired by Greek mythology and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA CARMINA ON ALT NOIR GOTH MAGAZINE COVER! GOTHIC BEAUTY FASHION CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE FETISH MAGAZINES.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/07/la-carmina-on-alt-noir-goth-magazine-cover-gothic-beauty-fashion-culture-alternative-fetish-magazines-interviews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lacarmina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet I&#8217;m on the cover of Goth magazine Alt Noir! Here&#8217;s a sneak peek at issue 12, with a La Carmina in spooky bodypaint. The photos turned out amazing, thanks to my Vancouver superhero team. I can&#8217;t thank them enough for putting in their time and energy! Makeup and Bodypaint by Jennifer Little of Glitter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>YAOI MANGA BOOKSTORES IN IKEBUKURO, TOKYO: BOYS LOVE, BISHONEN, JAPANESE GAY LGBT COMIC BOOKS.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/05/yaoi-manga-bookstores-in-ikebukuro-tokyo-boys-love-bishonen-japanese-comic-books-about-gay-males/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/05/yaoi-manga-bookstores-in-ikebukuro-tokyo-boys-love-bishonen-japanese-comic-books-about-gay-males/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 04:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lacarmina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Yowee for yaoi! Sebastian, the Black Butler from the popular manga, welcomes otaku into an Ikebukuro manga store dedicated to Boys’ Love &#8212; Japanese comics about intimacies between men. The recurring theme in yaoi is homosexual or homoerotic relationships between the male characters &#8211; usually young beautiful boys (bishonen). The &#8220;action&#8221; can get quite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HELP JAPAN WIKI: DONATION RESOURCES &amp; FUNDRAISERS FOR EARTHQUAKE RELIEF. TOKYO ART BENEFIT, PRINCESS GHIBLI CD.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/04/help-japan-wiki-donation-resources-fundraisers-for-earthquake-relief-tokyo-art-charity-benefit-princess-ghibli-cd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/04/help-japan-wiki-donation-resources-fundraisers-for-earthquake-relief-tokyo-art-charity-benefit-princess-ghibli-cd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet My &#8220;spooky friends&#8221; are the best. They&#8217;ve been working day and night on fcharity projects for Japan, as well as making waves in music, writing and fashion. Let&#8217;s salute them &#8212; starting with my Pirate First Mate, Naomi Rubin. (Above, with her boy-slave-of-the-day.) Naomi created Help Japan Wiki, an editable compendium of ways to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PINK LEOPARD PRINT NAIL ART. CRISPIN HELLION GLOVER: FILM SCREENING &amp; BOOK SIGNING TOUR. LIP SERVICE CYBERGOTH JACKET &amp; MINI-SKIRT.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2011/01/pink-leopard-print-nail-art-crispin-hellion-glover-film-screening-book-signing-tour-lip-service-cybergoth-jacket-mini-skirt/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Remember when Rob and I interviewed Crispin Hellion Glover about his spooky career and current movie-making? That weekend, we attended his film event at Pacific Cinematheque, as press. I did leopard print nails for the occasion&#8230; DIY leopard print nail art: I painted my nails pink, using OPI polish that I got from a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSAKA OCCULT TAROT CARD &amp; FORTUNE TELLING PARLOR, BLEEDING MARIA. RETRO 1980S TOY SHOP IN AMERIKAMURA, SHINSAIBASHI JAPAN.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2010/07/osaka-occult-tarot-card-fortune-telling-parlor-bleeding-maria-retro-1980s-toy-shop-in-amerikamura-shinsaibashi-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2010/07/osaka-occult-tarot-card-fortune-telling-parlor-bleeding-maria-retro-1980s-toy-shop-in-amerikamura-shinsaibashi-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 17:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Do you remember our adventure at the ridiculous Ridiculous clothing boutique in Osaka? It&#8217;s not the only wonky place in the building. As we were leaving, we found a door marked with pentagrams. The signs read &#8220;Bleeding Maria&#8221; and &#8220;Protected by Witchcraft.&#8221; Gingerly, we pulled back the beaded curtains &#8212; and stepped into a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORE IN LOS ANGELES: CUTE YUMMY TIME &amp; TOKYO THEME RESTAURANTS BOOK SIGNINGS. WHERE TO BUY BENTO COOKBOOKS, JAPAN FASHION &amp; MUSIC MAGAZINES.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2009/12/kinokuniya-bookstore-in-los-angeles-cute-yummy-time-tokyo-theme-restaurants-book-signings-where-to-buy-bento-cookbooks-japan-fashion-music-magazines/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Why so serious, Carmina-sama? It&#8217;s a sunny day in La-la-land, you&#8217;re flanked by cute Visual Kei rockers, and you&#8217;re at a signing for your very own books! But one must always stay in character for cosplay &#8212; at least in my mind &#8212; and I&#8217;m the bento lady with a grudge from Nintendo&#8217;s Phoenix [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CUTE YUMMY TIME COOKBOOK ADVANCE COPY! RECIPES FOR CHARABEN BENTO DECORATION, PENGUIN ONIGIRI, CUTE SUSHI, TOTORO CUPCAKES.</title>
		<link>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2009/09/cute-yummy-time-cookbook-advance-copy-recipes-for-charaben-bento-decoration-penguin-onigiri-cute-sushi-totoro-cupcakes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/2009/09/cute-yummy-time-cookbook-advance-copy-recipes-for-charaben-bento-decoration-penguin-onigiri-cute-sushi-totoro-cupcakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lacarmina</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweet There&#8217;s speed, there&#8217;s skydiving&#8230; and then there&#8217;s the rush of holding a copy of your very own book! No turning back now. Cute Yummy Time: 70 recipes for the cutest food you&#8217;ll ever eat will be in stores on October 6th. The recipes &#8220;think outside the bento box&#8221; &#8212; there&#8217;s something for every occasion, [...]]]></description>
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