Wallpaper Wednesday – January 2012

Wallpaper Wednesday is back from a lengthy hiatus, and for this month’s set, we have a collection of works from Korean artist panamaman.

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DREAM.17 Rolling Out PVs

DREAM.17 is soon upon us, and the recently released PVs are certainly getting us excited. The event is set to take place at the Saitama Super Arena on September 24th, and the card is stacked with many of our favorite fighters: Sakuraba, Aoki, Tokoro, Kitaoka, Kawajiri, Imanari… the list goes on. This is looking to be a great event.

Check out the impressive PVs (we’re really liking the gigantic screens/visuals they used in these promos) after the break. Read more »

Shizuka Sugiyama: Notes On Her Time Abroad

Shizuka Sugiyama is now over four months in to her year-long stay in Sydney, Australia. When we first heard she would be studying abroad, our biggest fear here at Pancake was that she would not be training and would be super rusty when she got back. Thankfully, along with continuing her studies in English, Sugiyama has also been continuing her studies in BJJ. She has hooked up with Gracie Oceania, and specifically a blue belt Laura Ng who operates a blog, skillfully named iheartbjj.com. Read more »

Wallpaper Wednesday – June 2011 Edition

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Wallpaper Wednesday – May 2011 Edition

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“Don’t Say Gay… Say Takei!”

Beloved actor and activist George Takei has released a response to a proposed Tennessee bill known as SB 49, or the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. SB 49, which is still under review by the Tennessee state Senate Judiciary Committee, would ban teachers from discussing, and we assume even acknowledging the existence of, homosexuality in the classroom until the high school level.

So while some want to “disappear” gays and pretend they don’t exist for grades K-8, George Takei has a suggestion: “Don’t say gay… say Takei!” He has launched It’s OK to be Takei and made an awesomely charming video (watch after the jump) to bring awareness. Read more »