Vancouver Zombie Walk

Apparently it started in Sacramento. In Vancouver, a goth-friendly population mixed with a lot of make-up artists supporting the local entertainment industry led to an annual event where brains get eaten.

Japan Wins @ World Cosplay Championships

In the "news that surprises no one" category, Japan takes first place the World Cosplay Summit. First there are several things one must consider - namely that Japan is the birthplace of cosplay, the event itself was held in Nagoya, and lastly, this is the first time that Japan actually WON. Yes, that's right, they have never won that event since the event has been held in 2003. Cartoonist Go Nagai was the judge.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/photospecials/graph/cosplay/