This year has been anything but cute. It’s been occasionally optimistic, but mostly unpredictable, tumultuous, and painful. But cute? Far from it. Enter the timeline cleanse. You may have seen them: ...

The photo-editing app skyrockets in popularity. Now, no one is safe from being turned into a cute cartoon character. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News ...

Hiroshi Nittono receives funding from The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). This study was supported by JSPS KAKENHI No. 23330217. However, why cute things attract us and how they ...

The curated wonderland of cute and viral merchandise sells Sanrio collectibles, anime figures, plushies of all sizes, stationary, accessories and trendy blind box products.

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

A cheery neon cloud beckons customers to come check out the newest business in downtown Corvallis: sarangHEY!, a kawaii- and anime-themed shop at 221 NW Second St. “When you look at the cloud, you’re ...

Today Valve launches their next Steam Sale, one that'll have all your SUPER KAWAII plans set for the whole weekend. That is, another Anime Weekend sort of event in which all sorts of games and movies ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the late 1970s, British inventor James Dyson painstakingly refined his design for a new, improved vacuum cleaner.