Speaking of Japan: Charles, our Editor in Chief, will be in Japan on vacation by the time this issue ships, and he'll be bringing back... well, we honestly don't know yet. But we promise that it'll be something unusual, exciting, and special.

By the way, you may have noticed the new layout, which had our trusty design editor scrambling for the past week. If you have suggestions or comments, send us email and let them be heard!

That's it for now. See you on August 21st!