Stiaan Louw's androgynous, multi-layered collections explore male sexuality and the culture clash between social tribes, issues that intrigue him as an Afrikaan working in a fledgling democracy and equally fledgling men's fashion market.

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The letter also urged the UK government to channel funding through a "new and accountable multi-media Welsh media commission" that could "sustain a national culture and help steer media development in Wales flexibly in a period of vital change across traditional and new media".

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But for geeks the global temple of their culture is Akihabara, a neon-splashed Tokyo neighborhood full of multi-story comic warehouses, elaborate game arcades and stores full of cryptic hardware.

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