Ashley Alexandra Dupre

I get a lot of emails from models wanting to appear in the Babes section of this blog. As I’ve said before, they need to do something remarkable to catch my attention. Take over a niche, pioneer a business model, captivate photobloggers — surprise me, ladies.

So what has 22-year-old singer Ashley Alexandra Dupre done to earn my attention? Well, she’s channeled a sex scandal into online profit — quite literally overnight. Find out how at Tech Side Up.

Shocotan Performs Rurouni Kenshin OP2

In case you thought Japanese otaku idol Shoko Nakagawa was limited to doing only really old or really new anime themes, here she is doing something in between: 1/2, the second opening theme to Rurouni Kenshin. Her trademark pink nunchucks make an appearance in this video.