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Month: August 2004

  • Animated Frank

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    Fuyama Taruto creates a great animated short based on the work of Jim Woodring, and you can view it here. Link via Artbomb.

  • Idee Service Station

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    A few shots from the Idee Service Station cafe/bar in Shimouma (walking distance from Nakameguro, Yutenji, and Sangenjaya stations).

  • Moblog Images Get Bigger

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    If you click on the latest moblog image in the sidebar, you’ll notice that you now get a pop-up window with a larger version of the pic. I will now be moblogging with pics twice as big. A huge thanks goes out to Patrick, for helping me set this up. I was planning on moving…

  • Genevieve Gauckler

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    Earlier tonight I went to visit OK Fredders Audrey and Yoshi, and while there they played a DVD that had a very nice animated slide show by French artist Genevieve Gauckler, whose works you can enjoy right now at the new Colette Meets Comme des Garçons shop in Aoyama. The DVD was actually one side…

  • Montoak

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    The Montoak cafe/bar, in Harajuku. Had drinks there the other night with Yuko. Very nice stylish interior. The first time I heard about it, when it opened about a year ago, was from an article in WALLPAPER.

  • Casa Brutus 54

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    As moblogged the other day, the new issue of CASA BRUTUS (54) is bilingual, and features the theme “Preserve Modern Architecture in Japan.” The only unfortunate thing is that it features J-Pop star Hamasaki Ayumi on the cover. Lame. I’ll be picking it up when I’m done with the magazines I’m currently reading. Actually, looks…

  • The Yappy Thread

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    Looks like we have a new record-length comment thread (40 comments and counting), and it’s for a post that’s just over a day old!

  • Idea 305

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    Looks like I’m going to have to pick up the current issue of bilingual Japanese design magazine IDEA (305). The feature is on Hara Kenya, who did a lot of design work for Muji. As you can see by the above pages, it’s a terrific-looking issue.

  • How Swede It Is

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    Nothing to do with Japan, but with my TSiG involvement, this seems to fit. My good friend Marc Xavier LeBlanc, a photographer and DJ, and self-professed Swedish indie pop freak, will be hosting a 2-hour special program tonight (Saturday) on Canada’s national radio network, CBC (Radio 2). He’s calling it “How Swede It Is,” and…

  • Jean Snow Versus Godzilla

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    Writer Warren Ellis is currently in Vancouver for the shooting of the TV pilot for his GLOBAL FREQUENCY series. Seems like I should have kept my mouth shut, and not say that he wouldn’t have any problems getting coverage for his wireless PDA. Time to feel Warren’s wrath… Day 2 without GPRS. Jean Snow assured…