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Month: December 2005

  • Racing with the Hot Brothers

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    While I anxiously await to see what crazy stunt Takeshi Okamura will perform during his annual year-end TV special (last year was pretty damn classic), I guess I can start trying to best his MARIO KART DS times. Japanese comedians Takeshi Okamura and Hiroyuki Yabe not content to be Mario and Luigi in commercials have…

  • Polypunk OK

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    Digiki has just posted his fifth Polypunk podcast, this time calling it POLYPUNK OK. As he explains: I wanted to do something different for the last 2005 show, and that’s the reason why it’s called Polypunk OK and not Polypunk 005 (confusing, I know). The theme for this fifth show is the work (and sound…

  • Midnight Eye Update

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    Midnight Eye has just updated with some new articles/reviews. Nevermind that it’s almost Christmas, they’ve gone all horror on us: an interview with Norio Tsuruta (RING 0), a feature pondering the death of J-Horror, frightful reviews aplenty, including RAMPO NOIR, THE RAVAGED HOUSE, KOKKURI, even a book review (THE RING COMPANION).

  • GAS Vs. Rocket

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    The Rocket Gallery makes a comeback, sort of, with the next show scheduled at GAS’ Traveling Shop in-store gallery, “Hello Gas Gallery Exhibition Rocket Is Still On, ‘How Are You Been?’” It takes place January 14-19, with more details here (in Japanese).

  • HDTV Vs. Hi-Vision

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    I was checking out the TVs yesterday at Bic Camera, a bit curious to see what HDTV-enabled sets go for these days. I didn’t notice anything that mentioned HDTV specifically, but what looked like high-definition sets were always referred to as Hi-Vision. Are these one and the same? Is High-Vision simply the way HDTV gets…

  • Mikimoto Ginza 2

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    Snapped this pic today (early evening) of the new Toyo Ito-designed Mikimoto Ginza 2 building.

  • Atelier Muji

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    I did my monthly Ginza/Yurakucho tour today, and this was the scene at Atelier Muji, inside the Muji Yurakucho flagship store. Oh, and if you get the chance, you really should try to see the “Eco Bags Save the Earth” charity event at Creation Gallery G8. I can’t say that I was very excited by…

  • Retired Weapons Christmas Desktops

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    The Retired Weapons Art Project has some special Christmas desktops for download: 1024×768 and 1280×1024.