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Month: June 2006

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Cafe Add+Ress Bandai Museum You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • PKN in Metropolis

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    Here’s a look at the cover of the issue of METROPOLIS (637), out tomorrow, that features the article I wrote on the “PechaKucha Night” phenomenon. Update: The article, “20/20 Vision,” is now online (link expires in a week). Update: Here’s the permanent link to the piece.

  • Laptop Orchestra & Ko Ishikawa

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    My friend Virginie, one of the organizers behind last year’s brilliant Design Tide “Fresh Touch” food design exhibition, sends word of an event she’s organizing at the lovely Harajuku Protestant Church later this month. “Laptop Orchestra & Ko Ishikawa” will bring together a collaboration of laptopism and traditional Japanese music (sho). It happens June 23…

  • Tenmyouya Hisashi Documentary

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    Just a reminder that the documentary NEAR EQUAL TENMYOUYA HISASHI, which I mentioned a while back, is currently playing at the Rise X theatre in Shibuya. Sunday screenings are shown with English subtitles, and entry is only 1000 yen.

  • Cornelius Vs. PMKFA

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    Yes, that is indeed Cornelius “wearing” a PMKFA tee. More on how it happened here, as well as news on a PMKFA/PAPER SKY collaboration. Update (16/10/09): The photo is no longer available.

  • La Querencia Peligrosa

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    Patrick checks out a new QP exhibition, “1+1=333,” in Nakano.

  • PauseTalk Off to a Good Start

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    We had the first edition of PauseTalk last night, and I have to say that I’m really happy with the way it went. We got a great group of people together — including an architect, an artist, a couple of writers (not including me), a product designer, a web designer, a couple of graphic designers,…

  • Peeking Into Prada

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    I know I’ve been posting loads of pics from Lil lately, but here’s another one that I really like.

  • Conde Nast Traveler

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    Nice to see my site mentioned (at the bottom) in Conde Nast Traveler (it’s in the print version as well, in the May 2006 issue): For up-to-the-second guides to Tokyo’s visual culture, visit blogger Jean Snow’s excellent jeansnow.net and the Tokyo section of gridskipper.com.

  • New Pretty

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    Hideki Kaji is getting ready to release a new album next week (June 7), NEW PRETTY. Our friends at NCM had a hand in the cover design, and the record itself was produced by HIRD, who I believe will be participating in our Swedish Style event at Cafe Pause later this year. More info at…