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Month: December 2006

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Wonderwall is Go(o)d! Get Down Wii Your Bad Self in Tokyo You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Hell Week

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    This is turning into the week from hell, as my cold just won’t go away, and right now I’m not able to take the time off I need to recuperate. I’m feeling so crappy I don’t even want to play games on my Wii! Just need to make it to the weekend… Update: An update to…

  • PauseTalk 6

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    Last night saw another great turnout for PauseTalk, with me managing to get through it despite my cold (I didn’t have much of a voice by the end though). We discussed the wiki project — the wiki is online, but I haven’t made it public yet, but this should happen soon enough — and also…

  • See There, Can’t See There

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    The other day I went to see Nao Suzuki‘s new photo exhibition, “See There, Can’t See There,” (along with photographer Noboru Takahashi) at the Yokohama Portside Gallery, which runs until December 22. Here’s a Flickr photoset of a few shots I took.

  • Marxy + U.T.

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    Marxy and U.T. performing this past Sunday at OK Fred HQ. It was great finally seeing Marxy play live, especially in such an intimate setting.

  • Storm Troopers Need Wiis Too

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    How did Danny Choo get his Wii? In full Storm Trooper uniform of course! I had dinner with Danny once, and it was great finding out about the politics of the people who “officially” dress as Storm Troopers (Danny is all indie).

  • More Nudie Cafe Photos

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    The “Nudie Cafe” event is long over, but here’s a Flickr photoset taken by Jens Petersen (for those who came to the party, he was also the first DJ). Pictured here at the party are, on the left, Greg McMaster of Sundown, his wife in the middle (they were both there on their wedding anniversary…

  • Polypunk 13

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    Digiki’s new Polypunk (13) is out! Cover art this time is by Odot x Yoyo. Update: Just an update to say that I think this is my favorite episode yet. Great selections, and I just can’t get that track from Egoexpress, “Aranda,” out of my head.

  • Live-Action 20th Century Boys Film

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    Can’t. Wait. For. This. Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys is to be adapted into a live-action movie with a 2008 release.The story will revolve around a “Book of Revelations” written by the boy Kenji and his friends, who dreamed of a hero who would stand up to an evil organization bent on destroying the world,…

  • Wii Get — A Side Story

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    The post — a rather long one — on how I got my Nintendo Wii is now up on Kotaku.