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Month: July 2007

  • Feed Fixed

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    It came to my attention (thanks, Roy) that the Feedburner feed to my site, which is the one I link to, wasn’t updating. I guess the problem came from the update I did to my WordPress installation (to 2.2) recently. It’s fixed now, so the feed should be updating as usual.

  • The Plant

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    The Plant are Tokyo-based “Software Mechanics,” as well as the group behind sites like Asoboo and Joblet. The illustrations found on the site are by Hawken King.

  • Fukasawa for Vitra Editions

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    These nine chairs by Naoto Fukasawa, for Vitra Editions, are all of the same size and shape, with only the material being different. Read more about the collection at Core77.

  • The New God on Firecracker TV

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    Japanese film review site Midnight Eye is presenting the documentary THE NEW GOD on the on-demand site Firecracker TV. The film, by Yutaka Tsuchiya, “follows extreme right wing punk band The Revolutionary Truth, and lead singer Karin Amamiya’s journey of self-discovery, cutting to the very core of contentious issues of identity and nationalism in modern…

  • PingMag: Back in Black

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    PingMag devotes an article to the rise of all things black.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    This week from Tokyo, at MoCo Loco.

  • Onitsuka Tiger Rakugaki

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    I’ve been thinking it’s time for a new pair of sneakers, and I’ve found the ones I need! From their new fall/winter collection, Onitsuka Tiger introduces a few rakugaki (scribbled) versions of some of their classics. Also worth playing around with is the interactive origami program created by paper artist superstar Shin Tanaka on their…

  • OTAKOOL

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    Patrick Macias‘ new column, “OTAKOOL,” debuted in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES. You probably have a good idea of what it’s going to cover, but as the intro says, “‘Otakool’ is a monthly exploration of the worlds of anime, manga and other Japanese obsessions.” Read it here.

  • Colorcult Fall 2007 Collection

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    Colorcult is a Kyoto-based company that creates unique one-off silkcreened bags and accessories. Run by Senongo Akpem, you may recognize the name from the collaboration he did with Karl Escritt with the bags that were featured at Karl’s exhibition at the cafe last year. Senongo lets me know that his new Fall 2007 collection is…

  • Moku Moku Yu in Time

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    I have a piece in this week’s Asian edition of TIME (Vol. 170, No. 3) on KDa‘s Moku Moku Yu bathhouse, located at the Risonare resort. You can read it online here.