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Category: City Life

  • No Man’s Land

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    TABlog has a photo report from last week’s opening of the “No Man’s Land” exhibition, which runs until January 31.

  • Next Week’s PauseTalk (Vol. 36)

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    Time to remind everyone that this coming Monday (December 7) is this month’s edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 36). As always, the event will take place at Cafe Pause, with an official start time of 20:00. Also, I invite everyone to come earlier to hang out a bit before the official talk session starts — the…

  • Feeling Good About Uniqlo

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    Marxy explains the success of Uniqlo over at The Business of Fashion blog. My favorite bit from the piece: In fact, perhaps the brand’s most powerful asset is its neutrality. Wearing Uniqlo carries no meaning of its own. It’s as close as apparel has ever come to interchangeable LEGO blocks.

  • Sign for a Bar in Akihabara

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    Spotted by Matt Alt in Akihabara: a sign for a bar, using a very recognizable casing.

  • Chic Cyclists of Fukuoka

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    The Cycle Chic from Copenhagen blog has a post up featuring a few ladies riding their bicycles in Fukuoka, courtesy of photographer Stephen Crawford. It is indeed great living in a city/country where women are frequent cyclists. Via Ryan Ruel.

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Some good news if you haven’t yet had a chance to catch the “PROTOTYPE 03” exhibition, as it’s been extended until December 13. Some of the designers will also be on hand on both December 6 and 13 (Sundays). PangeaSeed is collaborating with Parties 4 Peace on a winter fundraising at Favela in Aoyama on…

  • PLAY 01

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    After having such a great time coming up with tracks for this past Friday’s PLAY 00 (I used “00” because it was a bit of a test for me) — see this post for the complete set list — I’ve decided to do it again this coming Friday (December 4). If you have nothing better…

  • Set and Playlist for PLAY 00

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    So yes, as I threatened last week, I did my PLAY two hours set at Cafe Pause this past Friday, and had a great time doing it. I didn’t make a big deal out of it because this was more a test run for me, and I did find a few things I need to…