Categories
Debaser

Torn Curtain

Last night’s entry in my Sunday night Hitchcock marathon was this one, which I had absolutely no memory of, in terms of the story (even though I know I watched it at some point in my life). It could have been an OK spy thriller, but uncharacteristically, it doesn’t feel well put together, and there […]

Categories
Media

Favorite Media of 2012

This is what I liked this year. The most. Every year (2010, 2011) I prepare a list of my favorite media, covering games, movies, TV shows, comics, and music — I skip books because I don’t feel like I read enough books in a year. Also, I am a bit loose in terms of when […]

Categories
Events TB.Grafico

Audrey and Cornelius

Audrey and Cornelius at the United Bamboo party, with Cornelius looking much happier than he did when he posed with me — the company was better, I guess.

Categories
Art Events

Le musee des histoires

I had to miss the opening reception last week, but I went down to La Galerie des Nakamura this past Sunday to have a look at Audrey‘s “Le musee des histoires” exhibition. I went while they were doing the “Le petit musee” workshop, which is what you’re seeing in the photos with children. The show […]

Categories
Art Design Events TB.Grafico

TAB Talks #3

I had a chance to go to last night’s TAB Talks (#3) at the Gotanda Sonic event space. It featured three French creators (Gwenael Nicolas, Audrey Fondecave, and Jerome Senaillat) talking about their work and life in Tokyo.

Categories
Cafes Design Events Music

Nudie Cafe Compilations

For those interested, I’ve posted the complete playlists — after the jump — for the compilations that we are playing at the cafe during the “Nudie Cafe” event. Contributors are Hideki Kaji, Embee, Hird, Hej Musik, and Marc Xavier LeBlanc (Bones), and all music is 100% Swedish.

Categories
Events Meta

PKN, Vol. 33

Last night’s edition of PechaKucha Night (Vol. 33) was quite fun, and I guess I even got a slide at the start wishing me birthday wishes, but I ended up arriving a bit late and missed it. Overall, there were more Japanese presentations than in recent times, but it was a nice mix, and I […]

Canadian Style Mixes

Here are the playlists for all the Canadian Style mixes, as compiled by Marc Xavier LeBlanc. CANADA… ELECTRO POP 1. 1 JANVIER look ahead ou le premier mois – Montag 2. Poster of a Girl – Metric 3. Roses & Blue Jays – Buck 65 4. Dirty Water – K-Os with Sam Roberts 5. Annie […]

Categories
Tokyo Walking

An Afternoon in Roppongi

Yesterday I managed to get out of my futon (something that’s been extremely difficult with the recent cold spell) and made it out to Roppongi, or more specifically Roppongi Hills, to meet up with Jim Frederick, TIME magazine’s Tokyo bureau chief and co-author of the recent Charles Jenkins autobiography (which is still only available in […]

Categories
Books Society

Jenkins Biography

If you live in Japan, you definitely know who Charles Jenkins is, as he’s been a constant presence on the news in recent years because of the North Korean kidnapping situation. TIME’s Tokyo bureau chief and senior editor Jim Frederick will be working with Jenkins on a book of his life, which I’m sure will […]