Month: October 2003

After 2-3 weeks of pretty much no outings, this weekend is setting up to be a busy one, especially with the Monday holiday that makes it a long one. Today we went to DisneySea, which is something I kept saying we would do for 2 years now. It was actually loads of fun, with the…

Seems like my site is being attacked by porn. It started the other day with 2 new comments that appeared in really old posts, and linked to porn sites (if you click on the link for the name “Lolita”). I deleted the comments, only to have them reappear the next day at the exact same…

In the comments area of the post I made the other day on the German design magazine FORM, somebody suggested another German magazine that covers design and is bilingual, NOVUM. I found the following site for the magazine, and they have some of the content online. Wouldn’t mind finding a copy here in Tokyo.

It’s a busy week for design in Tokyo, what with the Tokyo Designers Block, Tokyo Designer’s Week, and Swedish Style all taking place (and starting today). Today’s DAILY YOMIURI has an article on an interesting container exhibit taking place in Odaiba as part of the TDW, and the latest METROPOLIS features a cover story on…

Someone posted a comment yesterday saying that Jet Set Records, a Japanese online record store, is now available in English and they take international orders. A nice feature is that they have samples of certain albums. I remind you that Tokyo Recohan is also a great option if you don’t mind buying used.

I saw INFERNAL AFFAIRS II last night, and it’s definitely a must-see, especially if you enjoyed INFERNAL AFFAIRS. It’s a different movie from the first one though (as described in the review from TIME ASIA), and instead of a thriller we get a crime family drama (think Scorsese mafia movie). The focus this time is…