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Month: January 2005
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Pastries as Design
As the REALTOKYO reviewer mentions, it’s too bad the pastries on display won’t be for sale. Old-established confectionery “Suetomi” is producing original sweets for each month of the year, and introduces the little artworks in an exhibition focusing on the aspect of design. For May, for example, there is the “Karagoromo” that appears in “Ise…
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Logos Gallery Book Bazar
The Logos Gallery, in the basement of Shibuya’s Parco Part 2, is having a big foreign book bazar, with discounts going from 20 to 80% off. The sale ends January 11. They usually have a lot of their design books on sale during these, so good time to grab those really expensive ones. Link via…
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Kyoshu Nostalgia
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Today marks the release of Marxy‘s debut album, KYOSHU NOSTALGIA, from Beekeeper Records (and you can buy the album directly from them). I’ve been listening to this album for a while now, and love it to death. A beautiful ode to pop, you’ll find yourself listening to it over and over again.
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Naoki Urasawa Interview
I make no secret of being a huge fan of mangaka Naoki Urasawa — the currently airing animated MONSTER is my favorite series on TV, and his 20TH CENTURY BOYS is my favorite manga (I can’t believe they haven’t animated that one yet). The site Comic Book Galaxy has posted a long article on him,…
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Radio OK Fred is Back!
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Seems like the OK Fred site is back up, so you should now have access to the second Radio OK Fred show again. And like last time, you can email me if you want a copy of the playlist.
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The Matsumoto Performing Arts Center
Have a look at these pics of the Ito Toyo designed Matumoto Performing Arts Center. Link via Dezain.net.