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Month: June 2005
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This Week in Magazines
The latest issue of BRUTUS (573) has a cover feature on ceramic containers/bowls, and the people that love them (and collect them — you should see some of the insane collections that are pictured in the article, often taking over entire homes). PEN (155) dedicates its new issue to design in Brazil. It’s an attractive…
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Writers of the Moment
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A call-out to all my great readers: Who would you say is the “it” Japanese writer of the moment? I’m trying to find out who would be an interesting writer to profile. You can email me, or leave a comment.
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Sign Anniversary
Sign Daikyanama is celebrating its first anniversary with the release of a collection of coffee tumblers designed by the likes of Groovisions, TEN_DO_TEN, and Shu-Thang Grafix (there’s a fourth one, but I’m not sure who the artist is). I think they go for around 1000 yen.
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Tabaimo in Newsweek
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The latest issue of the Japan edition of NEWSWEEK has a piece on Japanese artist Tabaimo (Ayako Tabata) — “A Jolt to the System.”
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Short Shorts Festival
Time for this year’s edition of the Short Shorts Festival. The Short Shorts Film Festival in Tokyo returns for its second year with another 90 new short films by young filmmakers across the world. The special screenings include Open Road (A-I), a new piece by Hong Kong auteur Johnny To, a program of Korean music…
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I Heart T(N)YO
See Momus experience Tokyo-love in New York. I second his recommendation of Katsuhito Ishii’s THE TASTE OF TEA — I loved it dearly when I saw it a few weeks ago (and even mentioned it in this Gridskipper post).