Month: July 2005

  • Knee High Media

    Knee High Media (the company behind the magazines PAPER SKY, MAMMOTH, and BABY MAMMOTH, well as Book & Cafe 246) recently launched a brand new beautifully-designed bilingual corporate site (by Tokyo resident David Macklem), with plenty of info on all of their current and upcoming projects. PAPER SKY was my favorite magazine (it’s now Japanese-only,…

  • Ramen Snacks

    Does this strike you as strange?

  • Jeans, Now!

    In the past I’ve posted monthly reports on the top search terms that lead to this site, and stopped a while back since it got quite boring — looking at June’s top 20, 8 are related to Samurai Champloo. But I think it gets interesting if you look at 21-40: 21. jeans – Anyone want…

  • Design Column for July

    My new design column is up at Tokyo Q. This month: the Drawer House, watches from the Sea Hope brand, Muji travel gear, and more.

  • L.S.T.

    Marxy shares the great, great news that Shugo Tokumaru‘s second album, L.S.T., has a release date: August 25! What? You don’t have his first album, NIGHT PIECE? Why not?

  • Canada Day!

    Happy Canada Day! This is actually the first time in years that I remember to celebrate it, and that’s only because my new favorite podcast (CBC Radio 3) has just released a special Canada Day episode. Great stuff, eh! And while on the topic of podcasts, Apple released the 4.9 version of of iTunes this…

  • Shintsubo Kenshu Exhibition

    What I saw the other day at Nadiff (ends on Sunday).