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Month: November 2005

  • Itchin' for Some Killin'

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    I got a Christmas present from my parents a bit early this year, when yesterday’s mail revealed a box with a bunch of goodies. Included was the EPISODE III DVD, a bunch of BDs (the latest albums in the Astérix, Spirou, and Yoko Tsuno series), and… GRAND THEFT AUTO: LIBERTY CITY STORIES for the PSP!…

  • The Roving Reporter

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    Me with designer Kenichiro Ohmori of the unit Bridge, at his 100% Design booth. One of his fellow Bridge-members wanted to take a picture of us because we were wearing similar brown jackets. Ohmori’s Ice Partition, which you’ll notice in the back, gets a mention in my latest “On Design” column.

  • On Design for November

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    Just a reminder that this month’s edition of my “On Design” column appears in tomorrow’s THE JAPAN TIMES (Tuesday). It takes a look at some of the products I liked from the Tokyo-debut of the 100% Design trade show, and features Chihiro Tanaka’s Spore, Bridge’s Ice Partition (by designer Kenichiro Ohmori), Metaphys’ Factory, the E.P.A…

  • The Last Participant

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    Being pretty much the last Swedish Style participant to check in at the embassy (he leaves Tokyo tomorrow), Jesper gets an entry at the Swedish Style blog.

  • DJ Marxy in da House

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    Marxy will be DJing at the Kiiiiiii record release party November 30 at Kichijoji’s Star Pines Cafe. He’ll DJ once solo, and once as MXUT (the team that made the great MXUT edition of Radio OK Fred, which you can download here). Oh, and here’s what Marxy does on Friday nights.

  • Beck and the Qrio

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    Beck gets down with the Sony QRIO in his latest music video, for the single “Hell Yes,” directed by Garth Jennings. Link via Boing Boing.

  • Xbox 360 Kiosks at Adidas Stores

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    According to Kotaku, Adidas stores in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka are going to be rolling out Xbox 360 kiosks this weekend that let you try out FIFA 2006. There’s a big one in Ikebukuro, so I’ll try and have a look — and this reminds me that I still haven’t posted all the pics I…

  • Thoughts on Tokyo Design Week

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    I’m working on a piece for THE JAPAN TIMES, a sort of round-up of Tokyo Design Week, and I’d love to get your thoughts on the topic — and this could help shape the article, or suggest things that I should address. So if you attended, what did you think? What does Tokyo Design Week…