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Month: December 2005

  • Christmas at Cafe Pause

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    Last Friday I wrote a post at Gridskipper about the Christmas-themed things that are going on at Cafe Pause, and I figured I’d take a few pics to give you and idea of how it looks. I supplied the Christmas tunes, as well as the Bass/Rankin TV specials for the projector.

  • Illegal Christmas Compilation 2005

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    As a festive treat, Jesper is sharing the Next Century Modern Illegal Christmas Compilation 2005.

  • Thomas Heatherwick

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    PingMag has an interview with Thomas Heatherwick regarding his upcoming project in Japan.

  • Where's the Dragon?

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    Microsoft’s pulling out the big guns! Just now, in the span of a few minutes, twice I saw a commercial that shows Hironobu Sakaguchi, creator of the FINAL FANTASY series, sitting in front of a computer with Akira Toriyama (with Toriyama’s face hidden, of course), and he says something like, “Toriyama, you really are great!”…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    The latest issue of PEN (167) takes a look at souvenirs from around the world, spotlighting things to get from various cities. This month’s RELAX (107) sports a cover claiming “2006 Onsen Happy Days,” with most of the interior taken up by everything relating to hot springs, from international picks to the best in Japan.…

  • Wallpaper* Loves Japan

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    The latest issue of WALLPAPER* (December/January) is certainly heavy on the Japanese content — mostly written by their Tokyo correspondent, Fiona Wilson — including pieces on Wonderwall, the current popularity of LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) in Japan, the work of Ubushina, the new Kisho Kurokawa-designed National Art Center in Roppongi Hills (to open…

  • Stamkey

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    I spotted these at Nadiff a while back. They’re stamps that let you put your info in and create a QR barcode, readable by most mobile phones. The design is by Groovisions. The official site with more info (in Japanese).

  • America Hates RR6

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    I’m a huge fan of the RIDGE RACER series, and played the hell out of the PSP version. I had no idea it was such a low-seller in the US. Namco’s Ridge Racer 6 is the lowest selling Xbox 360 game in America selling only 9,091 units. By comparison the highest selling title, Call of…