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Month: April 2006

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Nakata.net Cafe Pecha Kucha You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Yukatas by Marc Jacobs

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    Marc Jacobs introduced a yakata collection. Link via Digiki.

  • Hattrick Vs. Tokyo Fun Party

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    Nothing to do during Golden Week? Digiki and SoccerBoy have got you covered! And for some reason, my feed to Digiki’s blog never showed the final post that revealed a change to his site. Here’s the new address.

  • PechaKucha Takes Over the World

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    I had a chance to check out last night’s edition of the PechaKucha monthly event at SuperDeluxe, and was happy to see that they’ve finally launched a website — and a nice one by the way, brought to you by the fine folks at IMG SRC, who are also behind PingMag — for the event.…

  • PXR-5 Sale

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    Charles & Marie are giving you another chance to get the original Michael Young-designed watch (without the light) I’m now sporting, at a sales price of $50. You have the next 24 hours to get one, and remember, they do take international orders now.

  • AXIS 121

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    A new issue of AXIS (121) is out, sporting a cover interview with Kashiwa Sato, and a feature that takes a look at design currents in Brazil and India.

  • The End of 20th Century Boys

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    I don’t really know what to make of this: 20th Century Boys, the latest manga from Naoki Urasawa (mankaga of Monster, Pluto), has been serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirit for 7 years. This month, without any announcements or promotion, the final chapter of 20th Century Boys was suddenly released in issue 21+22 of Big…

  • Yukon Native Exhibition at Cafe Pause

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    Cafe Pause is currently hosting an exhibition by a group of Canadian Natives from Yukon. For those familiar with the cafe, the entire display case is filled with pieces, and a few videos are also being projected throughout the day — mostly documentaries, some covering the participants, and I believe they’ll be playing with sound…