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Month: May 2006

  • Naoki Honjo’s Small Planet

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    I’ve already shared with you my love for Naoki Honjo’s photography, and I’m also in love with his new book that was just released through Little More, SMALL PLANET (English page with no link to order). It’s a nice little publication filled with that diorama-like photography I just can’t get enough of — and I’m…

  • Billionaire Boys Club

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    The Billionaire Boys Club (Nigo/Pharell) store in Harajuku — which I’m assuming is a Wonderwall design, even though it’s not listed on their site — along with the space for its Ice Cream brand.

  • PauseButton?

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    Since there seems to be an interest for what I’m doing with PauseTalk — thank you to the people who have already emailed me and expressed interest in showing up at the first edition — and I know there are quite a few who are into games, so I’m wondering if there’d be any interest…

  • The Evolution of Comment Spam

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    In recent weeks I’ve noticed suspicious comments on my site that seem legit, but when you look at the URL that was submitted with the comment, it goes to a spam/ad-like site. I’ve seen at least 4-5 instances, and I’m never sure if it’s something I should delete or not. Anyone else notice something similar…

  • Tokyo Recohan en Francais

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    Everyone’s favorite online used CD store for Japanese music, Tokyo Recohan, has just become bilingual, adding a French interface!

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Josh Spear in Japan You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Anonymous Photography

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    A friend of mine found this picture on Mixi, taken at Cafe Pause, which just happens to have me on the right hand side. The funny thing is that I know it was taken Monday (I was there the entire day), but I don’t remember anyone taking a picture from that spot. Weird. Update (16/09/24):…

  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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    OMG — SUPER SMASH BROS. has been announced for the Wii, with Snake (of METAL GEAR SOLID fame) as a playable character! You need to watch the trailer.