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Month: June 2006

  • PauseTalk Vol. 1

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    Tomorrow (June 5) is the day I’m holding the first edition of the PauseTalk series (for more on the event, see previous posts). I already have confirmations from an interesting group of people, so I think it’s going to make for a nice evening. If you haven’t said anything but end up wanting to show…

  • Relax Boy

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    Just added another character to my “Relax Boyz” collection.

  • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Complex

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    Continuing in Lil‘s recent series of Tokyo high-rises, here is a rather nice shot of the Kenzo Tange-designed Tokyo Metropolitan Government Complex.

  • This Week in Magazines

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    This month’s issue of MAC POWER (198) — by far the best Mac magazine ever — covers Groovisions in Hong Kong (GRV HKG), as a show for the unit recently made it to the city. It’s a lengthy feature with lots of GRV-related goodness. BRUTUS (594) presents its “Brutus International Airport,” which is basically a…

  • Naninu

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    I don’t tend to use community spaces much — I’m on Mixi, but only access the site when someone sends me a message — but I should mention that there’s a new community in town, going by the name of Naninu. The nice thing with this Japan-based site is that it’s bilingual, so should be…

  • More Manga by Foreigners

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    And following up on my previous post, THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece written by Martin Webb examining the manga-style comics being produced by non-Japanese artists.

  • Examining Japanese Style Illustrations

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    PingMag interviews Gez Fry, an illustrator who talks about how he got into the Japanese manga market.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    The New ICC Atelier Muji You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).