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Month: September 2006

  • New Halcali Single

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    I’ll admit it, I have a soft spot for Halcali, and Patrick’s Agenda has word of a new single, that will also act as the theme song for the new anime version of the Powerpuff Girls (to be called POWERPUFF GIRLS Z), starting October 7. The single itself is only out in December.

  • Hanae Mori Retrospective in Paris

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    If you’re in Paris, you might want to catch this: Hanae Mori began her prestigious career as a costume designer in the post-war Japan movie scene. In 1965 she presented her famous collection, “East Meets West” in New York, and in 1979 she became the only Asian designer to be admitted to La Chambre Syndicale…

  • TV Gets it Wrong

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    I’m watching this week’s series of ATTACK OF THE SHOW episodes that were taped in Tokyo, and they mention that the Starbucks that overlooks Shibuya crossing is the biggest one in the world. Is this true? Oh, and while on the topic of western shows covering Japan, I watched the first episode of HEROES, which…

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Sabouru Forbidden Fruit You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • New Mobile Phones from Softbank

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    Softbank will be launching 13 new mobile phone models in October (as they officially make the change from the Vodafone brand name), but they already have info on all of them on their website. Some of them are looking quite nice! Oh, and let me go on record as saying that I’m one of the…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    Let me start off by saying that I went through all of these issues a couple of weeks ago, and just never got around to writing this post. Better late than never, I says! PEN (184) devotes an issue to “Sensationeel! Nederland,” which, you know, means they offer up a beautiful guide to all things…

  • Muji Cylindrical Coffee Maker

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    Industrial Facility is behind the new Muji cylindrical coffee maker (go to the news section for images). Link via Dezain.net. Update: Here is the product page from the Muji online store.

  • MAM Will Get a New Director

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    Mori Art Museum director David Elliott is leaving Tokyo and taking a new position at the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art in Turkey. More here.