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Month: September 2006

  • 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.

  • Rockstar Games Table Tennis Party

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    To promote their new table tennis game for the Xbox 360, Rockstar Games has been having these private play party tournaments in a swank penthouse apartment in Ebisu throughout the month, and I was lucky enough to get invited to one. It was an absolute blast — I now love the game — and it…

  • LushRush Out

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    A while back I posted about Midori Hirano‘s upcoming album, LUSHRUSH, featuring a cover illustration by OK FRED‘s Audrey Fondecave, and since yesterday you can now get your hands on it. She also has a new site up, where you’ll find links to some stuff you can listen to online.

  • Yuki in London

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    Yuki is now in London, and she’s still blogging a storm (with lots of beautiful photography) about her new life there (for the next year).

  • Tokujin Yoshioka + Maison Hermes

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    Pictured here is a new window installation from designer Tokujin Yoshioka for Maison Hermes in Tokyo, made up of 300 000 transparent straws. Via Designboom.