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Month: January 2007

  • Midwest Cafe

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    I wrote about the Midwest Cafe in Shibuya the other day on Gridskipper, and so here’s another photo I took, as well as a larger version of the one that was included with the post.

  • Number of Comments Bug

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    I need help! After the controversial decision (according to a lot of you readers) a while back that led to me removing a direct link to comments, and especially the indication of the number of comments on a post, I’ve wanted to re-include that function, but for some reason, any WordPress tag that should indicate…

  • Misako & Rosen

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    Momus writes up the recently opened Misako & Rosen gallery in Otsuka (one stop from my hood of Ikebukuro).

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Midwest Cafe Belgian Beers for the Holidays/a> You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Dahlia Release Party Report

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    Patrick went to see the launch event for Dahlia‘s new album, BEAUTIFUL, BUT NOIR, their first live performance in 4 years, and has the report (with a few photos) to prove it.

  • 21_21 Design Sight Photos

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    The 21_21 Design Sight only opens in March, but Dezeen already has a few shots of the building. Last week on TV I caught an interview with Tadao Ando and Issey Miyake about the project, with a long look at what the inside looked like. It was quite nice getting a tour of the place…

  • Pasmo Explained

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    Things are going to get a whole lot simpler come March 18 when it comes to riding the train, subway, or bus in Tokyo, since not only are all the private railways adopting a new Suica-like touch-and-go system called Pasmo, both JR’s card and the Pasmo will become interchangeable! Patrick explains it in more detail.

  • Afrirampo in The Japan Times

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    Afrirampo get covered in today’s edition of THE JAPAN TIMES.