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Month: February 2007

  • The Cut: February 2007 Edition

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    With all the pictures of me on the site recently, it’s starting to look like a MySpace page, and for that I apologize. But hey, the traditional haircut day shot is a mainstay, and it’s simply out of my hands.

  • The Number

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    Music Related‘s offshoot online-only label, Creation-Centre, has a new release, this time from a Japanese duo called The Number. How does label master Trevor sell you on them? “Chopped-up instruments, found objects from around the house. Bounce and pulse through the insanely unique vision of modern music. An off-kilter soundtrack to life in Japan. It’s…

  • Get the Message

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    A couple of weeks ago I was at Unjami, and Okinawan restaurant in Nakano — I also wrote a post about it for Gridskipper — and this picture was taken by my friend Ian. I really do still love my Neon!

  • Juliana Tonight

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    Just a friendly reminder that tonight (19:00-23:00) sees this month’s edition of Tokyo Fun Party‘s “Juliana” event at Soft. See you on the dance floor!

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Under the Bridge with QP My Private Nakameguro: Jean Snow’s First Time You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Order of Canada

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    I’ve just gotten the news that my dad, Gerard Snow, is to become a member of the Order of Canada — Canada’s highest civilian honour — for his contributions to the development of Common Law in French. He receives the award this fall in Ottawa, from the Governor General. It’s a shame I won’t be…

  • The Secret Sense of Japanese Magazine Design

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    When I was last at Junkudo, I spotted this terrific book, THE SECRET SENSE OF JAPANESE MAGAZINE DESIGN. It was put together by CAP — the company behind most of the great layouts you see in Japanese magazines these days — and covers the history of Japanese magazine design by spotlighting 12 or so magazines…

  • This Week in Magazines

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    MAC POWER (207) sports a cover story on Steve Jobs. It’s of course all in Japanese, but there are quite a few classic quotes that pepper the piece, and they make for a good read (and some nice old photos as well). The issue also puts the spotlight on a few independent magazines, and there’s…