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Month: February 2008

  • The Manufacturing of Booms

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    Over at Clast, Marxy examines booms as a marketing strategy, and the end of an era. I’m just sorry I missed out on 1957, the year of the Calypso Style.

  • This Week in Cycling

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    Time to share some cycling playlists! If you have some mixes you’ve made for riding please post the track list in the comments thread. Here’s my latest one, I call it “Cyclo de GO!” Air Miami – “Airplane Rider” Mark Robinson – “100% Garanteed” Holland – “Anorexic Colt Herd” Pixies – “Alison” Black Francis –…

  • Studio Coast

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    Studio Coast in Shin-Kiba, where I saw The Arcade Fire perform earlier this month. It’s part of the Ageha club complex, and seeing that show marked the first time I’d been in the area — the only time I’m even in Shin-Kiba is to change trains on my way to the Makuhari Messe convention center.…

  • TB.Pensar 12

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    What is TB.Pensar? Find out here. Recently I’ve been thinking about making a few changes on the site. Nothing major, just a few little tweaks here and there. One thing I’ve been noticing is that most readers don’t realize that you can go through the posts on this site by way of categories, which are…

  • Happening in Tokyo

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    Marxy will be DJing at Bar Drop in Kichijoji tomorrow night (Friday, February 22). It’s an all-night event. Yuki Nakano will have her first solo exhibition at Cafe Nalu in Omotesando, March 1-15. Later that month, she will also have a photography exhibition at Cafe Pause.

  • Inflatable Tea House

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    Kengo Kuma‘s inflatable tea house was part of an installation at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt last year. More info at PSFK.

  • This Week at MoCo Loco

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    My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Takumi’s Chimney III humidifier, I.D.E.A International‘s One Strap Nylon Bag, and No Quiet‘s utsuwa line.

  • Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab

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    A while back when I stopped by the Less Rain offices, I was just blown away by the site Carsten was working on. It’s now live, so go to the Red Bull Flugtag Flight Lab, build yourself a plane, and get flying! More on the site here from the Less Rain blog.

  • Speakerdog Greatest Hits

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    I mentioned it last year, and I’m very happy to announce that we’re finally getting close to hosting a Speakerdog exhibition at Cafe Pause. The show, which will take place the week of March 17-23, is called “The Greatest Hits,” and will include, well, a greatest hits collection all five series that have been released…

  • Nanibird Update

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    Josh McKible‘s Nanibird site gets a major update, now with 15 available designs, including contributions from Shantell Martin and Yuki Nakano. There’s even a special collaboration between Josh and Ben the Illustrator of Speakerdog!