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Month: February 2008

  • Acrobat

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    I don’t really know anything about this film, but one of the actors in the film, Jun Matsuo, sent me a link to this trailer, and so here it is. The film, ACROBAT, is by Daniel Lavin, but there doesn’t seem to be much info online for it. There are two more trailers on YouTube…

  • Happy Valentine’s Day (Audrey Edition)

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    Valentine’s Day imagery by Audrey Fondecave Tsujimura for Neojaponisme.

  • Fivebyfifty

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    Seems like Nicole Fall and Charles Spreckley continue to do quite well with their various projects. Follow the success of Bespoke Tokyo, they have now launched a new trend intelligence service, Fivebyfifty.

  • Shantell Martin Profiled

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    JAPANZINE recently published a profile on Tokyo-based illustrator and VJ Shantell Martin. It’s been great to meet Shantell over the past couple of months — she’s been attending PauseTalk — and I’m also glad to see her “On the March” remix project getting so many contributions!

  • Rikimaru Toho Profiled

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    A Public Space (in their fifth issue, but online here) takes on Rikimaru Toho, the world’s only manga street performer, with a profile that also includes video of Toho in action. The piece is by JAPANAMERICA author Roland Kelts.

  • Feed Problem

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    It’s come to my attention that recently, posts in the feed finish with the words “time saved” appearing twice. I’ve been trying to find out what the problem could be, but can’t figure it out. I’m assuming it started happening after I upgraded my WordPress install to 2.3.2. Any ideas? My feed goes through Feedburner,…

  • PingMag MAKE: A Different Take on Robotics

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    PingMag MAKE interviews Takayuki Furata, developer of the Morph (pictured above), Hallucigenia, and Halluc II robots. The piece looks at how Furata is bringing in new ideas and a new perspective to the world of robotics.

  • Neojaponisme: Macross

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    Matt Alt takes on the Macross saga over at Neojaponisme.