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Month: July 2009

  • Art News Round-Up

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    The Art Space Tokyo posts its regular Japan-related art news/reviews round-up, this time covering the month of June. And again, if you haven’t already, you really should pick up a copy of the book.

  • Next PauseTalk (Vol. 33)

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    Just a reminder that the next edition of PauseTalk (Vol. 33) is this Monday (July 6) at Cafe Pause, with the usual start time of 20:00. As with last time, we’ll have the entire cafe to ourselves, so here’s hoping for another full house. This edition also marks the last one for longtime PauseTalker Joe,…

  • Jonze Directs Pitt for Softbank

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    Brad Pitt has been in tons of TV commercials for mobile provider Softbank, but it’s interesting to note that his latest ad — you can watch it here — in which he plays assistant to retired sumo wrestler Musashimaru was directed by Spike Jonze. Via Slashfilm.

  • Get That Hot Pepper Out of My Head

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    This is a commercial that’s been airing recently on TV for the discount/coupon free paper Hot Pepper, featuring Kaela Kimura and Snoopy. I post it because I see it all the time, and am now at a point where it plays automatically in my head when idle. Via Japan Probe.

  • Studio Voice RIP

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    The magazine death trail in Japan continues with yet another victim: apparently, the print version of Studio Voice is going on “hiatus.” Looks like they are going the ART iT route, sticking with online-only for the time being.

  • Fez. XBLA. 2010.

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    And it’s official: Polytron‘s Fez will be coming out on XBLA in early 2010. Next, here’s wishing Jason can come back and open a Tokyo branch of Polytron.

  • Isolation Unit Updates

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    Isolation Unit (aka Teruhiro Yanagihara) does a major site update, and it’s looking quite nice.

  • Tomokazu Matsuyama

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    Core77 highlights some of the works of NYC-based artist Tomokazu Matsuyama.