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All About Business Cards
As you probably know, business cards are still a pretty big deal in Japan — you’ll feel pretty naked if you don’t have some in any business situation — and here’s a big piece from the Japan Times that tells the full story on where this all originated.
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Nobuyuki Tani
Spoon & Tamago highlights the beautiful bike work of Nobuyuki Tani, and ex-Sony designer who ditched it all to concentrate on bikes — he also makes custom jobs, like the bike that was used in the live-action Kiki’s Delivery Service movie.
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Brand New Emo
I’m so in love with the video for Towa Tei‘s “Brand New Emo” track, featuring the Mizuhara Sisters. Found via Tokyo’s Coolest Sound.
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Famicase 2017
The annual “Famicase” exhibition of imaginary Famicom (NES) cartridges is on right now at Meteor in Nakano, and you can browse through all of the works here. Pictured top, the latest contribution from my buddy Cory Schmitz, who has been participating for 3 years running now.
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Etsuko Ichihara
The latest episode of Toco Toco TV takes a look at media artist Etsuko Ichihara — whose work includes the mix of robotics and tradition pictured in this post. And it looks like the next episode is already heading back to the gamespace, covering game creator Kazutoshi Iida.
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The Money Pit
There’s a lot of fun to be had with screwball comedies of the 80s like this one. I think it’s aged fairly well, and I had a pretty good time watching it again. It’s also fun to see young Tom Hanks in action, and to revisit good ol’ Shelley Long and Alexander Godunov. I miss those…
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Stand by Me
Stand by Me is just as good now as it ever was. It’s aged incredibly well, and watching it again last night, I was so there again, following these boys on their little adventure, with that classic soundtrack perfectly accompanying the proceedings. Also, maybe it’s just because I watched it so many times back in…