From NY to Tokyo

Responses:

1. I’m bitching more at Murakami than the NY Times coverage of him.

   05.04.04 9:36

   Posted by marxy

2. My question is, which one is the tsukkommi and which one is the boke?

   05.04.04 14:16

   Posted by Brad

3. tsukkomi, even.

   05.04.04 14:17

   Posted by Brad

4. Yeah I’m not sure the manzai analogy works.

   05.04.04 15:17

   Posted by marxy

5. I don’t know, you guys orchestrated that April Fool’s thing. You’re only a couple of steps away from working on contes some late evening at a Royal Host.

   05.04.04 17:34

   Posted by Brad

6. I’d say Momus is the boke, definitely. If you’ve seen him in concert, I’m sure you’d agree.

   05.04.04 19:14

   Posted by Jean Snow

7. oy — I kind of liked the article … and (takeing the Murakami article out of the picture), since Pico Iyer is such a great travel writer, the whole Tokyo Spring piece on the Lawsons convenient stores was very interesting …

   05.04.05 9:32

   Posted by nik

8. I’m sure I’ve read that Pico Iyer piece a few years ago. I think it may be an updated version of an essay from one of his books.

   The piece had new resonance for me. The Lawsons close to my train station closed several months ago. The closure has ruined the neighborhood, which tells you pretty much all you need to know about the neighborhood. One more factor that has precipitated a decision to live the whole week, rather than just the weekend, in town. (Reverse) Commutership, Ho!

   My danchi town is only a few train stops away from Iyer’s. I’ve never met him though we some common acquaintances.

   05.04.06 15:39

   Posted by sparkligbeatnic

9. Wow, that would be so interesting to meet with Iyer, have a talk at a cafe. I’m a fan of Iyer’s writings.

   05.04.06 21:04

   Posted by Jean Snow

10. We have a show on BBC4 by Tyler Brule, called The Desk:

    http://www.thedesk.tv/the_flash/frameset.html

    It’s a tv version of Wallpaper Magazine.

    Jean, are you Canadian?
    I believe, Tyler Brule is Canadian also.

    05.04.07 2:26

    Posted by Massimo

11. Yes, I’m Canadian. I had no idea he was too.

    That show looks great. I hope I can find it on UKNova.

    05.04.07 2:33

    Posted by Jean Snow

12. Wow, that would be so interesting to meet with Iyer, have a talk at a cafe. I’m a fan of Iyer’s writings.

    After writing that I recall that I had a very nice conversation with Pico Iyer’s mother, Nandini, a few years ago when she visited Kyoto. She’s a professor of comparative religion at UCSB.

    Iyer’s parents seem like interesting people:

    http://www.worldculture.org/iwc_webpages_folder/pages/2_founders.html

    05.04.07 10:57

    Posted by sparkligbeatnic

13. “The Desk” definitely isn´t a TV version of Wallpaper Magazine.

    05.04.11 7:17

    Posted by John

14. Indeed, it isn’t. I was able to watch this week’s episode, which was quite interesting, looking at the future of television.

    05.04.11 12:00

    Posted by Jean Snow