Monthly Archives: January 2009

PauseTalk Vol. 28

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Jean Snow

Just a reminder that following a skip month, PauseTalk returns this coming Monday (February 2) at Cafe Pause. Start time is 20:00 as usual, and I’d urge everyone who plans on coming to try and arrive on time, because it’s … Continue reading →

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UK-Japan 2008 Collaborative Project Grant

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Jean Snow

Paul sends me word that there’s one week left to apply for the “UK-Japan 2008 Collaborative Project Grant.” Find out more here.

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Yasumasa Yonehara Interview

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Jean Snow

Mekas posts a very long interview with magazine editor/photographer Yasumasa Yonehara.

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This Week at MoCo Loco

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Jean Snow

My weekly Tokyo post for MoCo Loco is up, this time covering Shunsuke Terada’s Oblique vase (above), Jin Kuramoto’s Lilliput series, and Satoshi Nakagawa’s Handy Birdy Minny ballpoint pen.

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WordPop!

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jean Snow

James Patterson shares his time between the US and Japan — he’s a PauseTalker too — and the latest project he’s worked on is an iPhone version of WordPop — here’s a direct link to the iTunes App Store. The … Continue reading →

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Claska 701 Someone’s Atelier

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jean Snow

Interesting idea: Norihiko Terayama‘s “Claska 701 Someone’s Atelier” installation is actually set up in one of the hotel’s rooms (701, of course). Even better, you can stay in the room. Spoon & Tamaga posts more details and photos.

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More on Nishizawa

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Jean Snow

In case you missed last night’s airing on NHK of the show featuring Ryue Nishizawa and Bakusho Mondai, it will be rerun February 2 at 15:15, and February 3 at 8:30 (on BS2). The page for the show also now … Continue reading →

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Lighting Up PKN

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Jean Snow

I just put up a post about the Pecha Kucha Night event held in Denver last week over at Pecha Kucha Daily, and wanted to share the image above, of the audience spelling out PKN with their mobile phones — … Continue reading →

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PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in 2003 as an event for young creatives to meet, network, and show their work in public, using the PechaKucha 20x20 format. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world.

PauseTalk is a Tokyo-based series of events that take place at Cafe Pause on the first Monday of every month, with a start time of 20:00. The idea is to create a forum where creatives can get together and discuss their own projects, as well as cultural currents of the city. The next edition is May 6.

We hereby define a new term, that of the magaziner, described as a person who exerts an unhealthy amount of love for all things magazine. The Magaziner is a site that mostly focuses on the intersection between magazines and the digital frontier, and what it means for the medium.

The Codex is an almost weekly podcast featuring an eclectic mix of music, hosted by Jean Snow and recorded live in Tokyo. Complete playlists for all episodes are posted on the website, and you can subscribe to RSS feeds of posts and episodes. The show is also in the iTunes Store.