Author: Jean Snow

  • Get Me Outta Here

    Having the absolute worse case of seasonal allergies since I’ve come to Japan — the magic pills I always take, Alesion, just aren’t doing their thing it seems this year. Good thing I’ll be out of the country for a few days, starting tomorrow. For the first time, I’ll be taking in Vietnam and Cambodia…

  • Funding for The City Reporter

    There’s a good chance you’ve already heard of Luis Mendo‘s The City Reporter series — I’ve shared the love on this site in the past, and have handed out a self-published edition of the Tokyo map at one of last year’s PauseTalks. Luis is coming back to Tokyo in early April for a couple of…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 47

    I’m very late on this, and for that I apologize, but here’s the partial attendance list (those who signed up on the attendance sheet) for last month’s PauseTalk Vol. 47 (held February 7). If you’ll remember, it was the first editon following a two-month hiatus, and I think we all had a fun time. The…

  • PauseTalk Tonight

    Since I first posted the reminder over the weekend, here’s just another quick one that this month’s PauseTalk (Vol. 48) is in fact tonight (Monday, March 7) at Cafe Pause, from 20:00. It’s looking like a terrible day in terms of weather, but looks like the snow will stop in the afternoon.

  • PauseTalk This Monday

    I just realized that I forgot to post my regular reminder about the next PauseTalk (Vol. 48), which is happening this Monday (March 7) at Cafe Pause, with a start time of 20:00. I’m also realizing that I didn’t post the list of attendees from last month’s Vol. 47, and apologies for that — it…

  • Codex 21

    A new episode of the Codex (21) is available for your listening pleasure, and since it’s the first one of the month, that means a new cover color scheme as well.

  • Out in Koenji

    As I mentioned when I wrote about it at SNOW Magazine, this past Friday night I headed out to Koenji to catch the reception of Antonin Gaultier’s “2005-2010: Collected Archives” show. It was held at Alin Huma’s F de C Tokyo multi-purpose space, and it was my first visit there. I had a really nice…

  • Codex 20

    Well, I have to say I’m pretty happy by the fact that I’ve already reached episode 20 of the Codex, which means I’ve stayed weekly since starting it (back in November of last year). Download this latest episode here.

  • PechaKucha Night in Tokyo Vol. 80

    Hey, tomorrow night (Wednesday, February 23) not only marks the momentous Vol. 80 for PechaKucha Night, but this week (and February 20 specifically) also marks PechaKucha’s 8th anniversary. The evening’s presenters will also feature a few friends, including the New York Times‘ Hiroko Tabuchi, Tokyo-based artist Rob Judges, and Edward Harrison (Idle Idol, Fuzz &…

  • Codex 19

    Yeah, the “love” episode of the Codex went up just a couple of days ago, but I was suddenly in the mood to record a new one (19), and here it is.