Tag Archives: Ryan Ruel

You Gotta Run, Run, Run, Run, Run

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Jean Snow

I’m running again. It’s been a year or two since I’ve run regularly, and the main reason I stopped doing it was that I was finding it difficult to both go out for a run and walk my dog on … Continue reading →

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Mount Fuji

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Jean Snow

I climbed Mount Fuji last week. It’s the sort of thing you figure I’d have done before — considering the number of years I’ve lived in Japan, and also the fact that me and my wife are pretty avid mountaineers. … Continue reading →

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From PechaKucha to PauseTalk

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Jean Snow

For me, this weekend is truly one where two of my worlds collide. Last night I had a special PechaKucha event as part of the Magazine Library exhibition in which I invited a few friends (Audrey Fondecave, Mike Abelson, Luis … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Meta, Photography | Tagged Antonin Gaultier, Apartamento, AQ, Audrey Fondecave, Daikanyama, Hillside Terrace, Ian Lynam, Luis Mendo, Magazine Library, Michael Holmes, Mike Abelson, PauseTalk, PechaKucha, PechaKucha Night, Postalco, Rumi Nagata, Ryan Ruel, Winged Wheel | Leave a comment

Gaming at AQ

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Jean Snow

Over the past month or two I’ve been occasionally stopping by the AQ office in Nishi-Azabu (either at lunch time, or after work) for a bit of card gaming with my friend Ryan, who is AQ’s resident graphic designer. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Meta, Photography | Tagged AQ, iPhone, Magic, Magic: The Gathering, Nishi-Azabu, Olloclip, Paul Baron, Ryan Ruel, Warhammer: Invasion | Leave a comment

No Burritos, No Life

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jean Snow

Let me say something about burritos. Having grown up in Eastern Canada, I did NOT have access to any quality Mexican food — or basically ANY Mexican food — and it was only after I left my hometown that it … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged Aoyama, Azabu-Juban, Burrito, CheapyD, Chimichanga, Frijoles, Junkadelic, LIBRE, Mexican Food, Nakameguro, Root Beer, Ryan Ruel | Leave a comment

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.