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Month: April 2006

  • MTV Cafe Studio

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    Last Saturday at the MTV Cafe Studio where, as I wrote the other day, I had a hell of a tasty burger.

  • ARE YOU HERE?

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    The Nakaochiai Gallery has a new show starting April 23 (until May 28), “ARE YOU HERE?” It features the works of Tokyo-based artists Jack Mclean and Carly Fischer. Based on the concept of maps and the urban excess of Tokyo, Fischer and Mclean create an installation made entirely from paper. Mclean presents more than 150…

  • Yoshioka at Milano Salone

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    Tokujin Yoshioka has updated his site with images from his “Tokujin Yoshioka x Lexus L-finesse” exhibition at this year’s edition of the Milano Salone — see the “News” section. Link via Dezain.net.

  • Metropolis Podcast

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    METROPOLIS, the Tokyo weekly, has just launched a new weekly podcast show. You can download it from this page, or subscribe to the feed here. New shows will appear every Thursday evening.

  • Beans DVD

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    I am now the proud owner of a ridiculously named Beans DVD player (S-901HG — a Google search shows it’s quite easy to find on lots of Japanese auction sites). My old DVD player — a Shinco, something I had bought online from Hong Kong 5 years ago — has been sick for quite a…

  • Headphone Update

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    Well, in the end, I ended up having to pick up another pair of Apple In-Ear Headphones. At first I tried picking up a cheap pair, and although I was expecting the crappy sound quality, again, they just wouldn’t fit in my ears properly, and hurt as all hell (especially my left ear). A lot…

  • New Nextmaruni Collection

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    Nextmaruni, which got featured in last month’s edition of my “On Design” column, has introduced a new collection of chairs. Pictured here is Naoto Fukasawa’s contribution. Link via Dezain.net.

  • EVA at Work

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    “EVA at Work” is a collaboration art project celebrating arguably the most important anime series in recent times, NEON GENESIS EVANGELION. PingMag has the scoop. The image you see here is of a pillow made to look like Angel #10.

  • Sanshin Building

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    I’d never heard of the Sanshin building, but according to Patrick, it’s the oldest building in the Hibiya area (built in 1929), and is set for demolition later this year. He took a couple of pictures, including the one you see here.

  • Halcali on YouTube

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    Someone has been uploading Halcali music videos to YouTube, like this one for “Twinkle Star,” which I’d never seen. Love the go-go boots!