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Month: October 2010

  • Wallpaper’s The Director’s Cut Is Out

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    When the latest issue of Wallpaper came out, I posted about the plans to also release an accompanying iPad app featuring works by the issue’s two guest editors, David Lynch and Robert Wilson. Well, it’s now out as a free download, and you should go and take a look. It’s quite simple as an app,…

  • Taking It to the Streets

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    This past Saturday we walked all the way down from Ikebukuro to Harajuku with the dog, mostly because we wanted to spend some time at the big “dog run” area inside Yoyogi park. It made for quite a pleasant outing (if a long walk), and we also walked around Aoyama a bit — I wanted…

  • PauseTalk Vol. 45

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    Big thanks again to everyone who made it out to Cafe Pause in Ikebukuro this past Monday for PauseTalk Vol. 45. As has been the norm for the past few months, we had about 20 in attendance, and I’m starting to feel that this is the optimum size for getting some good discussions going with…

  • Linefeed Reading List for September (Part 2)

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    If you enjoyed part one of the September Linefeed Reading List by Michael Bojkowski, then don’t miss part two, which covers the following publications: Graphic, Eight:48, The Drawbridge, Little White Lies, New York Magazine, Make It Yours, Wallpaper, Rotten Apples, and Self Publish, Be Happy.

  • PauseTalk Tonight

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    Just a reminder that tonight (Monday, October 4) is PauseTalk Vol. 45 at Cafe Pause, from 20:00. Hope to see lots of you there!

  • Wired Is Disoriented

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    Today finally marked the release of Wired‘s October issue on iPad — as I noted yesterday, it’s later than usual — and I of course have a few things to say. First off, they again go ahead with their trick of making you update the app to get the new issue instead of just using…

  • Time, Inc. Overcharging iPad Magazines in Japan

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    Even though I rather like the way Time magazine is presented on iPad — at least the way it was back in June when I purchased an issue — my biggest gripe has always been the pricing. I just feel that $5 an issue is not good business, and it will never make sense to…

  • The WEF Legacy

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    My initial intention with this post was to bring up the fact that Kieron Gillen, longtime games journalist, has effectively said goodbye to his game writing days (for the most part) to concentrate fully on his comic writing career, in part bolstered by the fact that he just recently signed an exclusivity deal with Marvel…

  • Linefeed Reading List for September 2010

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    And since we’re celebrating the return of Grafik and the news that Michael will be redesigning the magazine, let me also take a moment to point out that the always great Linefeed Reading List — in which Michael flips through a stack of magazines, commenting along the way — has a new edition up. This…

  • The Rebirth of Grafik

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    As happy as I was to be sent a copy of Grafik for the SNOW Magazine Cafe, it was bittersweet in that it happened just before the magazine was suddenly shut down this past summer. Well, as has been tweeted and blogged by quite a few people today, the editors have regained ownership and will…