Monthly Archives: March 2007

Under my skin

Posted on March 30, 2007 by

Every now and then, I toy with the idea of getting a tattoo but I’ve never felt for any design so strongly that I could imagine keeping it on my skin for the rest. of. my. life. Until now. If … Continue reading →

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Wallpaper* Limited Edition cover – Apr 2007

Posted on March 30, 2007 by

Beautiful! See this and more at Marian Bantjes’ website I haven’t seen this at all in any bookshop. Either they’re all sold out (wouldn’t be surprised), or Wallpaper* has stopped distributing issues with limited edition covers commercially.

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“Mukhsin” opens; Yasmin Ahmad in S’pore 31 Mar ’07

Posted on March 30, 2007 by

Oddly, GV doesn’t seem to be advertising Yasmin Ahmad‘s Q&A after the screening of her latest film Mukhsin on 31st March. How? Buy a ticket to watch MUKHSIN Where? GV VivoCity Cinema EUROPA only (MRT: Harbourfront station) When? 4.20pm session … Continue reading →

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BooksActually featured in Wallpaper*

Posted on March 29, 2007 by

(click image for full size version) Kenny and Karen’s Birds & Co. line of handmade notebooks were featured in the April ’07 issue of Wallpaper* (Issue no.98, p.111). International exposure! To celebrate, 10% off all books this Sat 31st March. … Continue reading →

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Kiss Kiss Kiss (1964) – Tadanori Yokoo

Posted on March 29, 2007 by

Who’s Tadanori Yokoo (横尾忠則)? Google helped dredge up this post from Anipages Daily: But the fact is, the three shorts he contributed to the first and second festivals — Kiss Kiss Kiss and Anthology No. 1 in 1964 and Kachi … Continue reading →

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Reading can be dangerous

Posted on March 29, 2007 by

From The Inferno of Dante Alighieri, translated by Ciaran Carson And I replied: ‘Alas! What kind of thrill, what longing led them to the sorry pass? And when did they their vital souls imperil?’ So I turned again to them, … Continue reading →

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Trailer – All God’s Children Can Dance

Posted on March 28, 2007 by

Found on the Monocle website: All God’s Children Can Dance . All God’s Children Can Dance is the first film adaptation of a Haruki Murakami story in the US. Director Robert Logevall cut a special trailer of the film for … Continue reading →

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IPR isn’t always good

Posted on March 28, 2007 by

See? Not everyone has to surround their creations with bristling patents, trademarks, etc: Sudoku’s popularity in the United States caught Mr. Kaji by such surprise that he did not try to get the trademark there until it was too late. … Continue reading →

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Yes.

Posted on March 26, 2007 by

Driving home, the sky accelerates And the clouds all form a geometric shape And it goes fast You think of the past Suddenly everything has changed

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Cencoroll (センコロール) & Anime Innovation Tokyo

Posted on March 25, 2007 by

Spotted among Danny Choo’s pictures of the Tokyo Anime Fair. Independent anime produced by Anime Innovation Tokyo (the Japanese title sounds more quaint but less cliched. Douga Kakumei Tokyo — Moving Picture Revolution Tokyo). Anyway, Cencoroll looks interesting. Haven’t checked … Continue reading →

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