Author: Chibi

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Feb 24, 2011

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It's easy to breeze past a column of YouTube videos, but together these clips make a point about Haruomi Hosono. Difficult to pin down, his style ranges from folk rock and proto electronica (recently shown some love by Deerhunter and The Fader) to tropical exotica and weird, watery dreamscapes inspired by a trip to India,...

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Feb 23, 2011

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[caption id="attachment_1542" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Introvert / Extrovert"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1543" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Comedy / Horror"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1544" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption=""We need to talk" / "Let's try to make it work""][/caption] via cinismoilustrado.com...

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Feb 22, 2011

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1966 -- Stella, still just a teenager, parodies Sheila 1981 -- Christian Vander, then Stella's husband, and his band Magma pay tribute to Otis (that's Stella at left in the opening shot) (Warning: I find this song and its performance fascinating, but Magma fans, more used to this kind of crazy, seem to agree it's the worst...

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Feb 18, 2011

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I'm no fan of flying, but click here, turn on the sound and try not to get worked up over the retirement of Japan Airlines' entire fleet of 747s. If you still feel nothing, check out the "Arigato, Jumbo" photo gallery (this is necessary either way  for the '70s-era uniforms) and then contemplate the "Memories...

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Feb 18, 2011

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Seriously, rest of the world, you can do so much with print nori. For example: Label your onigiri! left: shake (salmon) and ume (pickled plum) Make some memorable business cards! center: Hamatomi Co., wholesale seaweed Brand your ramen nori--using Old English font! right: Kagura Now get on it....

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Feb 18, 2011

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I wanted the Texas Instruments eZ430-Chronos watch for its bulk and "flying mouse" capabilities and then I got tuned to this: Let's High Five, a dedicated social application "to celebrate happiness." "Imagine the potential of an application where you can meet new people and automatically receive friend requests from strangers through high-fives. Imagine compiling the location...