TOKYOMADE MARKET: JAPANESE CRAFTS INDIE DESIGNER HANDMADE CLOTHING IN SHIBUYA. NEON T-SHIRTS, TOKYO GRAPHIC ART TOYS CUTE GIFTS.

July 24, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
Life in Tokyo: so much to see, and not nearly enough time! I wanted to stop by TokyoMade Market at mememachine Gallery in Shibuya, but alas, cooking classes and assorted decadence put a dent in my plans. After seeing photos of the event (courtesy TokyoMade ) I wish I hadn’t missed it. TokyoMade sells Japan-based independent fashion on its website, and the market was a chance to get up close and personal with the young designers. Neon T-shirts and bags, dancing Shojono Tomo dolls…

Going Viral

July 24, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
By The Beachwood Nanostories Affairs Desk You might have seen Bill Wasik's byline in Harper's , where he's a senior editor, M.J. Fine writes in the Philadelphia City Paper . Or maybe you don't recognize his name but remember one of his Web projects: a satirical one-off called The Right-Wing New York Times , the short-lived buzzkill blog Stop Peter Bjorn and John , or the political-smear repository OppoDepo . But, as his publisher has realized, Wasik's most notable as the guy behind

Quality Start: Gossip Free Thursday

July 23, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
I’ve decided that today, like almost every other day at this site, will be another gossip free day. We won’t comment on the Lebron James video that was finally released; we won’t comment on the Erin Andrews story; we won’t comment on how stupid Clown looks in those pants; and we sure as hell won’t comment on the fact that the Red Sox are no longer in first place. This kind of gossip has no place on the greatest piece of internet real estate ever created and we won’t allow any of you fags to be

M. T. Anderson – The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party

July 22, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
88. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson (2006) Octavian Nothing , Volume 1 Read By: Peter Francis James Length: 8h 19m (368 pages) Genre: Historical Fiction, Young Adult Started: 06 July 2009 Finished: 20 July 2009 Where did it come from? The library. Why do I have it? John Green mentioned the second volume as the best book of the year , and since I love John Green’s books, and enjoyed the other

Baltimore’s No. 1’s: Kanye West’s “Ego” verse and The Noisettes

July 22, 2009  //  Posted by: Content Keyword RSS  //  Category: Main Content
A live shot of Kanye West from his recent Europe tour {thanks, AP} BEYONCE “ego” (feat. kanye west) RADIO STATION: 92Q JAMS (TOP PLAYS FOR WEEK OF JULY 12) Kanye tacks on a verse to Beyonce’s ode to manhood in typical ’Ye fashion. Although he takes the ego-as-penis bait at first (“She stroke my big, heh-heh-heh ego”), the rapper can’t help but turn the subject inward: “Flow just the nicest / I admit the propane I just spit probably raised the gas prices.” West’s ego can be aggravating