February 2012
16 posts
Made Better in Japan - WSJ.com →
A fascinating article about how the modern Japanese tradition of importing an idea or concept and making it their own, has now transmogrified to become taking that same idea and instead making it perfectly, obsessively - in a way the original never was.
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Da Chip →
The music if Daft Punk revisited on vintage game systems.
Click thru for streaming and downloads.
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Old Fashioned 101 →
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Konjac →
If you’ve ever noticed this weird, tasteless jelly in your Japanese food (generally soup) you may have wondered what it is. Konjac is also the main ingredient in Asian jelly cups!
January 2012
47 posts
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RUFUS - triple j Unearthed - free music... →
These guys opened for Royksopp and were really, really, seriously good.
Click thru to have a listen and download some of their tracks.
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Conservatives Unite Moneybomb | Rick Santorum For... →
Rick Santorum wants your money for C.U.M.!
Don’t get it? http://spreadingsantorum.com/
Germany has the economic strengths America once... →
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Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class →
Aka “Why manufacture in China?”.
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The Rise of the New Groupthink - NYTimes.com →
Great article disparaging the idea that open-plan offices and design-by-committee processes produce the most effective and creative solutions.
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eyecandy.swf →
Great if you’re a fan of tie-dye and tripping balls.
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arrrgguy1cm2.swf →
Click the screen for EYEBEAMZ
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New drug may keep you sober no matter how much... →
Rua Flor-de-tipuana - Google Maps →
Click on the woman!