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CHINESE NEW YEAR
The event that dominates Hong Kong in the month of February is simply Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the year of the rabbit. With it brings to anyone born under this sign, wisdon, intellige...
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PLACE
SUNDAY-ROAST-FILM
Between a heavy dusting of snow, the PKK demonstrations and the rain take a break this month in the stand-up low-profile eatery Koch Salon. Having been around for the better part of a year, perhaps even longer, ...
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MILIA 1999
If you think you know anything about multimedia, go to Milia and realise that you're wrong. It's business, big business and it's very, very boring. I have this naive notion of multimedia production; the bedroom m...
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ASYMPTOTE ARCHITECTURE “ISCAPES 1.0”
Even after being a student of architecture, a lot of architectural works are still hard to digest or even minimally understand. Especially when it comes to it's "paper" (only in thought) or "digital" (OK, it's 1999) ...
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GLENN MCKAY “ALTERED STATES: LIGHT PROJECTIONS 1966-1999”
Glenn McKay, a visual artist who created the psychedelic visuals for Airplane's Liquid Light Show back in the 60's, has launched his retrospective exhibition at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). Ti...
THINGS
TRACK
When I went to buy some cds to a record shop in Daikan-yama, a visual caught my eyes. "What is this cool photo?" I got the impression that it likes the photo of a stag beetle in the cd jacket of Massive Attack. I took...
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MEGO AT ICC
Based in Vienna, Austria, Mego is a techno label whose music draws a sharp distinction between so-called "techno music". Including artists such as Tina Frank and Farmers Manual, 6 units of Mego artists gathered in NTT...
PEOPLE
FROG NATION
In 1992, he succeeded in the event 'Tokyo Gamer's Night Groove' that made games had an impression as Otaku and club culture unite. Then he established the indies techno label 'Frogman Records' with several partners, a...
THINGS
GASARAKI
As I wrote in my Best 5 last month, I'm watching animations almost every day. Recently I came to watch Gasaraki (Ryousuke Takahashi), but it starts from nine thirty in the morning. My girlfriend watched it and wonde...
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HONG KONG CITY FESTIVAL
During the month of January, a three and a half week extravaganza known as the Fringe Festival took place in Hong Kong. It is an annual event that showcases art in an interesting manner. However, this year's event has...
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SYDNEY FRINGE FESTIVAL ’99
From the balcony, sounds of Curtis Mayfield and new mixes of 'My Funny Valentine' mixed with the rhythm of the ocean and the murmer of the ultra-laid back locals and cafe-hoppers. It's Bondi Pavilion, and the first...
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SOME NEWS
As I've been so busy sorting my flat out since Christmas, I've lost all contact with the outside world. Therefore I'm entirely dependent on those around me for news of what's going on in London. A quick scout round th...
