February 2011
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The State Of Pop Culture
Pop culture is every where today.
You used to have to find it.
In a movie theater, on MTV, in the record store.
Now it comes to you.
It finds you.
In fact it won’t leave you alone.
It’s poking you, and beeping you.
It’s disguising itself as your friend,
your uncle and you job.
It keeps coming.
Evolving in ways we don’t notice.
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It's Officially Lunch Time In Tokyo
It’s officially lunch time in Tokyo.
The shopkeepers and restauranteers have all taken to the streets passing out flyers and coupons to their gyoza, and curry, and yakisoba, and Okinawan joints.
Take a flyer, have a lunch. You have exactly one hour. Starting from the time you thought about leaving your desk. Starting the exact moment you mentally put your appetite ahead of what is...
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The LED Smiles of Tokyo
They’re igniting their LED smiles in Harajuku.
Taking a concept made for a quick promotional poster, and making it real. Finding inspiration in advertising. This is how it can work in Japan. Life being inspired by the art of commerce. Andy Warhol would be proud.
Their smiles come in rainbow technicolors. They’re painting their fingernails in glow in the dark paints from Tokyu Hands,...
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The Importance of Having a Platform
I want to discover/build/create a great platform.
For me, a platform is that thing that allows you the chance to keep doing what you love, and to share it with the rest of the world. It’s the format or scheme that gives you the opportunity to get known for doing something. It provides you with a sustainable outlet for doing what you love.
A platform can be many different things.
The...
