Back in 2007 I was happy to report on Nurri Kim’s fascinating photos of blue tarps in Tokyo, but not as happy as I am today to announce the publication of her new book, Tokyo Blues.
“Now available for purchase or free download, Tokyo Blues is a photographic record of Nurri Kim’s 2002-2003 investigation into this [...]
Comments from Salman Rushdie on freedom, religion, growing up in Bombay and England, and the theme of fear and happiness in the modern world and how it is anticipated in earlier imperial moments, such as the mid 1400s which saw the discovery of America, the flowering of Venice and Florence and, far to the east, [...]
Tagged , CBC, Festival of Ideas, Rushdie, University of AlbertaThe Chinese Dream Neville Mars, Adrian Hornsby, and Saskia Vendel (project management) 010 Publishers, Rotterdam 2008 . 704pp+79pp magazine. ISBN 97864506529 [Amazon.ca]
The Chinese Dream surveys scenarios of possible Chinese urban development over the dozen years to 2020. Using graphics and text, the book explores the urban implications of current plans, population [...]
Tagged China, chinese city, consumerism, urbanizationAs you travel east from Danshui along the number 2 highway that runs along the north coast of Taiwan, you come to the small town of Sanzhi. Just before arriving in Sanzhi, there’s an interesting site hugging the shoreline … Accounts vary on the origins of this complex, and indeed, as to whether it was [...]
Mobile tech researcher Younghee Jung describes the extraordinary interaction design of Japanese love hotels:
The entrances of love hotels are characteristically discreet. It is impossible to see the inside of the lobby from outside. There are many entrances to the building. Once in the lobby, you see the big board with pictures of all rooms. The [...]