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Monthly Archives: September 2011
October 2011 movies
Here are the movies I reviewed for the October issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Sunday. L’age de raison Sophie Marceau is Margaret, a go-go executive for a French nuclear plant manufacturer who, whenever she suffers … Continue reading
Posted in Movies
Tagged Ben affleck, Captain America, John Wells, Marvel Comic, No Impact man, Russell Crowe, Sophie Marceau, Tommy Lee Jones
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October 2011 albums
Here are the CD reviews I wrote for the October 2011 issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Mirror Traffic -Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks (P-Vine) Wild Flag (Merge/Hostess) Though the most emblematic band of the … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged Carrie Brownstein, Cobra Starship, Gabe Saporta, Girls, Janet Weiss, Jay-Z, Joss Stone, Kanye West, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus, The Drums, The Rapture, The Wombats, Wu Tang Clan
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Media Mix, Sept. 25, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about welfare rolls swelling with large numbers of unemployed men who seem to have no will to work. One of the implications of the NHK special from which much of the column was … Continue reading
Media Mix, Sept. 18, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about Yoshio Hachiro’s resignation as Minister of Trade, Economy and Industry, though it’s mainly about the enduring dominance of “elites” in all aspects of Japanese life. As I implied in the column, elites … Continue reading
Posted in Media
Tagged Fukushima No. 1 Reactor accident, political elitism, Yoshihiko Noda, Yoshio Hachiro
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Media Mix, Sept. 11, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the death of 3-year-old Miyuki Watanabe in August 2010 while she was in the foster care of voice actress Shizuka Suzuike, who was arrested a few weeks ago for causing the injuries that led … Continue reading
Media Mix, Sept. 4, 2011
Here’s this week’s Media Mix, about actress Hisako Manda’s inheritance problems following the death of her common-law husband in June. The piece is a rehash of all the different elements of the story that have come out in the weeklies … Continue reading
