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Media Mix, May 18, 2014

Posted on May 18, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the press reaction to a research group’s finding that a good many local governments may actually vanish by mid-century due to loss of population, specifically young females. The government has been talking … Continue reading →

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May 2014 albums

Posted on May 1, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. This Is What I Do -Boy George (Very Me/Sony) Kiss Me Once -Kylie Minogue (Parlophone/Warner) It’s a given that … Continue reading →

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May 2014 movies

Posted on April 28, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last week. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 The only justification for making an entirely new franchise of the Spider-Man saga so soon … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 27, 2014

Posted on April 27, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about writer and entrepreneur Minori Kitahara’s book about patriotic wives. One aspect of Kitahara’s exploration of the phenomenon that I didn’t mention in the column was her sense of identification with these women; not identification … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, April 6, 2014

Posted on April 6, 2014 by philipbrasor

The photo and caption my editor chose for this week’s Media Mix touched on an aspect of the consumption tax hike I didn’t mention in the column itself, mainly because there wasn’t enough room and seemed sort of incidental, but, … Continue reading →

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April 2014 albums

Posted on March 30, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on March 25. Atlas -Real Estate (Domino/Hostess) San Cisco (RCA/Sony) The promises made by independent rock labels since the 80s have … Continue reading →

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April 2014 movies

Posted on March 28, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on March 25. The Act of Killing Certainly the most unusual documentary to hit theaters in recent memory, Joshua Oppenheimer’s cinematic … Continue reading →

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The art of satisfaction

Posted on March 8, 2014 by philipbrasor

We had already gone through security before finding out we were at the wrong gate. The representative of AEG Live, which was managing the Rolling Stones’ tour through Asia, had told me to go to the VIP booth at Gate … Continue reading →

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March 2014 albums

Posted on March 5, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Feb. 25. Pure Heroine -Lorde (Virgin/Universal) Fire Within -Birdy (Atlantic/Warner) As is often the case when a Japanese record company … Continue reading →

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March 2014 movies

Posted on March 2, 2014 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Feb. 25. All Is Lost Literally a down-to-earth version of Gravity, this seafaring thriller, written and directed by J.C. Chandor, … Continue reading →

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