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May 2013 movies

Posted on April 25, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the May issue of EL Magazine, which is being distributed in Tokyo today. Ek Tha Tiger Former documentary filmmaker Kabir Khan has become successful in Bollywood with socially charged subjects that don’t … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Apr. 7, 2013

Posted on April 7, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about the current administration’s attitude toward the constitution as demonstrated by its handling of the vote disparity issue. This attitude might have met with more criticism from the media if the judiciary were … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 31, 2013

Posted on March 31, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which along with another article we posted on our JT blog completes a double this week on public transportation. Though the two pieces address different news stories, both bring up the issue of what sort … Continue reading →

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April 2013 albums

Posted on March 28, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Amok -Atoms For Peace (Hostess) Evidence -John Foxx and The Maths (MSI) However one interprets the work of Thom … Continue reading →

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April 2013 movies

Posted on March 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the April issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Anna Karenina Arguably the greatest novel ever written and one of the few whose scope translates easily to the … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 24, 2013

Posted on March 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about coverage of a new prenatal screening test and the attendant discussion of abortion in Japan. The general opinion, both here and abroad, is that abortion is legal in Japan, but while it … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Mar. 17, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix about the Shinsai Big Data project, which endeavors to make sense of data recorded on March 11, 2011 in the areas of northeastern Japan that were hit the hardest by the tsunami caused by the … Continue reading →

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March 2013 albums

Posted on March 1, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the album reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo last Monday. LONG.LIVE.A$AP -A$AP Rocky (RCA/Sony) Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head -T.I. (Atlantic/Warner) A$AP Rocky’s fledgling career is a rubber-band … Continue reading →

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March 2013 movies

Posted on February 26, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here are the movie reviews I wrote for the March issue of EL Magazine, which was distributed in Tokyo on Monday. Amour Michael Haneke’s unsentimental study of the decay of flesh and soul couldn’t be opening at a more appropriate … Continue reading →

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Media Mix, Feb. 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by philipbrasor

Here’s this week’s Media Mix, which is about vegetarianism as an expression of conscience. The article is not meant to advocate meat-free diets. My point is that the moral imperative which informs vegetarianism is worth discussing and it is not … Continue reading →

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