Category: Art

  • The Google Story

    11 years of Google history in just a few minutes.
    very informative… but read fast. xD


  • Harry Potter Covers for Classic Penguin?

    Most people know I’ve cut most (if not all) my ties with Harry Potter fandom — thank Kamisama! Where would my life be otherwise? — Anyway, I ran into these covers re-designed to look like Classic Penguin Books. These are oh so pretty!

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  • Vargas Llosa Gets Better Book Covers in the US

    why is that? how is that?

    I’m not particularly fond of Mr. Vargas Llosa, but I ran into these covers, which are way cooler than the version of his books that I’ve seen lying around bookshelves.

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  • Tim Burton MOMA Spazz~~~

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    OMG. A couple more shots, including one of Jack Skellington, over at Otto-Otto.

    Maca, why didn’t you go! You missed Johnny! xD


  • I Feel in the Mood for Hanson~

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    I’ve been listening to their last 2 albums these past two days.

    Is Hanson a guilty pleasure? Sure, I can’t tell everyone, but I do tell some people they’ve got to let those MMMBop days go. Honestly, you can’t judge a group by a song you heard in the late 90s. If you only let yourself listen to Underneath, and The Walk you would understand.

    Plus, it doesn’t count if they liked MMMBop and then it got too popular for its own good.

    Actually, Underneath Acoustic is pretty great, and I just happened to read that they also did a re-recording of their debut Middle of Nowhere (for their 10th anniversary)… what that means? That means mature Hanson still singing their old songs. Can you imagine Justin Timberlake singing Bye Bye Bye? He’s too afraid. LOL

    Come on! Michael Jackson was still comfortable performing I Want You Back, and I’ll Be There.

    I also read that a new album will be released next year… May, hopefully.

    While updating myself on Hanson news, I found two interesting posts… In Defense of the Hanson Brothers, and Hanson in Sharp Form… – Here’s a couple of excerpts~

    There’s little point in dancing around it: I like Hanson. Always have. I’ve also spent enough time listening to Slayer, Motorhead, Mayhem, Krisiun and the like to feel comfortable with my affinity for this trio of pop-friendly siblings.

    Like keyboardist/singer Taylor Hanson, I wasn’t a Gilmore Girls watcher, but I read recently that one character on the show referred to Hanson as “the new Bee Gees.” Then it all made sense.

    And the most interesting part of the whole post was this:

    Then a friend who spent most of his time listening to Norwegian black metal told me he was impressed with songs that would eventually appear on Underneath (2004).

    Also… did you know? *warning, Amy facts may seem weird* Taylor was my brother of choice. xD


  • Otouto – Younger Brother Trailer

    This does not compute.
    Yu Aoi as a bride? LOL

    Actually, film looks interesting (even without subs), though… random question~

    Is Ryo Kase Koharu’s (Yu Aoi) friend or husband-to-be? I couldn’t make it out on the scene. And I know Nippon Cinema says it’s her friend, but their scene seemed too close to be just friends. Over-reading! You can tell I’m starving for a new film.

    [iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”https://www.nipponcinema.com/v2/play.swf?config=https://www.nipponcinema.com/cfg/ototo-trailer]

    Also, aoinohoho has a video of the Otouto press conference.


  • TCM’s Summer Under the Stars 2009 Teasers and Posters

    Just finished browsing through my Communication Arts issue, and ran into these posters for TCM and their classic film line up for the summer, which I thought were pretty cool.

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  • Faces!!

    I found these shots of Anne Hathaway taken by Yu Tsai

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    Cute, but you gotta see the ones with Eva Green — photographer, I dunno.
    You know? Well, let me know then…

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  • Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Tokyo! – Shaking Tokyo

    Woah, long time~ Has it been two months already? Well, I thought since One Million Yen has come out (finally!) with English subtitles on an “official” release, that I’d give this a push. I know most of you would have seen Tokyo!, Hyakuman-en and Honokaa Boy by now, but we’re trying to space them out because there hasn’t been any new project announcement since Otouto, which opens this coming January.

    In the meantime, you’ll have to enjoy these things.

    Here we go~~~

    Something about the film:
    Tokyo! Is the short film anthology by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-ho, in which they tell three different stories related to the city.

    Genre: Drama
    Starring: Ayako Fujitani, Ryo Kase, Ayumi Ito, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Denis Lavant, Julie Dreyfus, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yu Aoi, Naoto Takenaka
    Segments: Interior Design (Gondry), Merde (Carax), Shaking Tokyo (Bong)
    Duration: Nearly 2hr

    Below, overall film and Shaking Tokyo minor spoilers~

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  • More Yu Aoi for Club Keiba CM and Ads

    You’ve seen this.

    I’ve found a new Club Keiba CM, plus photos — and also decided to post other Club Keiba printed ads. Club Keiba should be paying me for this post, but I’m an idiot. LOL

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