“Jiro Dreams of Sushi” – Introduction

Mar 11, 2012 No Comments by

If you are interested in seeing “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”, you might like to know more about this film’s connection to Japanese culture. The following is a short introduction I wrote after screening the film this week. Imagine, if you will, day in, day out doing the same exact job.  Imagine performing the same tasks [...]

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ありがおう、ジョブスさん

Oct 05, 2011 No Comments by

              今日、スティヴ•ジョブスさんが亡くなった。悲しいことですが、ジョブスさんのすごい、かっこいいデザインを祝うために、この昔のマックのテーマを使おうと思っていました。(boingboing.netを真似するんですけど)

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“Paprika” panel discussion at UMSL

Jul 23, 2011 No Comments by

Youtube.com finally gave me the ability to post videos over 15 minutes, which is great when you have over 60 minutes of content you want to show people.  Like this: I had our “Anime at UMSL” events recorded on small cameras, remixed the audio, and posted for you to see.  Panel guests included Patrick Drazen, [...]

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