When I think about living in Japan, my mind gravitates towards the reasons why I hate it here. This list was supposed to challenge me, but it was a lot easier than I first thought. Aside from the fam, it’s a reminder and a snap shot of what has kept me out of the mad house. Here’s ten things I love about this island in no particular order. The City That The Super Villain Built The buildings look like “more-than-meets-the-eye” sentinel …
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After a year of doing the weekly posts “On The Scope” and “Around The Way” I noticed how the music, art, culture, film, politics and news in our TMG posts was starting to overlap each other, 2014 was a wacky year. I had a talk with editor Tracy Jones and we decided to revamp our weekly post to reflect the intersections of seemingly different worlds we’ve been observing, to juxtapose and highlight overlaps in music, art, culture, film, politics and …
Loser Laowai in China is a youtube channel produced by Randall Flagg. He’s been living in China for almost ten years. His youtube profile describes it as a story about a foreigner living in Shanghai and “information on the culture, living, working, coping and the social issues that come with the second largest economy in the world,” but Dude. Is. A. Character. “He’s alive. He’s alive!” A lot of the videos are of him talking to the camera, but don’t …
Democracy Now! Headlines 12-19-2014 [Amy Goodman & Juan González] Obama and the Beginning of the End of the Cuban Embargo [Amy Goodman] Democracy Now! – Assata Shakur: What Does New U.S.-Cuba Pact Mean for Exiled Black Panther Wanted in New Jersey? Petition to Pardon Assata Shakur [change.org] These American Fugitives May Be Hiding Out in Cuba – Other Political Exiles in Cuba [Meghan Keneally] 9 things the Sony hack has taught us about Hollywood [Tim Walker] Crimethinc Podcast #32: White …
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