May 2010

Baby you can buzz my hair

May 31, 2010 Writing
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For sev­eral years now, I’ve refused to let any­one cut my hair.

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Easy Rider

May 29, 2010 Film
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I was sad­dened to read that Dennis Hopper died today at the age of 74. Obituaries are start­ing to appear here and there, and most share a view of his career as erratic and uneven.

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Mulholland Drive

May 28, 2010 Film
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I first saw Mulholland Drive with my friend Rana in her tiny Tokyo apart­ment. The film ended at mid­night and by the time we grew tired of ana­lyz­ing its many twists and turns, we real­ized day­light had already crept in through her curtains.

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Biography

May 27, 2010 Family
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My friends and busi­ness part­ners have been egging me on to update my port­fo­lio and web­site, and today Samsam reminded me that I owe my copy­writer Hala a bio outline.

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City of Gaps

May 26, 2010 Architecture
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On a sunny day in Tokyo, what­ever the sea­son, a strange phe­nom­e­non can reg­u­larly be observed: for a moment a streak of light will pierce into a street which has been shrouded all day in the shad­ows of densely-packed buildings.

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Dad on the Tube

May 24, 2010 Family
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No mat­ter how old I get, I’m never too old to cart­wheel across the room when I see a fam­ily mem­ber on TV.

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