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Setouchi Triennale 2013

Setouchi Triennale 2013

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  •  April 6, 2013
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  •  Tagged with: Art, Japan, Setouchi Triennale 2013, Shōdoshima, The Light of Shōdoshima, Wang Wen-Chih

  Sure, I’m not posting much these days, but I have a good excuse, and no, it is not “blog procrastination” as I’m posting pretty much daily but not on

I started a joke

I started a joke

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  •  September 17, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Baby, Hana, Humor, Joke, The Walking Dead, Zombies

  I tend to joke a lot. I hope I’m somewhat funny at times. However, I never created a real “joke”. You know, the kind you tell, in a specific

The Man on the Moon

The Man on the Moon

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  •  August 26, 2012
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  •  Editorial & News
  •  Tagged with: Moon, Neil Armstrong

  Not too long ago, I posted my first picture of the Moon. I didn’t expect to take another one before a little while (maybe the next full Moon), but

We can be heroes, just for one day

We can be heroes, just for one day

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  •  July 29, 2012
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  •  Editorial & News
  •  Tagged with: London 2012, Olympic Games, Opening Ceremony, Parade of Nations

  I wanted to title this post “Je déclare ouverts les Jeux de Londres, célébrant la trentième Olympiade de l’ère de moderne” but that would be pretentious of me to

Cats enjoying the new content on David + World

Cats enjoying the new content on David + World

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  •  July 8, 2012
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  •  Animals, Editorial & News
  •  Tagged with: Cat, News

    Ah, cats and the Internet, it’s a long story. Look at these two cats, this picture was taken 10 years ago (and not today as the title implies)

One Month without News

One Month without News

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  •  April 22, 2012
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  •  Editorial & News
  •  Tagged with: News, No News

  So, my experiment about going one month without news ended two days ago. Now is time for the debriefing. At first, it was a bit hard I admit. Especially

Hana's other toys

Hana’s other toys

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  •  April 11, 2012
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  •  Editorial & News, Geeky Stuff
  •  Tagged with: Alien, Alien Chestburster, Brain Cell, Common Cold, E. Coli, Giant Microbes, Hana, Plush, Toy

  With Hana arriving a week earlier than expected, I realized that I hadn’t posted about the other toys I had bought for her before she was born. Here they

So... I'm a Dad...

So… I’m a Dad…

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  •  April 2, 2012
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  •  Editorial & News
  •  Tagged with: Baby, Dad, Hana, Lost in Translation, Newborn

    Her name is Hana. She’s doing well. Mom too. For some reason, this is the quote I have in mind right now: The most terrifying day of your

Battle Royale with Cheese

Battle Royale with Cheese

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  •  March 29, 2012
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  •  Cinema, Editorial & News, Literature, Misc.
  •  Tagged with: Battle Royale, Internet Meme, Quentin Tarantino, The Hunger Games

    This is pretty much the only thing that comes to my mind when I hear about the Hunger Games. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Quentin Tarantino himself

Life Without News: Day One

Life Without News: Day One

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  •  March 19, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Hiroko Tabuchi, News, Nicholas Kristof, No News

  No, don’t worry, I’m not going to write every day about my experiment of living without news. However, once in a while, I may post a few thoughts about

No More News

No More News

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  •  March 18, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Addiction, Matt Cutts, News, No News

  It is a fact that I follow the news a lot, many news, too many news. My twitter feed is almost only that, news. Facebook is doing a bit

My Kid's First Toy

My Kid’s First Toy

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  •  March 11, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Baby, Cthulhu, Plush, Toy

  On a lighter note compared to yesterday; a few days ago I bought my soon to be born kid its first toy:     I’m not sure I like

Jean "Moebius" Giraud (1938-2012)

Jean “Moebius” Giraud (1938-2012)

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  •  March 10, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Jean Giraud, Moebius

    I guess I need to write a few words about Jean ” Moebius” Giraud as he’s not known from many English speakers (although most of his works have

What's your problem?

What’s your problem?

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  •  January 31, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Television

    “What’s your problem?“ This is what my TV asked me one day. So I had to give it an answer: “It’s not me, it’s you!“  

Stop SOPA & PIPA

Stop SOPA & PIPA

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  •  January 18, 2012
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  •  Tagged with: Freedom, Internet, PIPA, SOPA

    Do I need to explain more?  

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