I was a little bit worried about this edition. In the Editor’s Introduction, the editor criticizes Nietzsche’s “gospel of the will to power” as something that has “unleashed bestiality in the name of the sanctity […]
BOOK & FILMS
Things Haruki Characters Would Do in Quarantine
The Month of March is the month of spaghetti (and so is every other month). You can speak to your cats, get a historical flashback of Japanese war-time crimes, or answer phone calls about strange […]
Purity and Danger by Mary Douglas
This book by celebrated anthropologist Mary Douglas tackles one of the questions that I have a personal interest in: contagion and purity and danger. Lots of fertile ideas for understanding Korean ethno-nationalism, although its ideas […]
The Art of the Long View by Peter Schwartz
A great practitioner’s manual to foresight through scenarios. Scenarios are stories that foresight practitioners construct to provide a context for decisions in the future. These are not mere extrapolations, but serve also as a vision […]
A Cyborg Manifesto by Donna Haraway
Haraway is in conversation with a lot of feminist theory and proposes the figure of the cyborg to consider a new politics. Writing in the 1980s, the cyborg was merely an incipient fantasy, but Haraway’s […]
Straightjacket Society: An Insider’s Irreverent View of Bureaucratic Japan by Masao Miyamoto (1994)
Masao Miyamoto is a psychiatrist who grew up in Japan and was trained in the US. He returned to Japan after 11 years of living, teaching, and working in America to enter the Japanese bureaucracy, […]
Chorus of Mushrooms by Hiromi Goto
Mukashi, mukashi, omukashi… . ”Ahhhhh this unrelenting, dust-driven, crack your fingers dry wind has withered my wits, I’m certain” begins this excellent work by Hiromi Goto; she tells a “true” story with interweaving, cross-locking narratives, much like […]
Breaking the ‘one-inch taller barrier of subtitles’: Parasite makes Oscar history
This week, Parasite made Oscar history last week for being the first non-English language film in Oscar history to win the award for the Best Picture. That very night, the film also won three other […]
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino
Italo Calvino joins Kafka and Kundera as writers who have expanded my conception of the novel, as If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller was such an innovative experiment in the art form. Half the novel […]
Weathering With You Overcomes Your Name’s U.S. Box Office Records
The wait is finally over! Weathering With You has already hit the ground floor running in North America following its release to theaters across the hemisphere and fans are taking notice. GKIDS brought Makoto Shinkai’s […]
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An Interesting Okinawan Culture：Picnic at a Family Tomb
MOFU Japanese Bakery in J-Town
Who Wants to Try Sweet and Savoy Inari Sushi from Sushimi Toronto?
Sake – Steamed Leek Recipe
-Support Local! East Van Jam-
A Café You Can Have Japanese Dorayaki and Quality Coffee ｜ Ninetails Coffee Bar
Local’s favourite Vietnamese Restaurant on Commercial Dr -Lunch Lady –
A Japanese girl gets thrilled with Japanese Cosmetics and Everyday Items at Reiwatakiya 東京生活館
A Hidden Gem French Café in Vancouver -Le Marché St. George-
Japanese Style Jucy Pork Cutlet｜Mr. Tonkatsu
Authentic French Creperie Opened in Vancouver -Ça Marche Crêperie-
Where To Get Trending Drinks in Vancouver! -Yogurt Edition-
What is ‘Ddungcaron’ and why it’s popular in Japan?
One of the Best Malaysian Foods I Ever Had! – John 316 Malaysian Delight –
A Ramen Freak Tried Instant ‘Restaurant Style’ Ramen That Is Sold at FreshCo
Donut Shop in New Westminster you need to try! -Donuteria-
Art of Japan’s Plastic Fake Food Display
Outstanding French Cuisine that you need to check out in downtown Vancouver! -Tableau Bar Bistro-
Super Authentic Japanese Bento Place in Vancouver! -Manpuku Bento-
