This week’s Last Word, a descriptive and rather wordy explanation of Saitama politics that pressed me to skim to the conclusion (!) was written by Metropolis contributing art editor, C.B. Liddell. The photo he provided to base the illustration from was fantastic, and looked something … Read More →
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Raining on my parade (or not)
The Tokyo area supposedly entered rainy season on June 10, but as I’m sitting here in a sunny room listening to birds chirp, it’s clear that this plum mistress takes a real non-commital approach to our on-again-off-again relationship.
The Last Word: Kevin Mcgue
This week’s Last Word article was written by none other than freelancer Kevin Mcgue. The illustration unfortunately doesn’t do Kevin any justice, though someone was nice enough to point out his hair looks a bit like McJagger’s. Whee! For more Last Word goodness (?) check … Read More →
NHK ain’t making no friends
First, a photo completely unrelated to anything: Stumbled upon this guy sleeping on the platform of Koenji Station at 3pm on a Saturday. That must have been one rough Friday night. Attracted by the group of snickering high school boys, a conductor came over and … Read More →