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Doitsu no terebi
For the next five days, I’m on the crew of Global Cities as they shoot the sixth and final show in the series. It’s a hectic schedule, but fun. Yesterday we interviewed Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan; Yu Miri, a Japanese-Korean author; Jonathan Watt, a correspondent for the Guardian; and Ramesh Kapoor, who founded the…
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I’m updating the site
I’m updating the site today to consolidate all of my pages (except for this weblog) at mediatinker.com If you see a broken frame (above this page), please empty your browser cache and/or reset your bookmark to point to http://www.lm.com/~kristen/blog/blogger.html. Other problems with this page? Please comment below.
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Man studying piano score
Man studying piano score on the Namboku line between Nagatacho and Kasuga.
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Urban hiking
This band of elderly urban adventurers has just been to visit the graves of prominent historical figures at Denzuin. After crossing the street with their guide waving his flag to point the way, they are heading to the station to conclude the tour. The guide looks back and waits for stragglers who have moved into…
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Fame and infamy
Does wanting to be famous preclude you from ever being famous? I’m not sure. There are lots of people who hunger for fame and many of them try extremely hard, only to fail. Maybe only those who don’t seek fame become famous? How do famous people get that way? Skill and talent don’t take you…
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Thwarted
When I desperately want to get out of this hot, humid city I seem to choose the time it’s most difficult to do so. August is holiday month. And many (most!) Japanese take a summer holiday this month. Consequently all the trains are booked up and planes cost twice as much as usual. It’s maddening…
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Albrecht Durer’s eyes
Albrecht Durer had nice eyes. But look closely. In this self-portrait (age 28) painted in 1500, his pupils are quite uneven. This fascinates me because I also have uneven pupils. Anisocoria (the medical term for uneven pupil size) appears in about 20% of the US population. In my case, it appeared suddenly about a year…
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Stamp rally
To brighten up the summer school holidays, Metron’s Stamp Rally 2002 is underway through 8/18. In 44 subway stations around Tokyo, you’ll find a rubber stamp chained to a small table, an ink pad secured to the table and a pile of paper slips for stamping. The game is to collect all the stamps in…
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London hours
Tod has been “working London hours” for the past week. Because he needs to communicate with his colleagues in London, he stays up late working at home til 2 or 3 am, then gets up at 10, works a little more from home and heads into the office at about noon or 1 pm. He…
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Aircon fan
I am not a big fan of air conditioning. I feel trapped when I have it on. I don’t want to leave my cool, dry room so I stay inside. Going outside–even to the veranda–is an expedition to the tropics. I’ve stopped running errands because it’s too hot. Yesterday I felt a big sense of…
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