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Takashi Miyakawa is a furniture designer and according to his attorney, the illuminated bags he was putting up was for NY’s Design Week. He put them on lamp posts around town. He was caught by police and was arrested and now getting a month long mental evaluation which means he must have said something odd. (Daily mail UK – Takashi Miyakawa)
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For some, life begins and ends with pizza. After visiting a Belgian Beer bar, yes I admit I went to a bar, the pizza place next door is said to be the quality of crap. The bartender said that the place to go is Joe’s in Greenwich Village. It might be one of the best. Newbs like me tried the pepperoni first, but the real test is the simple cheese. That’s what 95% of the people walking in get.
That is Goh Nakamura at Grumpy’s Coffee. They use a Clover machine. See the phone on the table? Goh is tethered to it.
Caught in the act. That’s musician Jane Lui looking surprised and Zach Gage who created Spelltower. A hot iPhone game.
Jeremy Lin scores 28pts. All you need to know.
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As we reported on Yu Darvish just last week, reports have come out that he’s being scouted heavily by the NY Yankees. Can you see this man in pinstripes? The best Japanese pitcher going to the team that money can buy? (Daily News - Darvish Yanks)
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In Korea, you have to serve two years of in the Army. He’s been in the public eye for a decade and at 29 is now enrolling in the military service. Yes, you have to do this in Korea. Athletes who win a gold medal can be exempt, perhaps because of the status they give to a nation, but a singer, dancer, or actor? No, they have to learn how to fight. At 29, this is a crucial time in his career. He hasn’t been in any successful Hollywood movie, but that little momentum from Ninja Assassin to Speed Racer will be long erased. In two years, what will change? By then will another Korean export fill his shoes? Probably not, but can he live with himself and away from the public ridicule if he doesn’t serve, yes. The photo and video below is from our buddy Rain’s appearance at Giant Robot NY. Yes those are Uglydolls in the background and Sun-min Kim’s Spiderboom! [youtube]qhTWTN2K850[/youtube]
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