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James Jean's pad is pretty cool especially when there's koi in a pond. What do you think of ponds? Are they relaxing, or are they a waste of time. I remember back in the day, ponds were more popular and these days there are less and less. The "too much trouble" line comes up a lot. If you don't know James Jean's work, then you should look him up, or wait a bit, and check him out later. His casa is...
James Jean’s pad is pretty cool especially when there’s koi in a pond. What do you think of ponds? Are they relaxing, or are they a waste of time. I remember back in the day, ponds were more popular and these days there are less and less. The “too much trouble” line comes up a lot. If you don’t know James Jean’s work, then you should look him up, or wait a bit, and check him out later. His casa is interesting, once a product of an architect, who had a craftsman like home in the front and a big addition of a studio in the back, which actually uses a portion of the top of the garage as a studio, it’s a well thought out place. The architect moved down the street, but the house remains and is now broken into two. I’d say, you can do a mini cribs at James Jean’s place.
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GR helps people do things that will probably make them broke. I'm not sure if this is a good thing to do, but getting excited because you read one of our magazines? Cool. Unlike a lot of mags out there, we're low key. We don't do the most popular thing, and we highlight a lot of things which are unpopular. But overall, we're telling a story of a group of people who are trying to do things that are...
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GR helps people do things that will probably make them broke. I’m not sure if this is a good thing to do, but getting excited because you read one of our magazines? Cool. Unlike a lot of mags out there, we’re low key. We don’t do the most popular thing, and we highlight a lot of things which are unpopular. But overall, we’re telling a story of a group of people who are trying to do things that are usually against the grain. Read this person’s blog on positivecapitalism.com. I guess you can say, we helped him/her see something that he was missing out on. I’m not sure if wealth building is the way to look at illustrating, but check out his/her blog
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I'll be in NYC for a day or so to talk to whoever shows up on this panel discussion. It's about stuff I like, Toys!
950 Third Avenue @ 57th Street, Eighth Floor
Please join us for a lively talk on Korean toys and their fascinating origins in the interplay between Korean, Japanese and American pop cultures. This panel is presented in conjunction with our current traveling exhibition,...