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Washoku

My review of Washoku: Recipies From The Japanese Home Kitchen by Elizabeth Andoh has just been published online at JapanVisitor.com.  Check it out here. Related PostsImagine the future of organised...

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“Cock Sauce” at Chelsea Market

I took a walk over to Chelsea Market today for a look around. The official Chelsea Market website describes the space as “a one-stop, NYC culinary food shop, a gourmet lover’s wholesale-retail wonder...

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Weekend Update – JETAANY Shinnenkai and Galit’s Birthday

On Friday night, I attended the JETAANY Shinnenkai (新年会 "New Years Party") at Naniwa in Midtown.  We sat on the floor of a traditional Japanese tatami room and ate sushi and fish and beef nabe (鍋...

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Anna Nicole Smith R.I.P.

The real tragedy about Anna Nicole's untimely passing is that she will probably become the Marilyn Monroe of our times.  It's pretty sad that a celebrity overdose gets more air time on CNN than the...

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Name Rectification in Taiwan

A round-up of some articles and posts about the on-going controversy of renaming places and institutions in Taiwan (replacing "China" with "Taiwan") and Taiwanese continuing identity struggle: "Status...

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Stop the Clash of Civilizations

Hi everybody, I’m back from a week of relative blogging silence. This is what I’ve been busy working on. Read the campaign email and scroll down below to watch the Flash video. Help us spread the word...

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Vote for the Clash of Civilizations Video!

Avaaz.org’s “Stop the Clash of Civilizations,” is a finalist in an online nonprofit video competition. We need your vote to help us win. Winning the competition will help us further our mission of...

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Drambuie Den

Iain and I went to an event called Drambuie Den yesterday after work. Check out the invite: The Drambuie Den at The Plumm 246 W. 14th Street (between 7th & 8th Ave) NYC 10011 On Tuesday, March 27,...

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Campaign for Little Britain in New York

Related PostsThank You! 60 hours left in our IndieGoGo campaign…Afro Brazil Arts Annual Summer PartymiLES in Fast Company!Gutai: Splendid Playground Exhibition at the Guggenheim…#FoossaFinds – 6...

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JETAANY Happy Hour and Tokyo Cherry Blossoms

Check out the new albums in the JETAANY.org Gallery:  JETAANY Happy Hour at Galway Hooker and Sakura 2007! Related PostsNew York Brazilians to Drown Their Sorrows and Raise Money…Gutai: Splendid...

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Clash of Civilizations Wins Non-Profit Video Contest

Avaaz.org’s video, Stop the Clash of Civilizations won the video contest at the Non-Profit Technology Network Conference in Washington D.C. last week.  Check out the video contest website to view our...

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Make Internet TV

You Make the News This guide has step-by-step instructions for shooting, editing, and publishing online videos that can be watched and subscribed to by millions of people. Learn to make videos today!...

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Hacktivismo

About Hacktivismo Hacktivismo is an international group of hackers, human rights workers, lawyers and artists that evolved out of THE CULT OF THE DEAD COW (cDc), a publishing and computer security...

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‘Dreamy Weekend in Saudia Arabia’

Avaaz.org put billboards up in Jerusalem this week. Check them out: (Above) Celebrate Shavuot (upcoming Jewish holiday) in Syria – just $390 * price for one room, double bed – depends on negotiating...

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Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanical Garden

On Saturday, I met up with Rachel and the peeps from JETAANY.org at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens for the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri 桜祭り). The custom of hanami (花見) or “flower viewing”...

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Björk and Konono No. 1 LIVE Internet Stream

(Above) Bjork concert at the United Palace on May 5, 2007. Credit: Stephanie Berger Last night, I listened to NPR’s live internet stream of Konono No. 1 and Björk playing live from the United Palace...

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Blogging Freedom and Human Rights in Egypt

Support freedom of speech online! Find out more and take action: CitizenReporter.org with BicycleMark: The Case of Jailed Blogger Monem (Podcast) ZapBoom The Sound That Change Makes: Mary’s blog post...

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Montreal Tourism Campaign: “Lose The….”

I took this photo last night, by the ACE Canal Street station in Soho. Great campaign. Makes me want to go back to Montreal. Related PostsThank You! 60 hours left in our IndieGoGo campaign…Awesome...

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Avaaz Video Featured on YouTube Front Page This Week

STOP THE CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS I was part of the creative team of the Clash video, and worked on the localization/subtitling of the non-English versions. After our video was featured on YouTube...

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Omakase Dinner at Morimoto NYC (1 June 2007)

When my family was in New York last week, we dined at Morimoto NYC. Everyone had the Omakase Dinner (Chef’s tasting menu). Here’s what we had and my comments: Course #1: Toro (Tuna Belly) Tartare The...

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