Tag: kirino
Grotesque
Kirino’s painful critique of the enormous pressure put on Japanese youth to conform and succeed needs no advertisements.
Back to books
After a spell reading work-related stuff and watching screens for entertainment, I recently returned to my beloved literature. Here’s my current list (and ignore the cheapo deals if you’re a latecomer): Natsuo Kirino “Out” Haruki Murakami “Kafka On The Shore” David Mitchell “Cloud Atlas” Kazuo Ishiguro “Never Let Me Go” At the time of writing, …
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A Bittersweet Life
Yet another tour de force in a growing trend of Korean cool.
- Originally published: 16 Nov 2006 in Film
De Dolle Special Extra Export Stout
3/5. Impressive appearance and fruity aromas somewhat let down by overpowering salty flavour.
- Originally published: 21 Nov 2010 in Beer
Nieuwhuys Hoegaards Bier Alpaïde
5/5. Lustrous dark brown brew with a dense, lasting head. Smells like bitter chocolate and soot. Tastes rooty, smoky and sweet.
- Originally published: 13 Jun 2010 in Beer
Museo del Prado
Spain’s premier art museum: fine paintings in a fine setting.
- Originally published: 13 Oct 2010 in Museums & Galleries
Da Vinci Bored
Hands up who thought The Da Vinci Code was utter guff?
- Originally published: 19 May 2006 in Editorial
Who you gonna call?
Hello you, I'm Mike Padgett. I'm not a Princeton curator, Knoxville mayoral candidate, Kentuckian pastor or Arizona journalist, I just share the same name. In fact, I am a consultant working in user experience and information design.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm originally from Yorkshire, England but nowadays I live in Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is Black Albert.
Shameless self-promotion
Over a year in the making, Dopeology.org is my latest personal project: a topology of doping in thirty years of European pro road cycling.
I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.