Tag: murakami
Grotesque
Kirino’s painful critique of the enormous pressure put on Japanese youth to conform and succeed needs no advertisements.
After Dark
Not in the same league as Murakami’s best work. Not that his English language publisher would have you believe that.
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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The plains of Brabant
A hot early summer day in Flemish and Walloon Brabant, walking on cobbled roads that stretch to the horizon and beyond.
- Originally published: 24 May 2010 in Walking
Nanny McPhee
Entertaining and magical handbook on child discipline. Behave yourself or the kid gets it.
- Originally published: 8 Sep 2006 in Film
De Struise Pannepot 2008
4/5. Strong and quite sweet with notes of raisins, apples, spices and chocolate.
- Originally published: 1 Jan 2010 in Beer
Blanche de Namur
3/5. Hazy, golden white beer. Taste doesn’t quite live up to the extraordinary bouquet but still a friendly proposition.
- Originally published: 8 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
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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.
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I collected information from thousands of sources, then I modelled and published it via a lightweight user interface.