The latest episode of BoingBoing TV is about a Japanese pop culture documentary called Tokyology. There's an interesting segment about a new law that could put all the electronics parts stores in Akihabara out of business. Before there were maid cafes and cosplay stores and megastores like Don Quixote, Akiba was a treasure trove of vintage electronics. It still is, they've just been pushed into the back streets, behind all the flashiness. It would be a real shame if they went out of business—so a group of young artists featured in the documentary pay homage to them in their "exhibition of vanishing products."
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May 01, 2008
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- I write articles about culture, technology, and human rights for Wired, Popular Science, Fast Company, and the New York Times Magazine. I also produce radio segments for PRI's Studio360 and am a Correspondent for Boing Boing, one of Time Magazine's five most essential blogs of 2010.
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I just got your book URAWAZA. I love this kind of thing. I don't think I could waste good beer on my lawn though. I'd much rather drink it. The rest are gold and I can't wait to try some out.
Posted by: wanyin | May 02, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Hey Lisa,
Thanks for the tip! I have a copy on the way to my house now. I am looking forward to watching this documentary. The small parts I've seen in the preview and the boingboing episode were definitely interesting. I am pretty sad that the government is trying to pass that law. It would be devastating to the heart of Akihabara. Let's hope they figure it out.
Posted by: Jenanime | May 02, 2008 at 06:51 PM
Hehehe... my first kiss was at Alcatraz E.R... wait... is that a bad thing? xD
The food wasn't anything special though.
Posted by: JosephDavid | June 01, 2008 at 07:48 AM