Thursday, September 30, 2010
In Touch Exclusive:Lindsay's A-List pal - "I thought things had changed"
mrbrown: sleepless and Internetless in Tokyo
I am in Tokyo and writing this on my iPhone in a cafe. I know, you are asking why I am in Tokyo and not Singapore, and why I am not doing this on a proper computer.
Let's deal with the easy question first. I am in Tokyo because my wife and I are here partly for work reasons and partly on vacation.
I have been here for three nights and already I am in love with Tokyo.
The second question, why am I doing my column in a cafe on my iPhone, that is a longer story.
Free wireless, it?s a basic human right
It started because the hotel I am staying in, a swanky five-star Shibuya hotel that shall remain unnamed, charges �1,050 (US$12.50 and S$16.50) for a day of Internet in the room.
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Tales from a mixed-heritage indie band in Tokyo: Sunset Drive
Meet: Sunset Drive, three guys in their 20s, New Zealand
Aspiration: To provide an alternative to the generic pop music that dominates Japanese charts
An alien environment
It?s the second-largest music market in the world -- so what band wouldn?t want to crack Japan? But for non-Japanese bands, Japan is not so easy.
Miranda Kerr Thandie Newton Victoria Silvstedt Marisa Tomei Desiree Dymond
Docomo users get first quake warning via their mobile phones
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Fukushima set off alarm bells in Tokyo yesterday. But this time the warning sounds came from the mobile phones of Docomo users.
Area Mail
According to Asiajin, it was the first test in Tokyo of the leading mobile phone operator's early warning system.
Apparently Twitter was then inundated with tens of thousands of comments by local people recognizing the new alarm, or being baffled by the new sound their mobiles were making.
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Things to do in Shanghai during October Holiday week
October Holiday has always been a bit awkward. Stuffed halfway between summer and fall, the week off seems unnecessary and stressful. Where will you go? What will you do?
Since flights are expensive, hotels are full, and Hangzhou hasn?t gotten any more interesting, why don?t you just relax in your cosmopolitan back yard?
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Michael Jackson Releasing Music From The Grave
At the time of his death, Jackson had reportedly left hard drives filled with previously unreleased music.
The Thriller hitmaker’s former manager Frank [...]
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bristol Palin Fuels Up for Another Day of Dancing
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