By Jared, on June 12th, 2010
In primitive societies the violence delivered to young men in their teens is prodigious and it is taming them. The young male is a compulsively violent piece of biology and you’ve got to integrate that.
People talk about looking for the meaning of life; what you’re really looking for is an experience of life. And . . . → Read More: more food for thought from Joseph Campbell
By Jared, on May 27th, 2010
NHK, sort of the Japanese version of PBS, but with more entertainment-oriented programming, is airing a delightful show called Samurai Spirit wherein the intrepid Nicholas Pettas (easily one of the coolest guys around) takes us all over Japan to learn about different martial arts. Normally this kind of show drives me up the wall
. . . → Read More: Sucks Less with NHK
By Jared, on May 25th, 2010
It looks like I still have some work to do before
. . . → Read More: preparing for Ninja Warrior
By Jared, on May 24th, 2010
Strange how youth expresses itself, even in a buttoned-down, laced up culture, with loud noises, bright lights, wild fashions. Chartreuse Mohawks in the guise of day laborers bouncing up and down, back and forth, slightly out of sync with the pulsing bass of a song the that they would normally avoid for fear of
. . . → Read More: One Night in Roppongi
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