In Tokyo for the first POW! WOW! Japan for the last two weeks, I was lucky enough to tag along with Jeff Hamada, Mark Kushimi, and Brandon Shigeta for a quick visit to Tokyo Midtown in Akasaka - a relatively new destination for shopping, dining, and culture. First stop was an impressive photo exhibition at...
Design duo CW&T are back on Kickstarter to produce their latest Pen Type-B. With 7 days left, this Kickstarter is a great sequel to their original Kickstarter for Pen Type-A with $140,000 over their goal of $12,000. Some of the Pen Type-B features include: - Pen Type-B is precision machined out of solid metal. - The...
The new Bob Forrest record doesn't have layers of self-destructive lyrics and post-punk guitar like Thelonious Monster or the sobered-up and cleaned-up sound of The Bicycle Thief (his old bands). The concept is more akin to the Rick Rubin-produced Johnny Cash records: the raw voice of a well-traveled badass reinventing old songs. Of course, it's...
I had the privilege of getting to know Clinton Foy when we both served as board members at APCF (Asian Pacific Community Fund), a community based non-profit fund. At the time, he was COO, General Counsel, and head of business development for Square Enix, a $2 billion video game publisher. Clinton managed licensing and...
The first Pow! Wow! Japan is under way and is taking place in Tokyo, Japan. Participating artists: Cook One, Dave Kinsey, Luise Ono, Dragon 76, Frankie Cihi, Hitotzuki, Jay Shogo, Fafi, and Kamea Hadar, (to name a few) will be painting their mural at Tennoz Isle on Bond Street. The artists will be showcasing...
I'm the first one to admit that I don't know anything about jazz. But I respect the art form and know Rachel Haden, so my family and I drove out to Valencia and attended the CalArts tribute to her late father and legendary musician and teacher at the campus's Wild Beast stage. Rachel and fellow Haden...
I met Leeann Leahy at TED Women 2015, and we had an incredibly fun and lengthy conversation chatting about the agency world. I loved hearing her perspectives about this fast paced industry and stories about cutting her teeth on Madison Avenue. She has served various roles including President, Chief Strategy Officer, and Global Planning Director...
The Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo partnered up with Giant Robot founder, Eric Nakamura for their fourth group art show, Giant Robot Biennale 4. The show features paintings and illustrations from well known artists: Esao Andrews, Amy Sol, Luke Chueh, Andrew Hem, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki, Nathan Ota, King Jung Gi, Jim...
At first, Daniel Wu and I were pen pals. While studying architecture in Oregon, he was a fan of the GR mag which I helped make, we corresponded, and he became a contributor. Then he went on vacation in Hong Kong and wound up becoming an award-winning actor and filmmaker. The magazine ran its course but...
