MEME (1): HENRY KISSINGER
Colin Liddell
October 24, 2016
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The modern age is the age of the meme. If one wishes to convey ideas and nudge the flow of history in desired directions, one must mas...
Monday 24 October 2016
Sunday 2 October 2016
My Play: "KIBIDANGO"
Colin Liddell
October 02, 2016
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Back in the 1990s, one of the schools I taught at in Japan had a tradition of performing a school play in English. In fact, they even...
Friday 2 September 2016
LIFE IN TOKYO: AN ART OPENING
Colin Liddell
September 02, 2016
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On September 2nd, 2016, I attended a rather interesting art opening at the Hara Museum, featuring pole dancers and the rather pornogr...
Monday 1 August 2016
FUTURISM AND "THE FAB MIND"
Colin Liddell
August 01, 2016
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Professional Sharing: plug in for the 21st century data-mining micro economy “The Fab Mind” is a bit of a misleading title for this sh...
Monday 18 July 2016
INTERVIEW: SPENCER TUNICK THE NUDIE "ARTIST"
Colin Liddell
July 18, 2016
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Extremely low turnout? (Also notice the slashed wrist scars) Spencer Tunick, despite his garment-implying name, is a New York artist w...
Tuesday 12 July 2016
LIGHTNING SKETCH: ONE OF MY STUDENTS
Colin Liddell
July 12, 2016
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A lightning sketch I did of one of my 8th grade students during class. Note I used the same red pen I use to mark their work. Yes, her e...
Thursday 14 April 2016
WAVING BACK AT THE DOOMSDAY CULT
Colin Liddell
April 14, 2016
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One of the most notorious religious terrorists is not a Muslim, but actually a sci-fi influenced Buddhist called Shoko Asahara, who ...
Friday 18 March 2016
ASTROLOGICAL FILM REVIEW: THE SECRET OF THE GREEN MILE
Colin Liddell
March 18, 2016
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When I saw this film I LOVED IT. Afterwards, discussing it with close family and friends, I couldn't decide exactly WHY I loved i...
Wednesday 2 March 2016
Freudian Film Review: 633 Squadron
Colin Liddell
March 02, 2016
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The last time I watched this movie, it suddenly occurred to me that its climax can be best explained in Freudian terms. Perhaps the pow...
Sunday 28 February 2016
Poems for a Poet: An Early Form of Shitposting
Colin Liddell
February 28, 2016
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Risible teen angst Back in the glory days of my career as an "Amazon.com reviewer" in the early 00s, I devised a precursor ...
Tuesday 9 February 2016
Photo: Tokyo Tower through the Trees
Colin Liddell
February 09, 2016
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Taking a good picture of a building as iconic as Tokyo Tower is difficult because you are liable to end up with an image that is cliche...
Saturday 6 February 2016
HISTORICAL ARTIFACT: CLASS AD FROM A TOKYO "CONVERSATION SCHOOL"
Colin Liddell
February 06, 2016
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When I first came to Tokyo, I ended up earning about three times what I was getting in London, just for sitting around chatting to f...
HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY: NAPOLEON AND THE PRINCIPLES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Colin Liddell
February 06, 2016
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This essay was written while I was studying for my Scottish Highers in order to apply for university. My teacher was the eccentric Mr. Ha...
