tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41353652024-03-14T00:43:31.004+09:00UPSTAIRS FOR THINKINGDOING STUFF SINCE 1973elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-42141802354755238532012-03-22T21:40:00.002+09:002012-03-22T21:42:47.939+09:00Hiatus or hibernation?Wow. It's been almost seven months since I've put anything up here. I have been thinking of reworking this site a little but until I do, feel free to follow my daily ramblings on Twitter @upstairs4thinkn ...elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-62734673816235494492011-09-02T16:24:00.001+09:002011-09-02T16:27:48.767+09:002:46++Surreal silence turns to total devastation.
elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-5364782146777045052011-04-22T11:47:00.002+09:002011-04-22T14:32:39.846+09:00"This is the end"Heartbreaking: "The sea is taking everything away."elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-13498371807850569702011-04-20T20:15:00.001+09:002011-04-20T20:17:48.120+09:00Smart shockRichard Smart lists 10 videos of the tsunami that left him shocked.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-22779416266729736702011-04-18T09:22:00.002+09:002011-04-18T09:30:41.254+09:00Tsunami sadnessConveying the sadness in Japan's stocism. Shredded lives. Also, enter thorium: the new green nuke.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-22008452834837894982011-04-03T01:02:00.000+09:002011-04-03T01:03:07.550+09:00Quake alertScary sound.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-44186877257507904412011-03-31T23:44:00.002+09:002011-03-31T23:51:58.140+09:00Liam FinnCos I think his live stuff is worth preserving somewhere: Second Chance. Lead Balloon. Better To Be. Going nuts in Berlin.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-1238292658361098772011-03-13T00:18:00.006+09:002011-04-13T23:27:05.701+09:0011/03/2011 14:26+Frightening water. Dark water. Destructive water. Darker water. Deep water. Death water.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-16062499209362374912011-02-20T11:27:00.001+09:002011-02-20T11:28:24.440+09:00Trouble in Toy TownBaby trashes bar. Enough said.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-87819147735316973732011-01-11T12:20:00.003+09:002011-01-11T12:40:18.274+09:00Back to the FutureFirst things first: Sorry to all 12 fans of this site. I've been busy with other things and simply haven't found the time to post things regularly here. I also haven't really seen that much that deserved special attention, but that may just be my own tastes... Anyway, without further ado, here's a few delightful teasers to kick off 2011. But first, the sad news: Denis Dutton, founding editor of elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-70579916402761196902010-05-02T09:54:00.003+09:002010-05-02T10:14:02.727+09:00Golden glowAl-Qaeda running short of suicide bombers. Why I hate 3-D. White and guilty. Should poachers be shot? Indians love Facebook. In China, the Party's over. China moves into Africa. Paris syndrome. "Freshly ground black people."elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-34713449003438678702010-02-17T22:56:00.007+09:002010-02-17T23:03:27.825+09:00Winter GamesThe Olympics: Fool's Gold. The Poisoner's Handbook. Korean Electric Grid. How to survive a fall of 33,000-feet.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-73930873990865471002010-01-30T13:16:00.003+09:002010-01-30T13:32:13.593+09:00The Jig Is UpThe jig. The zero rupee note. Looting. Jihad and frying an egg. Brewing civilisation. Dumb tourist questions. Hypochondriacs.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-39837056290175088792010-01-08T15:07:00.005+09:002010-01-08T15:24:06.319+09:00Ideologies ClashingCut this story! The tale of "a quadriplegic wearing facial Tupperware": Tony Judt. Fatwa fear: Rushdie vs Westergaard. Drinking: The British disease? Science is boring. Poverty map. elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-36983520321410542852009-11-21T12:43:00.003+09:002009-11-21T12:52:37.214+09:00The wallGreat escapes. Stasi files revisited. Life is a yawn. Sixty hours of terror: Mumbai. The philosophy of journalism.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-8776077839535950472009-11-02T13:46:00.002+09:002009-11-02T13:54:05.730+09:00Back in BusinessBeen a while. A few interesting reads as follows... An epidemic of fear: the vaccination debate. Are liberals smarter than conservatives? The revolutions of 1989. Dying languages. Bobby Fischer: genius and idiot. Monsters and the moral imagination. Battle of Agincourt revisited.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-15627521514267705092009-07-27T12:01:00.002+09:002009-07-27T12:03:51.609+09:00MoaMoa, a mythical magazine that was not eaten by the Maori in New Zealand because it never really existed in the first place.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-67101798847046416712009-07-27T11:43:00.002+09:002009-07-27T11:58:14.631+09:00The BeopThe beop has landed. Tokyo vs the crows. Drunk people yoga positions.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-76031898042459990142009-07-07T12:34:00.004+09:002009-07-07T12:44:57.050+09:00"I Pee" ChecksDebito Arudou discusses an invasive new tactic that is being carried out by police in Japan: an "I Pee" check. For a helpful outline of your rights, see his What To Do If column...elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-22614568779732479782009-06-18T23:02:00.003+09:002009-06-18T23:13:52.090+09:00Remaking Kids ArtThis is amazing: A South Korean artist who takes a painting that has been done by a child and re-creates them in a photo.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-57879976233288013162009-05-19T10:55:00.006+09:002009-05-19T11:08:16.898+09:00Sakura revisitedNakameguro in bloom (via Jean Snow). Jeremy Clarkson puts the boot into Honda's new hybrid Insight, a car so Biblically terrible he considered driving it into a tree on purpose. The world's best illusion, really! What is it really like to be a baby?elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-17654824567984384322009-05-05T10:53:00.003+09:002009-05-05T10:59:48.693+09:00Alone in TokyoAlone in Tokyo is a short film by Philip Bloom that manages to successfully capture the ambience of the big smoke without anyone uttering a word.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-6354275195112013132009-05-05T08:16:00.003+09:002009-05-05T08:27:43.783+09:00!!!Why e-mails are littered with exclamation marks! Most hated font type. Susan Boylemania. Dancing parrots. Attribution lacking. Music as torture condemned. The neuroscience of illusion.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-13200461729509337922009-04-22T19:50:00.002+09:002009-04-22T21:07:52.404+09:00The returnerAfter a long period of self-imposed exile, I return to Hanoi on Friday for the much-vaunted MAG Music Festival on Saturday. Should be a riot. Not literally, Mr Boy in Green. That's Billy Bragg speak for "life is beautiful." Looking forward to catching up with some older friends over a bia hoi and plate of dau ran. Links of note: Baby brainwashing. Facebook of world leaders.elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4135365.post-37632890865834529772009-04-05T18:53:00.003+09:002009-04-05T19:16:33.510+09:00With a Cherry on TopWell the cherry blossoms are officially in full bloom, and I've been able to spend a bit of time outdoors over the past two weeks instead of being couped up in front of the computer. Thanks to all those who came down to the THREE G (vol.4) at the end of last month, and especially to DJ Ken Frowning, who came up from Osaka and made the gig all the more worth while. Links of interest: The Facebook elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06980716674120362632noreply@blogger.com0