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    thomasnunnally
    Joined: 5 Jul 2010

    i've only seen two episodes so far.  The visuals are good, but I can't really comment much on the story.

    Out with the new! In with the old!

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      Chris
      Raw and Unwashed
      Joined: 28 Jun 2010

      Yeah, unfortunately, the visuals might be the problem for me.  Oh well, like I said, I may end up watching it eventually anyway.  I am kind of interested in how they'll streamline the story to work on TV.

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        madmonday
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 13 Oct 2009

        gimp the little documentary/movie "Freakanomics" is really well done.  check it out, i think you would enjoy it.

        just "found" this in my bookcase & have just re-read the forward, great stuff here:

        head high, middle finger higher

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          DougNg
          Joined: 24 Sept 2009

          Read Freakonomics a long time ago. A really good book by a guy that thinks very much outside of the box

          Emails From an Asshole. Great book. Funniest thing I've read in a long time

          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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            Finn666
            Joined: 20 Jan 2011

            @madmonday:

            gimp the little documentary/movie "Freakanomics" is really well done.  check it out, i think you would enjoy it.

            just "found" this in my bookcase & have just re-read the forward, great stuff here:

            think i need to start buying me one of these as well…thinking about a tattoo recently!

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              madmonday
              Raw and Unwashed
              Joined: 13 Oct 2009

              no finn, not for the images. the introduction of the book gives incredible insight into "irezumi" & through out the text explains different meanings of symbols & such.

              it's really an incredible book

              head high, middle finger higher

              last edited by 15 Apr 2012, 02:28 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                jacoavlu
                Joined: 17 Dec 2010

                I find it interesting that it's done by two folks with the names Fellman and Thomas

                kidding, I'm sure it is interesting. the notion of a tattoo especially a visible one has traditionally been rather taboo in japan yes? I believe there has been/was a general association of the tattoo with organized crime (yakuza) and I believe it is not uncommon for public places or businesses to have bans on visible tattoos

                But of course I only know what I read on the internet

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                  madmonday
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                  i'll ship it off to you in a few when i return the items i have for you. great read & taken from a perspective i didn't expect (coming from the authors). the culture in general & the folks that make the items that we love(d).  the artists tend to not work on folks unless they have some sort of "empathy" for them.

                  the sh!t is bonkers in a great way.

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                    Finn666
                    Joined: 20 Jan 2011

                    @madmonday:

                    no finn, not for the images. the introduction of the book gives incredible insight into "irezumi" & through out the text explains different meanings of symbols & such.

                    it's really an incredible book

                    when it comes to such things that have history and you having the chance to read up on it to know all about it, i´m really interested in things like that. so o/course not for the images only, further more for having the chance to get to know everything about it, how it´s done and o/course the meanings behind different styles and symbols…who wants a tattoo on his body that looks good but that also means "i´m gay"...ok there might be some folks around, but i´m really not one of those!
                    so having the chance to get to read up on an interesting part of human history is really what i´m looking for when purchasing such a book!

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                      Jpo1932
                      Joined: 3 Jul 2010

                      Reading "Better to Have Never Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence" by David Benatar.
                      Pretty good so far; although the premise is maybe a bit flawed, it's an interesting read nonetheless.

                      last edited by 22 Apr 2012, 20:45 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                        RedStripe
                        Joined: 18 Jun 2011

                        so far this year I have read:

                        An Idiot Abroad, Karl Pilkington
                        Kill Your Friends, John Niven
                        JPod, Douglas Coupland
                        The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Stieg Larsson
                        American Rust, Philipp Meyer
                        Skagboys, Irvine Welsh

                        All enjoyable, though the one that stood out to me is American Rust..well worth checking out.

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                          Megatron1505
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 10 Jul 2011

                          Currently reading "Maus" by Art Spiegelman.

                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                            michaeljcr
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            Joined: 14 Oct 2010

                            Having just watched The Avengers movie, I spent yesterday evening buying comics via the Marvel app on the iPad. I'm massivley behind on the New Avengers, Avengers and Secret Avengers, but enjoying catching up!

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                              Chris
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                              "Maus" is one I've always planned to read, but still haven't done yet.

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                                Morose_Penguin
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 29 May 2011

                                Still reading Richard Morgan at the moment, I'm not as much of a fan of his fantasy books as I am his SF.

                                Can't decide if I'll read Murakami's 'Trilogy of the Rat' next, or the new Jon Courtenay Grimwood.

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                                  michaeljcr
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 14 Oct 2010

                                  I haven't read the latest Richard Morgan, but I thought the first of the fantasy books was pretty good. He's heavily implied that it's connected to the Kovacs series, in a weird way… Grimwood is cool, but I couldn't get into the vampire/fantasy series.

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                                    Morose_Penguin
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 29 May 2011

                                    @michaeljcr:

                                    I haven't read the latest Richard Morgan, but I thought the first of the fantasy books was pretty good. He's heavily implied that it's connected to the Kovacs series, in a weird way… Grimwood is cool, but I couldn't get into the vampire/fantasy series.

                                    I can buy that ' Black Man/Thirteen' and 'Market Forces' could be part of the same universe because of the tech involved… but 'The Steel Remains' and 'Cold Commands'. That would be weird.

                                    I have to admit that I prefer JCG's SF over his Fantasy, but he has a history of  vampire-like characters. NeoAddix had one... and there my memory fails me. 9 Tail Fox and End Of the World Blues had a couple as well.

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                                      michaeljcr
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      Joined: 14 Oct 2010

                                      I loved the Arabesque series - awesome  alt.reality. I've read most of the others, up to 9 Tail Fox then I fell behind.

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      last edited by 7 May 2012, 21:10 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Morose_Penguin
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 29 May 2011

                                        It's a pity that although there are a lot of recurring themes in his books, characters seem locked into trilogies. Ashraf Bey was a great character :).

                                        last edited by 7 May 2012, 21:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                          Morose_Penguin
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 29 May 2011

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