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Merry Christmas!

©Steve Kyte 2012
December 23, 2012 2012 Christmas Japan Kyoto nature 2 Comments

Late Summer Haiga

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September 9, 2012 haiga haiku photography poetry summer Leave a Comment

Teaching Japan to Paint the Western Way: Charles Wirgman and the yoga movement

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August 24, 2012 1867 Paris World Exposition Anna Schoyer Charles Wirgman Goseda Yoshimatsu Japan Japanese art Kano Tomonobu Kawabata Gyokusho Kobayashi Kiyochika nihonga Shimo'oka Renzo Takahashi Yuichi Theodore Blake Wirgman Yamamoto Hosui 1 Comment

A-Kon 23: Sunrise over Dallas

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June 18, 2012 A-Kon 23 Dallas Haiku and Related Forms photography poetry Project A-Kon sunrise Leave a Comment

Copying & Creativity: Five Ways To Improve Your Own Work Without Rip-Offs

May 15, 2012 Art Battle of Anghiari Brothers Grimm CLAMP Copyright Creativity Leonardo da Vinci Peter Paul Rubens plagiarism Shakespeare writing 2 Comments

Natural Olympiad

Beckton Country Park, February 2012
May 7, 2012 2012 Summer Olympics Canary Wharf flowers Greenwich London nature Newham Olympics spring Stratford Westfield Leave a Comment

Shrek in China, 1200-1100 BC

Photo © Helen McCarthy
April 21, 2012 Art China history nothing new under the sun shang dynasty Shrek Smithsonian Institution travel United States yangzi river Leave a Comment

Small Things: Heroes of Plastic

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April 19, 2012 anime Char Aznable gachapon Gundam Japan toys Leave a Comment

Heart of the Nation: celebrating anime and Japan in Washington DC

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April 17, 2012 AFI Silver Theatre cinema cosplay Hayao Miyazaki Hugo Martin Scorsese matsuri My Neighbour Totoro National Cherry Blossom Festival Nausicaa of the Valley of Winds Ponyo Porco Rosso Princess Mononoke Smithsonian Institution Spirited Away Studio Ghibli Washington DC 2 Comments

Men In Monster Suits: The Most Awesome Battle Ever – King Kong vs Godzilla

King Kong vs Godzilla, photo © Steve Kyte
April 12, 2012 collecting general silliness Godzilla Japan kaiju King Kong Lego toys Leave a Comment

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  • @ImJustGerald Thank you! I had a great time, and without you it wouldn't have been as much fun. Wonderful learning more about music! 44 minutes ago
  • RT @io9: Sarah Connor needs to tell Doctor Who there's no fate but what we make on.io9.com/366q8u0 18 hours ago
  • Time to go and take my final bow at#AnimeCentral 2013! 18 hours ago
  • @BadrNasir He was a great director, and a protege of Tezuka (like his brother) so no competition. How does a son surpass his father? 18 hours ago
  • @simona_com So now you can work for the BBC as well... Pity there isn't more cricket in Japan. ;-) 18 hours ago
  • Learning and sharing at my panel on Charles Wirgman & co at #AnimeCentral. Great group of people to share with. 18 hours ago
  • RT @WWEnd: Dead Witch Walking is $2 on North American Kindle Daily Deal, today: j.mp/18VbIQN 18 hours ago
  • @Kosmikat Or maybe it was Smokey Robinson & the Miracles? 19 hours ago
  • @Kosmikat Pity nobody ever did a close harmony version of Last Train to Clarksville... 19 hours ago
  • @Kosmikat Yes, the follow- up to Midnight Train To Georgia. Great harmony work but the dancing was a bit dodgy. 19 hours ago
  • @otaku_news @Reaper_gI @pablo_0151 Hanna-Barbera was one of #Tezuka's models: he had to sell cheap to compete with them in Japan. 19 hours ago
  • @Kosmikat Rubbish bus service these days, eh? I can remember when you could get a night bus to Chicago... Or was that just the drugs? 19 hours ago
  • @Kosmikat Going to do that very thinks tonight in Chicago. Er, don't suppose you can come & join me? 19 hours ago
  • @otaku_news @pablo_0151 But how much something costs isn't always an indicator of how good it is #TalesFromEarthsea 19 hours ago
  • @Regris_Kallen No worries, just sorry you weren't well. Wish the venue had been quieter so we could have talked more! 19 hours ago
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Helen

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