Monthly Archives: July 2005

Samurai Champloo (review)

Posted on 2005-07-15 by Benjamin Hourigan

Watanabe Shinichirô, (dir.) Samurai Champloo, subtitled by AnimeForever, 7/10 Watanabe Shinichirô’s new series follows the precedent set by his earlier series, Cowboy Bebop, building a style by merging a historical period with an incongruous musical style. In Bebop, it was … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Movies and TV | Tagged Brothel, Connoisseur, Cowboy Bebop, Edo Period, Fuu, High Tension, Himawari, Historical Period, Intriguing Characters, Love And Betrayal, Musical Style, Nujabes, Protagonists, Reviews, Samurai Champloo, Serving Girl, Storytelling Skills, Sunflowers, Tsutchie, Vignettes, Watanabe | 3 Comments

London bombings: Ken Livingston speaks

Posted on 2005-07-10 by Benjamin Hourigan

A few of London Mayor Ken Livingstone’s words addressing the London bombers and their motivations are worth reprinting here: Even after your cowardly attacks, people from the rest of Britain, people from around the world will arrive in London to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, News | Tagged Cowardly Attacks, Dreams, Freedom, Harmony, Japan Times, Ken Livingston, London Bombers, London Bombings, London Mayor Ken Livingstone, Londoners, Mayor Ken Livingstone, Motivations, Opinion, Politics | Leave a comment

Microsoft Student: It’s like, totally lame

Posted on 2005-07-6 by Benjamin Hourigan

Today Microsoft released a new software suite for students. It’s aimed at secondary-school students, and offers them resources to help them complete assignments in standard subject areas like maths, science and so on. Students would probably be best advised to … Continue reading →

Posted in General, News | Tagged Academia, Apple Computer, Decent Product, Haircut, Keanu Reeves, Kick In The Ass, Kidz, Launch, Microsoft Student, Mtv, New Software, Opinion, Pauly Shore, Poster Child, Publicity Team, Reeves Keanu, Relic, Secondary School Students, Side Kick, Software Suite, Technology, Visible Braces, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments

Kagemusha (review)

Posted on 2005-07-4 by Benjamin Hourigan

Kagemusha, directed by Kurosawa Akira (1980), DVD. 6/10 Kagemusha is set in the 1570s, towards the end of Japan’s Sengoku period (1467—1615). It draws on the uncertainty surrounding the death of the historical Takeda Shingen, one of the great warlords … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Movies and TV | Tagged Barricade, Bullet Wound, Combat Scenes, Connecticut Yankee In King, Dramatic Interest, Edo Period, Fight Scene, Human Interest, King Arthur, Kurosawa Akira, Movie Directors, Nobunaga, Petty Criminal, Phenomenon One, Reviews, Sengoku Period, Shadow Warrior, Takeda Shingen, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Twentienth Century, Warlords | Leave a comment

MIT Blog Survey

Posted on 2005-07-2 by Benjamin Hourigan

Today I did a survey that MIT is carrying out. The questions focus on what your blogging practice is like, and on what kinds of people you know personally. If you read this and keep a blog, give it a … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged Academia, Blog, Internet Surveys, Technology, Writing | Leave a comment

Sixteen Candles (review)

Posted on 2005-07-2 by Benjamin Hourigan

Sixteen Candles, written and directed by John Hughes (1984). 8/10 Tomorrow night a friend from high-school is having an 80s-themed birthday party. I had this lying around, and I hadn’t seen it before, so I put it on to rekindle … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Movies and TV | Tagged Big Hair, Chases, Collared Shirts, Cool Clothes, Donnie Darko, Ferris Bueller, Friends, Humorous Incidents, Immature Antics, Joan Cusack, John And Joan Cusack, John Hughes, Just Desserts, Love Lorn, Minor Appearances, Molly Ringwald, Moreso, Reviews, Sincerity, Sixteen Candles, Teen Angst, Yesteryear | 1 Comment