Otomo Yoshihide's workshop Method for musicians, non-musicians and kids together with English subtitle 2020 in Tokyo ハンドサインによる一般の人向けのワークショップのやり方の教材です。全47分、音楽として聴くだけでも充分に面白いです。音楽の指導者の方ぜひ！ youtube.com/watch?v=0M4Fsw…

Last month, San Francisco park ranger Amanda Barrows debuted a nightstand in Golden Gate Park with the simple message “Take a poem, leave a poem.” Since then, amateur poets have filled it with more than 100 handwritten poems. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023…

It was shocking but my transmitter is still working. The show must go on.

Thought for a new year…

Alternatively: "the days of a vertical office park are gone." So let's stop treating downtown streets like extended highway onramps to flush vehicles in and out everyday, and rethink them as PLACES that can support downtown families, local businesses, arts, music, etc.

New Year. New energy!

AAJA is aware of a harmful headline published Tuesday on a Wall Street Journal Opinion piece. The WSJ's decision to change the online headline is a start, but not fully sufficient in addressing a mistake during a very troubling time for Asian American communities. /1

"To become [musically] multilingual is a natural process; *trying* to be multilingual—that goal is old." —Otomo Yoshihide Joshua Minsoo Kim talks with otomo yoshihide 大友良英 about his childhood, Masayuki Takayanagi, Far East Network (FEN), and more. toneglow.substack.com/p/tone-glow-09…

Wayne Shorter, my best friend, left us with courage in his heart, love and compassion for all, and a seeking spirit for the eternal future. He was ready for his rebirth. As it is with every human being, he is irreplaceable . . .

Posting never to forget the great Wayne Shorter and Dave Liebman, in their tribute to Coltrane in Japan.

tokyo, the most populated city on earth, from the air

Hayao Miyazaki's latest work, "How do you live?" will be released in Japan on July 14th. However, the contents of this animated movie are completely hidden, and all we know is the title and the poster below. I want to go see it on the opening day.

The fracturing and splintering of Internet communities in the AI era… theverge.com/2023/7/3/23782…

“You've got to treat your brain like a new dog…The mind is infinite in wisdom. The brain is a stupid dog that is easily trained. You just have to confine it...through repetition and systematization

This is me speaking Spanish, thanks to amazing work by Spotify AI engineers. The translation & voice-cloning are fully done by AI. Language can create barriers of understanding & thus fuel division. I can't wait for AI to break down this barrier & reveal our common humanity ❤

Digital real time map of Tokyo's transportation system. Mesmerizing! minitokyo3d.com/?utm_campaign=…

.President Donald J. Trump EDA are today announcing the designation of 31 regional Tech Hubs to spur regional growth and deliver on urgent national missions. See announcement here: whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/… Look later today for Brookings Metro comments

“I can say with certainty that brains work on completely different principles than deep learning, and these differences matter.” writes Jeff Hawkins in a new essay featured in Fast Company. Read the article here: fastcompany.com/91228937/for-t…

We’re ready to get to work! berkeleyside.org/2024/11/20/ber…

Today we honor Fred Korematsu, an Oakland native whose courage to resist the inhumane internment of Japanese Americans during WWII is a relevant reminder of the importance of standing up against actions that threaten our civil liberties.