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Love like a sunset (part 2) - Phoenix

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Photos of Aung San Suu Kyi, via The Guardian

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The Playlist:

There’s no sign of Coppola breaking out of the privileged bubble that infuriates so many of her critics, although, thankfully, her lyrical eye for an image is still intact.

I think this is why I like her films; they don’t pretend to be anything other than her own experiences. That poised honesty allows for truthful moments to emerge from her films.

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Somewhere Trailer - Sofia Coppola

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"There is so much promise. Buttons to push to make words and pictures and films and stories, then the tubes to push them through to capture audiences with meaningful experiences. There is so much opportunity for connection. And so it goes. The work billows out. Most of it is waste, chew-toys for the ruminent mind. But finding connection in creative work is mining for diamonds, not harpooning fish in a kiddie-pool. And developing those capable hands and voices takes time and practice. (And produces a lot of work that is just rubbish.)"
- Frank Chimero
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山寺や
撞きそこなひの
鐘霞む

From a Mountain Temple
the sound of a bell struck fumblingly
vanishes in the mist

Yosano Buson (与謝蕪村)

via mnmal

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Ochanomizu by manganite

by *Leiss

by doo3

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Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉) is a large cryptomeria tree located on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Japan. It is the oldest and largest of nearly 2,000-year-old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island, and is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old. Other estimates of the tree’s age include “at least 5,000 years”, “more than 6,000 years”, and “up to 7,000 years old”. The tree’s name is a reference to the Jōmon period of Japanese prehistory. #

Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉) is a large cryptomeria tree located on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Japan. It is the oldest and largest of nearly 2,000-year-old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island, and is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old. Other estimates of the tree’s age include “at least 5,000 years”, “more than 6,000 years”, and “up to 7,000 years old”. The tree’s name is a reference to the Jōmon period of Japanese prehistory.

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This is Japan! by Eric Testroete

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Where Are the Next Great Film Directors? - James Ivory

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Francois Couperin - Les Barricades Mistérieuses. Beautiful.

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A film about Doug Tompkins, Yvon Chouinard & Patagonia. Also check out the seminal 1968 documentary about their journey, “Mountain of Storms”. You can buy the dvd here.

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Tomo lives in a studio apartment in an older are of Tokyo called Sangenjaya. My favourite thing about Tomo is her relaxed, open energy. My favourite thing about her place is the Japanese style bath. The Japanese bath experience I am told amounts to much more than just washing. Many Japanese people view sitting in their ofuro soaking tubs as an integral daily ritual similar to eating or sleeping.

- Marlene Marino in Apartamento (#)

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Filmed at “The Building” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 

“Day One” on Vimeo

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Beautiful Japanese Maple

Beautiful Japanese Maple

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