Author Archives: Eryk Salvaggio

My Dragon Week: On Being Bored in Japan

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

Wherever you go, there you are.

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On Getting Lucky in Japan

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

No, not like that.

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The Winter Haiku Forecast

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

“Writing shit about new snow for the rich is not art.” – Kobayashi Issa (trans. Robert Hass)

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On Record Shopping in Hong Kong

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

The streets are covered in computer parts and curious Chinese lozenges.

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My Five Most Popular Posts of the Rabbit Year H.23

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Eryk Salvaggio

The Japanese have taken to representing the “Year of the Dragon” (2012 in the Chinese Zodiac) as the “Year of the Seahorse.” Apparently the seahorse is occasionally called a “Baby Dragon,” so the early days of the dragon year are … Continue reading →

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The Special Administrative Region… of Christmas.

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Eryk Salvaggio

I’m spending Christmas in “Ho-Ho-Hong Kong” and “Merry Macau,” where I will try to find used Cantonese funk records and possibly eat a pigeon. So there’s no blog post this week and, most likely, the next. All the more reason … Continue reading →

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