Heso. Your naval. Your original source of life. Mark of your original home, the womb. Now you probably live in a city. Most people do. More will. Now if we can only make the city a better place to live with more culture and more greenery…

All this plus a collection of some of the best inner-city alleyways the world over from too numerously talented photographers to name, a Sensuous taste of the Cornelius Band’s last Synchronized show in Osaka, amazing art from Tamura Kaori, get hip to Design Festa, then there’s the fun and informative Yokohama and Fukuoka Spotlights and of course Little Prigdoms. Check out our expanded Music Section, the Beer & A Flick column, a book review on Yokomitsu Riichi’s Shanghai and be sure to check out our trip to Fujirock, the recent interview with Deerhoof and who knows what else…

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