“Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made…” — [Genesis 3:1] Where does life come from? It’s a question that has plagued man since the first spark of consciousness emerged. To seek it, people have looked to the sky, opened up sacred books, peered through microscopes, [...]
And to these people I would say this: you are not only wrecking the lives of others, you are not only wrecking your communities, you are potentially wrecking your own lives too. — David Cameron, Prime Minister of Britain There is no future in England’s dreaming Don’t be told what you want Don’t be told [...]
“I’ve got death inside me. It’s just a question of whether or not I can outlive it.” — Don DeLillo (White Noise), It’s in the air, it’s all around you. You can try and brush it off, but it pervades your body willfully, silently. It accumulates. It makes you sick. I’m not talking about radiation. [...]
Note: I decided to revise yesterday’s article, which I wrote in a state of anger. As the comments rightly guessed, I found it hard to disassociate myself from this situation and write objectively. The small contingent who haven’t left Tokyo feel the same, I think, and those who are beginning to trickle back from Osaka [...]
***I wrote this in haste because I was incensed about the coverage in the foreign media. However, I realize now that this was a highly emotionally charged response. Read the rewrite here which is more objective, detailed, and to be honest, convincing. *** I think it’s time I checked in with another update from Tokyo [...]
Disaster hits in three stages: first local, then national, and finally global. When the room starts to shake like a airplane in horrific turbulence, you don’t think about words like “epicenter,” “death toll,” or “recovery effort.” The room is simply shaking and you are gritting your teeth and hoping that the next second doesn’t bring [...]
Sophie Knight goes to tiny Tokyo club & admits being won over by Big Lights + New Wave Electro-Rock stylings of the 4AD Evening, featuring Deerhunter, Blonde Redhead, Ariel Pink
Poor Japan. With its yen soaring and its global relevance in free fall, its hulking neighbour to the West is suddenly getting all the girls. China, like a tubbier younger brother whose discovery of Clearasil and lifting weights has cured his acne and stunted growth, has dramatically emerged out of its commie slumber to swipe [...]
Text & Photography © Sophie Knight / HESO “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by MDMA…” All the festivals I have ever been to ran like modern versions of Ginsberg’s “Howl”- there were boys with dinner-plate eyes rocking back and forth in darkened corners of tents, girls wailing that they’d dropped their [...]
