links for 2006-05-31

• Greg Mankiw’s Blog: New Treasury Secretary
  CEO of Goldman Sach’s new Treasury Secretary. decent money team is coming up.
  (tags: economics markets)
• Tomorrowland : Condé Nast Traveler on Concierge.com
  “In order for Japan, finally, to embrace its status as a former economic superpower and to adopt a more notional supremacy—global creative leadership—this country in search of itself needs foreigners, particularly tourists, to realize that future.” Th
  (tags: tokyo)
• Mechademia
  “Mechademia An interdisciplinary journal for Anime, Manga, and the Fan Arts, Mechademia’s subject area extends from manga and anime to game design, fashion, graphics, packaging, and toy industries, as well as a broad range of fan practices related to po
  (tags: japan)
• Wolf, The Medium of the Video Game, University of Texas Press
  the game as art
  (tags: games)
• JSTOR: Journal of Japanese Studies
  I’m tired of japan.
  (tags: studies)
• Dinosaur Gardens » Alejandro Jodorowsky: The Holy Mountain
  soundtrack by Don Cherry straight from the movie. I need to sleep…
  (tags: music)
• Dinosaur Gardens » The Symmetries of Shiina Ringo
  surprisingly this j-pop track is actually kina interesting.
  (tags: jpop)