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  • Roger Park
    4:52 pm Wed, Feb 25, 2026
    The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection

    Jake Adelstein is an American journalist and author based in Japan. His work includes Tokyo Vice (adapted into an HBO Max series), The Last Yakuza, and Tokyo Noir. Adelstein's latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin:… Read the rest of the article: The Tokyo Vice author digs into cryptocurrency's darkest chapters

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  • Roger Park
    4:40 pm Wed, Feb 25, 2026
    Moroccan Tape Stash preserves Morocco's cassette music heritage Nass el Ghiwane ناس الغيوان - Fin Ghadi Bya (live 1972) فين غادي بي خويا

    Moroccan Tape Stash is an excellent blog that features music from Moroccan cassettes and aims to spread appreciation for Moroccan music and artists. The blog has been around since 2011… Read the rest of the article: Moroccan Tape Stash preserves Morocco's cassette music heritage

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  • Roger Park
    4:00 pm Mon, Dec 28, 2020
    Plant explorer Richard Evans Schultes' Amazonian Travels interactive map

    Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001), the father of ethnobotany, is regarded as one of the most important plant explorers of the 20th century. Schultes made numerous explorations, new species discoveries and… Read the rest of the article: Plant explorer Richard Evans Schultes' Amazonian Travels interactive map

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  • Roger Park
    8:45 am Sat, Oct 5, 2019
    Interview with founder of Sahel Sounds, a West African music label

    Sahel Sounds is a record label, a recording project and artist collective focused on the culture in the West African Sahel. While based in Portland, Oregon, founder Christopher Kirkley frequently… Read the rest of the article: Interview with founder of Sahel Sounds, a West African music label

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  • Roger Park
    6:00 am Fri, Sep 20, 2019
    Interview with Rare Blues Collector John Tefteller, who bought a $37,100 record

    John Tefteller is a well-known rare blues record collector. In 2013, Tefteller purchased "Alcohol and Jake Blues" by Tommy Johnson (1930), a very rare blues 78 rpm record, on eBay… Read the rest of the article: Interview with Rare Blues Collector John Tefteller, who bought a $37,100 record

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  • Roger Park
    4:24 pm Fri, Aug 30, 2019
    Monk digs Johnny Griffin's Pants

    Jazz genius Thelonious Monk was often known for his laconic mumbling and other idiosyncrasies beside his legendary compositions, technique, and contributions to jazz. But in this short clip, Monk is… Read the rest of the article: Monk digs Johnny Griffin's Pants

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  • Roger Park
    2:28 pm Tue, Aug 27, 2019
    Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde

    Tokyo is a sound-saturated city: bustling traffic, train station announcements, people everywhere, the barrage of loud adverts, drunk salarymen singing in the Ginza streets at night, and even the loud… Read the rest of the article: Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde

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