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Indian art exhibition at Mori art museum

http://www.mori.art.museum/contents/india/index.html

This exhibition that opened at the Mori Art museum on Friday is definitely worth going to. First of all you don't see Indian art too often, and I think it was a good chance to examine a fresh, new scene that is up and coming. The overall style, I would say, has a very "pop" feel to it. I think it's just the colors that Indians use, from pink to turquoise, etc. and the imagery that gives it the pop feel. It is overall a kind of jubilant art that has mostly positive feelings. Which is a pleasant kind of art to see.

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lanterns set up in front of Meiji Shrine, Harajuku.

Plymouth Rock Studios

A new "Hollywood" is slated to open its doors in New England in 2010. Plymouth Rock Studios has taken advantage of special property taxes to build a studio complex in Massachusetts:

http://www.patriotledger.com/opinions/x679216510/OUR-OPINION-Curtain-rises-on-a-new-era-in-Plymouth

This 430 million dollar studio is set to create thousands of jobs in the Plymouth area, and with such tough economic times, people are flocking to the job fairs:

http://www.patriotledger.com/business/x640093126/More-than-1-000-flock-to-second-Plymouth-Rock-Studios-jobs-presentation

An interesting point from this article is that the entertainment industry flourishes in tough economic times. This seems to be true. The 30's were considered the golden age of movies--when some of the very best films were made. If that is the case maybe we can expect a renaissance in the movie industry--at a time when a lot of people are fed up with Hollywood. It will be exciting to see what happens.

As an aside, there a few industries that do well in tough economic times. Another one of those, it is said, is the booze business. I guess people do whatever they can to escape the harsh reality of economic recession.

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The Moulin Rouge is in the red light district of Paris, a long "strip" of peep shows, adult toy shops, etc. The windmill seems to be under renovation.

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Billboard at the entrance of the Moulin Rouge. Still a racy show by the looks of it.

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In a Paris supermarket, a reporter was filming a sequence for a television show. She did about three takes before they got it right. 

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