Articles Culture Politics The Baron Smiles: The Olympics Win Again By Peter Tasker | August 8, 2021 | Comment (1) Share “No Olympics” has historically signalled apocalyptical destruction and the reconfiguration of global power by violence.
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Culture Reflections Shuji Terayama P***ing in the Churchyard: Terayama, Yoko Ono and The Beatles By Peter Tasker | June 6, 2020 | Comment (0) Share Mishima spent much of the time examining the hysterical response of young women in the audience, which he found mystifying.
Articles Culture We’d Love to Change Your Head: Japan’s Beatlemanic Moment By Peter Tasker | June 23, 2016 | Comment (2) Share Into this maelstrom came The Beatles, the biggest act on the planet and symbol of youthful hedonism