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The latest PAUSETALK (Vol. 89) was held on Wednesday, April 24 at the Bananafish Books flagship shop in the Gubei area of Shanghai. We were a pretty small group, but as I’ve experienced in the...

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Following February’s Vol. 88 in Shanghai, I’ve now decided to try a bi-monthly cadence for events – alternating with the PechaKucha Nights I also organize in the city – and so PAUSETALK...

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The first PAUSETALK in Shanghai took place this week (February 28) at The Mill studio , and like I shared on socials, I described it as fun, different, same, enlightening, engaging, and refreshin...

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When I shared the recap for the latest PAUSETALK session (Vol. 87 that was held in October) I teased some news, and here it is. For the first time, I’m doing a session in a city other than Tok...

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Our Vol. 87 was held on October 11 at FabCafe in Tokyo , and what I enjoyed the most from it is that it felt very different from the Vol. 86 held in May . The biggest difference is that we were m...

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I didn’t think it would happen so soon, but yes (YES!), following the very successful return of PAUSETALK at the end of May (Vol. 86 ), I’ll be back in Tokyo in October, and that means I get ...

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Oh what a night it was. Following a hiatus of 8 years (Vol. 85 was held in 2015), PAUSETALK was back for “one night only” on MAY 31, 2023 for VOL. 86. Held at FabCafe in Shibuya , it not o...

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As I wrote just over eight years ago, “final” is a big word. It only took eight years, but following a move halfway across the world (to Montreal), a pandemic, and then a move back, sorta...

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The final PAUSETALK (Vol. 85) was held on Monday, March 2, 2015. The end, my friends. “Final” is a big word, and you may be wondering why I decided to put an end to the series, instead of g...

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The penultimate edition of PAUSETALK was quite incredible, really, with at least 35 attendees, making it the biggest PAUSETALK we’ve had so far. Thank you, truly, to everyone who made it out t...

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So the big news is that I’ve decided to leave Japan at the end of March – you can read about it here – which means that PAUSETALK as a series in Tokyo will soon come to an end. I have no i...

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Last night’s PAUSETALK Vol. 83 made for a fantastic end to the year, with a great group of people getting together for yet another round of talk on all manner of topics. It made me realize how ...

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We had a fantastic PAUSETALK this past month (Vol. 82), one of the biggest in a while, with 30 in attendance. Below is the list of participants (those who filled in the attendance sheet). Please ...

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Just a reminder that PAUSETALK Vol. 82 (as you’ll recall, it was cancelled last month due to the typhoon) is just a week away, happening on Monday, NOVEMBER 10 at Cafe Pause . The start time is...

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Due to the typhoon and bad weather, I’ve decided to cancel tomorrow’s PAUSETALK (October 6). We’ll skip October, and the next edition (Vol. 82) will be held on Monday, NOVEMBER 10. Apologie...

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It was a really nice and intimate PAUSETALK last week, and I’d like to thank everyone who braved the rain and made it out to this first edition in a couple of months. As is always the case, a s...

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I’d like to start by thanking everyone who made it out to this past Monday’s PAUSETALK Vol. 80! It was a nice turnout, and we managed to cover all sorts of topics, from drawing for life to gr...

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Lordy, lordy, look who’s… 80. The next edition of PAUSETALK is just under a week away (happening on MONDAY, JULY 7), and not only is it the Vol. 80, but it also marks the 8th anniversary of...

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It was a very nice PAUSETALK indeed this past Monday, with a big and diverse group of participants that helped guide discussions that went from Duncan’s eccentric pop-up shop experiments  to e...

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It’s time to catch up a bit with the list of participants from the two most recent PAUSETALK events – the list for March’s Vol. 77 was never shared because of the issues the site encountere...

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