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Antique Antique Shop Owners of Japan

Posted on September 25, 2025 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off The Top of My Head By Paul Murray A few years ago, I was exploring the back streets of the old Japanese city of Kamakura, which was the de facto capital of Japan during the Kamakura Period (1185–1333). The … Continue reading →

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Aotearoa AWOL at Osaka World EXPO

Posted on September 20, 2025 by LivinginPeaceProject

Murray Family’s Quest to Locate MIA New Zealand at Expo 2025 Off The Top of My Head By Paul Murray My family and I recently flew to Tokyo on our annual pilgrimage to visit my wife Sanae’s parents. This year. … Continue reading →

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The Hess Mess: Rudolph the Red-Faced Reichdear

Posted on December 11, 2024 by LivinginPeaceProject

A slightly humorous essay on Rudolph Hess’s failed peace mission to the United Kingdon in 1941. Continue reading →

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Historically Famous Kidnappings

Posted on July 30, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

News broke recently that Formula 1 billionaire Bernie Ecclestone’s mother-in-law has been kidnapped in Brazil. Aparecida Schunck was grabbed in the Interlagos neighborhood of Sao Paulo on Friday, July 22, 2016. Aparecida is the mother of Eccelstone’s third wife Fabiana … Continue reading →

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Big Fan of Ho Fan’s Photography

Posted on June 17, 2016 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray Teenage photographer, Ho Fan arrived in Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1949. He turned his shape eye and lens to the bustling streets of the then English-administered Chinese city to capture the … Continue reading →

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40 Historical Photographs

Posted on January 13, 2014 by LivinginPeaceProject

While some photographs capture our attention because of how the artist behind the picture has decided to compose the shot, others are fascinating simply because of the subjects that they depict. Below are some captivating photographs that tell stories about … Continue reading →

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Yoshihiro Takishita: Mr Minka

Posted on December 5, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray    From a vantage point on wooded Mt Genji overlooking the ancient city of Kamakura, Yoshihiro Takishita relaxes in his stately antique home after returning from a U.S. book tour.  His … Continue reading →

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The Rongolian Star Quiz #5

Posted on November 22, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

***The Rongolian Star Quiz is acknowledged by esteemed philosophers of the School of Socrates, Men of Letters and Captains of Industry to be the most ridiculous and mind numbing quiz on the entire planet!!!*** November’s Rongolian Star Quiz prize schedule … Continue reading →

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Karamea Radio 107.5 FM: Perhaps the World’s Best Radio Station

Posted on September 10, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Off the Top of My Head By Paul Murray  Karamea Radio was launched in September 2004 by a group of Karamea locals who thought it might be a good idea to set up a community radio station. Craig Stenhouse had … Continue reading →

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A Definitive History of Hippiedom

Posted on June 10, 2013 by LivinginPeaceProject

Hippie Roots & The Perennial Subculture By Gordon Kennedy & Kody Ryan “Wandervogels Abschied” by Fidus, 1900 According to Webster’s dictionary (2003) a “hippie” or “hippy” is: “a young person of the 1960’s who rejected established social mores, advocated spontaneity, … Continue reading →

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