Meniscus Magazine

The Nakagin Capsule Tower resembles two towers of stacked cubes. It is one of few remaining buildings from the Japanese Metabolist architectural movement.

A look inside the Nakagin Capsule Tower – Tokyo, Japan

Yuan-Kwan Chan

The Nakagin Capsule Tower resembles two towers of stacked cubes. It is one of few remaining buildings from the Japanese Metabolist architectural movement.

Film

0November 11, 2019
“Farewell Song” (さよならくちびる) – 2019 SDAFF Review

Wade-Hahn Chan
“Farewell Song” is an ode to a lifestyle that few people have the courage to attempt, and fewer still have the strength and luck to find success in.
0November 10, 2019
“Present. Perfect.” (完美現在時) – 2019 SDAFF Review

Yuan-Kwan Chan
Shengzhe Zhu’s documentary elicits sympathy for its subjects – a number of live streamers in China – while alluding to the dangers of excessive, passive consumption.
0November 9, 2019
“It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show” – 2019 SDAFF Review

Yuan-Kwan Chan
In “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show,” a Taiwanese television network is run by a mob-connected boss searching for cash instead of ratings. Cue Crazy TV!

Fashion

0September 14, 2019
The Selects: K-design on the rise – New York Fashion Week

Andie Davis
With the global dominance of K-beauty and K-pop showing no signs of slowing down, here’s hoping that ‘K-design’ will soon take its place among the geographic signifiers.
0September 9, 2019
Taoray Wang Spring 2020: Clothes for the clothing-optional

Andie Davis
The Taoray Wang woman might be happy to flash pedestrians along East 3rd in a barely-there jacket. But she’d probably ditch the crystal cuffs.
0September 8, 2019
Hair and make-up at Yohji Yamamoto Fall 2019 – Paris Fashion Week

Yuan-Kwan Chan
Meniscus Magazine went backstage several hours before the designer’s Paris runway show to check out hair and make-up styling details.