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Photos: Coach Spring 2023 – New York Fashion Week
27 September 2022 7:23 PM | No CommentsThe inspiration for the collection was American heritage, reimagined and evolved to adapt to "the next generation's fluid approach to fashion."
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“Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy” – 2021 Tokyo FILMeX Review
05 September 2022 7:18 AM | No CommentsThe literal Japanese-to-English translation Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s unfortunately named anthology is the more appropriate title of a sharp unapologetic work navigating the twists and turns of life.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s lone surviving Tokyo building: The Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan
24 August 2022 5:51 AM | No CommentsThe American architect designed 14 buildings in Japan. However, only one of Wright's Tokyo structures remains fully intact.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Illustrators
12 August 2022 9:12 PM | No CommentsA few illustrators decided to feature food and fashion in visually creative ways.
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Comiket 99 Zine Reviews: The Travelogues
10 August 2022 7:29 AM | No CommentsPersonal travel diaries were aplenty at Comiket 99. Some were straightforward, detailing a destination(s) and daily random musings. Others, however, went a step further. Our recommendations follow that latter approach.
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About Author: Francis Chin
Posts by Francis Chin
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Why ramen rules New York (and the world)
Francis ChinPosted on March 26, 2019 | No CommentsIn 2011, the Japan Society in New York decided to host an event on a growing culinary phenomenon - now a mainstream staple - in the city: ramen. -
“Steak (R)evolution” – 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Francis ChinPosted on May 6, 2015 | No CommentsWhile for the most part "Steak (R)evolution" is a welcome contribution to world culinary knowledge, there are some beefs to this 130-minute treatise. -
Marble Lane wins Food Network’s 2012 NYC Sandwich Showdown
Francis ChinPosted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsA Kobe beef patty and melted cheese between two slices of toast took home $5,000 and the title of Sandwich Showdown Champion.