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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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Paris 2024: Oh Sang-uk wins South Korea’s first Olympic men’s individual fencing sabre gold
22 June 2025 10:11 AM | No CommentsFor all their accolades in the team sabre event, South Korea individual results were here and there. That changed in Paris.
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Paris 2024: Amid upheaval, South Korea defends Olympic men’s fencing team sabre title
22 June 2025 7:56 AM | No CommentsIn a sport born in France and traditionally dominated by Europeans, Team Korea has worked their way to the top of the men’s sabre fencing world.
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About Author: Rex Baylon
Posts by Rex Baylon
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Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “The Discarnates”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 14, 2015 | No CommentsThe need to visit the past is made literal in "The Discarnates," which marked Obayashi's return to the ghost story for the first time since “House.” -
Film Review: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s “I Are You, You Am Me”
Rex BaylonPosted on November 10, 2015 | No CommentsFar more sedate than his debut "House," Obayashi grew by leaps and bounds as an artist with "I Are You, You Am Me," a funny, honest coming-of-age story. -
“Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema” – 2015 SDAFF Review
Rex BaylonPosted on November 5, 2015 | No CommentsFor enthusiasts of Asian cinema, “Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema” will be a retread. However, for the neophyte it is a valuable 104-minute primer. -
“The Shameless” – 2015 NY Korean Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on November 4, 2015 | No CommentsIt is a testament to Jeon Do-yeon's natural charisma that she alone can rescue "The Shameless" (무뢰한) from being completely unremarkable. -
Andy & Debb Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 27, 2015 | No CommentsRetro fashion has been a popular gimmick, but the Andy & Debb Spring 2016 collection successfully straddles the fine line between homage and parody. -
Gaze de Lin Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 26, 2015 | No CommentsAlthough the Gaze de Lin Spring 2016 collection is minimalist in appearance, its unity in theme makes it one of the more successful collections in Seoul. -
HEICH ES HEICH Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 24, 2015 | No CommentsThe moment when a cadre of Stormtroopers and Darth Vader emerged in the HEICH ES HEICH Spring 2016 show would have been when the needle broke. -
Romanchic Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 22, 2015 | No CommentsA dogged determination to never veer too far away from the season's aesthetic contributed to a Romanchic Spring 2016 collection primarily of fluff. -
Kimdongsoon Ultimo Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 20, 2015 | No CommentsVeering away from the street fashion that Seoul is well known for, the Ultimo Spring 2016 collection seemed to embrace worldly elegance with a vibrant color palette. -
ME:YOOMI Spring 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on October 19, 2015 | No CommentsThe theme for the ME:YOOMI Spring 2016 men's collection was "Freedom and Aspiration," but nothing about it evoked hope, ambition or a sense of openness.