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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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Theater Archive
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George Takei Q&A: “From Barbed Wire to Broadway”
Megan LeePosted on August 14, 2018 | No CommentsIn 2016, George Takei spoke at a sold-out panel at the Japan Society in New York. The session focused on his childhood incarceration in an internment camp. -
Spoken Word: Grady Hendrix’s “Summerland Lost: A Ghost Story in Progress” – 2016 Fantasia Film Festival
Paul KazeePosted on July 27, 2016 | No CommentsAmong the author's latest creations is a spoken word piece detailing the history of Spiritualism in the U.S., starting with the Fox sisters in 1848. -
George Takei’s ongoing mission: An education of the past
Megan LeePosted on February 10, 2016 | No Comments“Allegiance” star George Takei appeared at the Japan Society to recount the impact of his experience at the post-Pearl Harbor internment camps. -
Film Review: Nicolas Philibert’s “La Maison de la Radio”
Christopher BournePosted on September 2, 2013 | No CommentsPhilibert's simple yet successful solution to visualize a non-visual medium was to focus on the human Radio France personalities in "La Maison de la Radio." -
George Takei talks race, Broadway at 2012 SDAFF
Jim HigginsPosted on November 6, 2012 | No CommentsGeorge Takei talked about the run of his musical drama “Allegiance,” which focused on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. -
Interview with Michelle Krusiec, Writer and Performer of “Made in Taiwan”
Christopher BournePosted on August 18, 2010 | No CommentsKrusiec, best known for her acclaimed role in Alice Wu’s film Saving Face, has been performing Made in Taiwan since 2002. -
Koki Mitani’s “Talk Like Singing” – Musical Theater Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 21, 2009 | No CommentsIn "Talk Like Singing," a man cannot talk unless he breaks into song and dance. The result is imaginative thanks to the triumvirate behind the production. -
Happy Birthday, Asian American Arts Alliance
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 1, 2008 | No CommentsThe Asian American Arts Alliance honored costume designer Willa Kim, music executive Eric Wong and actor Kal Penn at its 25th Anniversary Gala. -
![Event: “Divine Beauty” – an evening of programs selected from past New Tang Dynasty Television’s annual Chinese New Year Spectacular performances Date: Oct. 29, 2006 Venue: SUNY Purchase – Performing […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/NTDTV-Divine-Beauty-SUNY-Purchase-20061029_0261-115x115.jpg "NTDTV’s “Divine Beauty” – Chinese New Year Spectacular highlights")
NTDTV’s “Divine Beauty” – Chinese New Year Spectacular highlights
Inga VascenkovaPosted on October 29, 2006 | No CommentsEvent: “Divine Beauty” – an evening of programs selected from past New Tang Dynasty Television’s annual Chinese New Year Spectacular performances Date: Oct. 29, 2006 Venue: SUNY Purchase – Performing […] -
The Asian Poet Is Here: Interview with Beau Sia
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on January 1, 2005 | No CommentsPoet Beau Sia made a big splash with his parody on Jewel’s poetry book. Following his run on Russell Simmons’s "Def Poetry Jam," he did a Q&A with Meniscus!