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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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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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Celebrity watch: Nohant Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 29, 2016 | No CommentsA number of stars, led by Yoo Ah-in (유아인) watched the university-themed Nohant Spring 2017 runway show. -
pushBUTTON Spring 2017 (푸시버튼) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 29, 2016 | No CommentsA kinder, gentler pushBUTTON? On the surface, it may seem that way with an inclination towards solids and loose-fitting attire. -
카이 KYE Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 28, 2016 | No CommentsIn a continued aesthetic from last season, the KYE Spring 2017 collection is a welcome, toned-down offering compared to past visual clutter. -
Red carpet: Ordinary People (오디너리 피플) SS 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 25, 2016 | No CommentsK-pop stars who attended the Ordinary People Spring 2017 show included BTOB, Hyomin and Seulong. -
CHARM’S Spring 2017 (참스) – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 24, 2016 | No CommentsThe CHARM'S Spring 2017 collection, titled "Growing Up!," views adolescence not with angst but with wide-eyed, brightly-hued curiosity. -
YCH Spring 2017 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsMany a time, a soldier aims to be stealth. Camouflage certainly helps. But neither reference played a subtle role in the YCH Spring 2017 collection. -
CHARM’S Fall 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 14, 2016 | No CommentsCHARM'S, which just turned three years old this past week, is yet another label championing streetwear chic to mixed results. -
Fleamadonna Fall 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week 서울 패션 위크
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 1, 2016 | No CommentsTossing Jei Kim's entire Fall 2016 collection into the air would result in piles of pieces that appeal to the kids of Tokyo, Seoul and New York. -
PARTsPARTs IMSEONOC Fall 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Rex BaylonPosted on April 27, 2016 | No CommentsDesigner IMSEONOC of PARTsPARTs closed out the Seoul Fashion Week Fall 2016 collections with a very lively but chaotic outdoor show in the Buam-dong commercial district. -
Backstage: 87MM Fall 2016 – Seoul Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on April 7, 2016 | No CommentsThe 87MM Fall 2016 collection, titled "Mending Me," featured neutral tones as evidenced in the show's models wearing solid-colored fur coats backstage.