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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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Women Archive
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Jason Wu – New York Fashion Week Review Fall 2006
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 9, 2006 | No CommentsThe question was whether Wu’s haute doll couture sense would translate into the life-sized world of high fashion. For the most part, it did. -
Blanc de Chine – New York Fashion Week Fall 2006 Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 7, 2006 | No CommentsThe Blanc de Chine Fall 2006 Dào Collection is a contemporary take on the DuDou, a Chinese article of clothing that dates back to 221 B.C. -
Zang Toi Fall 2006 – New York Fashion Week
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 6, 2006 | No CommentsIn his "Uptown Chic" collection, Zang Toi saved his best for last with numbers that any woman who wants to be the belle of the ball should don. -
Sebastian – Evokativ Hair Care Launch Fall 2006
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 6, 2006 | No CommentsA Google search for the words “Sebastian Evokativ” – which seemed to be a curious name for a designer – came up completely empty. It wasn’t until arrival when I and […] -
James Coviello – New York Fashion Week Fall 2006
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 6, 2006 | No CommentsAh, nothing like showing up for a 9 a.m. show and snagging a second-row seat at the tents. As soon as I took my place in A-2-07 (so read my seat […] -
Alexandre Herchcovitch – New York Fashion Week Fall 2006
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 4, 2006 | No CommentsThe Media Alert distributed to all press contains notes on every show, such as which celebrities may show up. The ominous line that was written by Alexandre Herchovitch’s entry was, […] -
Kai Kühne Fall 2006 – New York Fashion Week Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 3, 2006 | No CommentsThe Kai Kühne Fall 2006 collection was understated given the designer's background with As Four, the fashion collective that he broke off from a season ago.