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Spike Lee, Plaxico Burress, Chris Snee, David Tyree on “The Greatest Catch Ever”
15 August 2018 8:13 PM | No CommentsExcerpts from the 2015 Tribeca Q&A for Spike Lee's "The Greatest Catch Ever," focusing on David Tyree's play that won the New York Giants the 2008 Super Bowl.
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George Takei Q&A: “From Barbed Wire to Broadway”
14 August 2018 9:17 PM | 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.
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Artist Marta Chilindron: “Cube 48 Orange” & “Mobius”
13 August 2018 9:18 PM | No CommentsThe Argentinian artist Marta Chilindron displayed two works at the 2014 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong.
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WNBA 2018: Mystics quiet the first-place Storm, 100-77
10 August 2018 4:48 AM | No CommentsWith five straight wins, the Washington Mystics are now in third place in the WNBA standings after clinching a playoff berth.
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Audeze LCD-4 Headphones: Jonathan Scull interview
31 July 2018 8:09 PM | No CommentsThe founder of Scull Communications and former Stereophile journalist Jonathan Scull talked to Meniscus Magazine about the US$3,995 Audeze LCD-4 Headphones.
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China Archive
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“Mrs. Fang” – 2018 Shanghai International Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on July 10, 2018 | No CommentsThe greatest triumph of "Mrs. Fang" is perhaps how little it takes to say so much about the complex rituals of death as a communal experience. -
“Youth” (芳华) – 2018 Udine Far East Film Festival Review
Alfonse ChiuPosted on June 25, 2018 | No CommentsCentred around three People’s Liberation Army dance troupe members as they live through ‘70s and ‘80s China, “Youth” (芳华) is the latest from Feng Xiaogang. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2016
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 8, 2017 | No CommentsAnother year, another Top 10: our look at the most-read articles in Meniscus Magazine for 2016! For the first time, a sports article tops our list. -
Film Review: Stephen Chow’s “The Mermaid”
Christopher BournePosted on July 12, 2016 | No CommentsStephen Chow, the beloved Hong Kong auteur, now has a major jewel to add to his crown with his latest film, the manic ecological parable “The Mermaid.” -
Film Review: Raman Hui’s “Monster Hunt”
Christopher BournePosted on January 29, 2016 | No CommentsAs far as hybrid CG animation/live-action blockbusters go, “Monster Hunt” is certainly one of the weirdest films in Chinese box-office history. -
Film Review: Tsui Hark’s “The Taking of Tiger Mountain”
Christopher BournePosted on January 5, 2015 | No Comments"The Taking of Tiger Mountain" revamps a popular 1957 novel set during the Chinese Civil War and turns it into a 3D extravaganza, with mixed results. -
“Five Minutes to Tomorrow” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 13, 2014 | No CommentsThe issues of time and identity surface in multiple ways in the latest feature by Isao Yukisada ("Crying Out Love, in the Center of the World"). -
Han Han’s “The Continent” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on October 7, 2014 | No CommentsIn Han Han’s debut feature, “The Continent” (后会无期), the general premise of the road trip movie is used to tell a melancholic tale about three men. -
“The Coffin in the Mountain” – 2014 Busan Film Review
Rex BaylonPosted on September 26, 2014 | No CommentsFirst-time filmmaker Xin Yukun tackles the messiness of human connection in "The Coffin in the Mountain" (殯棺), a picture obsessed with ritual. -
Film Review: Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia’s “Web Junkie”
Christopher BournePosted on August 8, 2014 | No Comments"Web Junkie" is set in China, which is the first country in the world to officially designate Internet addiction as a clinical disorder.
