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Hong Kong Sevens 2018: Fiji make it four in a row
20 May 2018 9:47 AM | No CommentsWith all the talk about the Commonwealth Games disrupting the World Series schedule, was there really any doubt about who would hoist the Hong Kong Sevens 2018 trophy?
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NYCxDESIGN 2018: Jewelry of Ideas – Cooper Hewitt
19 May 2018 10:52 PM | No CommentsThe Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum opened its doors to a special "Tea & Talk" panel featuring its Jewelry of Ideas: Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection exhibit.
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PyeongChang 2018: Pairs’ Figure Skating Medal Ceremony
19 May 2018 12:04 PM | No CommentsAt the 2018 Winter Olympics, Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot of Germany won the gold; followed by Han Cong and Sui Wenjing of China (silver); and Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada (bronze).
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Photographer Tim Tadder: Nothing to See – Artexpo New York 2018
16 May 2018 9:41 PM | No CommentsFeaturing America’s Next Top Model 2018 finalist Jeana Turner, Tim Tadder’s Nothing to See series represents the current attitude of the country.
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Lacquer and jewel artist Chae Rim dazzles at Artexpo 2018
13 May 2018 1:35 AM | No CommentsThe 2017 Artexpo Solo Award Winner, Chae Rim employs a team to build intricate jeweled creations which comprise a mix of vibrant yellows, greens and blues.
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“Tremble All You Want” – 2018 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 6, 2018 | No Comments"Tremble All You Want" (勝手にふるえてろ) is one of the more refreshing films on the triumphs and travails of young adulthood to come out of Japan in recent years. -
“Amiko” – 2018 Hong Kong International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 28, 2018 | No CommentsFollowing Amiko through her angst-driven journey to get over her so-called lost love is equivalent to a Japanese adolescent's realization of a Taylor Swift music video. -
“Memoirs of a Murderer” – 2017 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 3, 2017 | No Comments"Memoirs of a Murderer" - Yu Irie's adaptation of a 2012 South Korean film - is a grittier, grimier and grimmer version of its predecessor. -
Sabu’s “Mr. Long” – 2017 Tribeca Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 10, 2017 | No CommentsIn "Mr. Long," a Japanese cult director has matured into the mainstream while retaining the signature storytelling traits of his past repertoire. -
Film Review: “Tatara Samurai” (たたら侍)
Rex BaylonPosted on June 1, 2017 | No CommentsYoshinari Nishikori’s "Tatara Samurai" skirts around the delights of a good gonzo violent chambara movie in favor of a meditative drama. -
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. -
“Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48” – 2016 HKIFF press conference
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 27, 2016 | No CommentsDirector Atsushi Funahashi, and NMB48 members Sayaka Yamamoto and Fuuko Yagara promoted "Raise Your Arms and Twist – Documentary of NMB48" in Hong Kong. -
Film Review: “Tamako in Moratorium”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 13, 2016 | No CommentsYet another addition to the NEET character genre in Japanese film, Nobuhiro Yamashita's "Tamako in Moratorium" (もらとりあむタマ子) is an artsy work full of unrealized potential. -
Yoshihiro Nakamura’s “The Inerasable” – 2016 Fantasia Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 22, 2016 | No CommentsIn "The Inerasable," two-dimensional characters unpack a history of cursed real estate that does too little, too late to make the plot interesting. -
“The Projects” (“Danchi”) – 2016 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 17, 2016 | No CommentsAn elderly couple learns that the residents of a nondescript public housing complex are not what they seem in this offbeat gem directed and written by Junji Sakamoto.
