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Victoria Reichelt: The horrors of disposable food containers – Art Basel Hong Kong 2019
28 March 2020 7:29 AM | No CommentsReichelt unveiled a series of oil on linen works that depicted how disposable items used for take away food orders compound environmental waste.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Will Barras
24 March 2020 6:22 AM | No CommentsLondon-based Will Barras made the trip to POW! WOW! Hawaii, where artists like himself decorated the city of Honolulu with colorful murals.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: BunnyKitty by PERSUE
22 March 2020 3:36 AM | No CommentsBunnyKitty artist Dave "Persue" Ross's murals have been featured in galleries and buildings across the world, including Seoul and Kobe.
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POW! WOW! Hawaii 2020: Gary Fisher (Gary Draws Fish)
21 March 2020 10:08 PM | No CommentsAt POW! WOW! Hawaii, artists decorated the city of Honolulu with colorful murals. Gary Draws Fish specializes in - you guessed it - drawing fish.
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Photos: Lagos Fashion Week 2019
15 February 2020 10:28 PM | No CommentsScenes from our first season of coverage at Lagos Fashion Week, which showcased designs from Nigeria, the rest of Africa and even Japan.
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Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2019
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 6, 2020 | No CommentsIn 2019, clearly film, food and travel – with a specific focus on Asia – were the top areas of interest for you, our readers. -
“Farewell Song” (さよならくちびる) – 2019 SDAFF Review
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on November 11, 2019 | No Comments"Farewell Song" is an ode to a lifestyle that few people have the courage to attempt, and fewer still have the strength and luck to find success in. -
Busan 2019: Hirokazu Kore-eda discusses “The Truth”
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 14, 2019 | No CommentsHirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work, “The Truth,” made its Asian Premiere in Busan and is his first film made outside of his native country. -
Nanako Hirose’s “book-paper-scissors” – 2019 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 6, 2019 | No CommentsDirected and shot over a period of three years, the documentary examines book designer Nobuyoshi Kikuchi’s meticulous process across seven chapters. -
Eifuku Shokudo (栄福食堂, “Tony Soba”) – Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 22, 2019 | No CommentsTony Soba serves some of the cheapest bowls of Yaeyama soba one can find in Okinawa, and doubles as an unabashed shrine to a forgotten actor. -
Hiroshi Okuyama’s “Jesus” – 2019 Hong Kong Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 23, 2019 | No CommentsIn "Jesus," Okuyama - playing the quadruple threat of director, cinematographer, editor and screenplay writer - shines a unique perspective on religion through the eyes of a child. -
Meniscus Magazine’s Top 10 articles of 2018
Meniscus MagazinePosted on January 2, 2019 | No CommentsThree reviews of Korean films made it to the list (proving the continued global influence of South Korean cinema) as well as three articles about food (proving that our readers are very hungry people). -
“Memories of a Dead End” (막다른 골목의 추억) – 2018 Busan Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 9, 2018 | No CommentsIn the latest cinematic adaptation of Banana Yoshimoto’s work, Korean director Choi Hyun-young captures the spirit of the author’s literary style. -
“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.