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May Kamaka wins the Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2026 Pageant
09 October 2025 12:52 PM | No CommentsKamaka will now represent the neighborhood at the Miss Hawaii state pageant.
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M+ host of Guo Pei’s first major fashion exhibition in East Asia
07 October 2025 6:25 AM | No CommentsThe haute couture designer celebrated her first major solo fashion exhibition, continuing to build on the fame of her yellow gown worn by Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala.
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Photos: G-STAR “Anatomic Denim” F/W 2025 collection & Denim Gorilla
05 October 2025 12:38 AM | No CommentsFor its "Anatomic Denim" collection, G-STAR came up with three products: a visual campaign, three denim product lines, and an art gorilla sculpture.
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – Shohei tutors Teoscar?
03 October 2025 1:20 AM | No CommentsBased on the video and photos...was Shohei giving Teoscar some pointers on how to play right field?
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MLB: Dodgers 7, Reds 0 (Aug. 25, 2025) – V of BTS throws opening pitch
01 October 2025 11:56 AM | No CommentsOne can be forgiven for wondering why the atmosphere at Dodger Stadium resembled a BTS concert instead of a home game against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Film Archive
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“Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s” – 2013 MIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 8, 2013 | No CommentsNon-fashion insiders may find the documentary equivalent to getting lost in the massive fashion empire that is Bergdorf Goodman. -
“Red Obsession” – 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 6, 2013 | No CommentsAn ode to the wine of Bordeaux gradually becomes a true tale of consumer greed, market chaos and a turning point in the brewing industry in "Red Obsession." -
“Documentary of AKB48: Show Must Go On” – 2013 Japan Cuts Review
Angela K. HomPosted on August 6, 2013 | No CommentsThe documentary is an agonizingly detailed look at a year’s worth of events for the all-girl supergroup. -
E.L. Katz’s “Cheap Thrills” – 2013 Fantasia International Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on August 4, 2013 | No Comments"Cheap Thrills," E. L. Katz’s queasily comic, often jaw-droppingly brutal debut feature, has a title that is both perfectly descriptive and cruelly ironic. -
“Dragon Girls” – 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on August 4, 2013 | No Comments"Dragon Girls" shows a backbreaking perspective of martial arts tradition and its quizzical place in China as the rest of the country modernizes around it. -
DPRK Film: “Centre Forward” – 2013 MIFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 28, 2013 | No Comments"Centre Forward," an entertaining North Korean film about football, screens as part of a DPRK showcase at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival. -
Junichi Inoue’s “A Woman and War” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 22, 2013 | No CommentsBrutally frank in its portrayal of rape, “A Woman and War” follows three people as they attempt to deal with the consequences of World War II on Japan. -
Hideki Takeuchi’s “Thermae Romae” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2013 | No Comments"Thermae Romae," based on a manga that sees an insecure man from ancient Rome revive his sagging career as a public bath designer, carries a lot of heart. -
Mika Ninagawa’s “Helter Skelter” – 2013 Japan Cuts Film Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 13, 2013 | No CommentsAfter a five-year hiatus, Erika Sawajiri returns to a lead role that perhaps reflects her own personal troubles with fame in "Helter Skelter." -
Hideo Nakata’s “The Complex” – 2013 NY Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 12, 2013 | No Comments"The Ring" director Hideo Nakata takes familiar elements from his J-horror films and throws them back into the mix in “The Complex.” However, the end product is neither here nor there.