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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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“Pridyider” (“The Fridge”) – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 9, 2013 | No CommentsIn “Pridyider” (“The Fridge”), a blood-thirsty appliance surpasses the human actors in interest and personality. -
“Cold War” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 9, 2013 | No CommentsIs “Cold War” in the same league as “Infernal Affairs,” “Ip Man” or “A Simple Life?” Or was it merely the best movie that Hong Kong had to offer last year? -
Johnnie To’s “Drug War” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 4, 2013 | No CommentsProduced with the Mainland Chinese market and censors in mind, "Drug War" lacks the wild scenes that viewers of To's earlier work have come to expect. -
“Confession of Murder” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 2, 2013 | No Comments“Confession of Murder” jerks the viewer around as violently as some of the victims in the numerous car chase sequences that dot the film. -
Wang Jing’s “Feng Shui” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 2, 2013 | No Comments"Feng Shui" examines family, class and gender in China in the 1990s, but it is ultimately a story about one hard-headed woman’s survival instinct. -
“Tales from the Dark Part 1” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 1, 2013 | No CommentsSimon Yam, Lee Chi Ngai and Fruit Chan each direct one portion of "Tales from the Dark Part 1," an omnibus of three horror films with varying results. -
“The Animals” – 2013 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Angela K. HomPosted on July 1, 2013 | No CommentsSex, drugs and...techno? Such is life for the young elite of a Filipino town in director Gino M. Santos’ debut full-length film "The Animals." -
“City Hunter” – Jackie Chan Experience at Lincoln Center Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 16, 2013 | No Comments“City Hunter” is enormously entertaining silliness to the nth degree, yet chock-full of outrageous stunts performed by Chan in his prime. -
Jackie Chan charms New York, wins lifetime achievement award
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 15, 2013 | No CommentsWhen the recipient of the Star Asia Lifetime Achievement Award is someone who literally created a new genre of Hong Kong cinema, he must be feted with his own separate retrospective and series of appearances. -
Searching for Hong Kong cinema in Macau
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 29, 2013 | No CommentsWhat is a mere 40 miles between two administrative regions in China? Plenty, as it turns out from a cinematic standpoint.