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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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Kang Dong-won (강동원) wins 2017 Star Asia Award in New York
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2017 | No CommentsThe South Korean actor won the award at the 2017 New York Asian Film Festival before the screening of his film, "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned." -
“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. -
“Ordinary Person” – 2017 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsKim Bong-han's picture unabashedly shows that a mass of ordinary people can rewrite an entire nation’s narrative, from tyranny to democracy. -
“Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned” (가려진 시간) – 2017 NYAFF Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsAlthough "Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned" focuses on time travel, a Disney movie this is not, and the consequences are more tragic than whimsical. -
“Fabricated City” – 2017 New York Asian Film Festival Review
Rex BaylonPosted on June 30, 2017 | No CommentsPark Kwang-hyun’s “Fabricated City” is a mishmash of genres and narrative clichés all wrapped into one convoluted conspiracy narrative. -
Film Review: Johnnie To’s “Election”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 14, 2017 | No Comments"Election” takes the skeleton structure of a gangster flick to tell a very human tale about power and its corrupting effect. -
Film Review: Erik Matti’s “On the Job”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsWithout Matti’s 2013 film, the renaissance of crime and action films popping up in Philippine theaters and TV screens lately would never have existed. -
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: Konrad Aderer’s “Resistance at Tule Lake”
Rex BaylonPosted on June 7, 2017 | No CommentsThe documentary sheds some light on a somewhat unknown chapter in American history: its treatment of the Japanese population stateside during World War II. -
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.