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In what turns out to be Son’s Tottenham farewell tour, Spurs beat Arsenal in Hong Kong
05 August 2025 4:59 AM | No CommentsSon Heung-min leaves Tottenham Hotspur having made 333 appearances for the club over 10 seasons.
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“A Samurai in Time” – 2025 Japan Cuts Film Review
16 July 2025 12:42 PM | No CommentsTime travel is a well-worn trope, but there is a reason that the low-budget “A Samurai in Time” managed to win Best Film honors at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
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Takashi Murakami was everywhere at Art Basel Hong Kong 2025
29 June 2025 11:58 AM | No CommentsThe Japanese artist, both in physical presence and in spirit, seamlessly crossed over to the worlds of art, fashion, sports and even food.
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Paris 2024: Gymnastics – U.S. women victorious in “Redemption Tour”
29 June 2025 2:46 AM | No CommentsThere should have been no doubt: the U.S. women were the favorites to win the Olympic gold. And yet there was, stemming from what happened in Tokyo.
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Paris 2024: U.S. women hang on to win eighth straight Olympic basketball gold
23 June 2025 11:54 AM | No CommentsThe U.S. women's team held off France, 67-66, at Bercy Arena.
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![Yukako, Saeko, Noboru and Shigehisa are two women and two men who could be archetypes for any 20-something searching for love this generation. The four co-workers, all of whom struggle […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/still2-115x115.jpg "“Love Addiction” (ふゆの獣) – 2010 Tokyo FILMeX Review")
“Love Addiction” (ふゆの獣) – 2010 Tokyo FILMeX Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 30, 2010 | No CommentsYukako, Saeko, Noboru and Shigehisa are two women and two men who could be archetypes for any 20-something searching for love this generation. The four co-workers, all of whom struggle […] -
![What can I say about Today’s Special, opening in theaters today? Should I start with the good news or the bad news? I guess I’ll start with the positives. This […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Todays-Special-115x115.jpg "Review: David Kaplan’s “Today’s Special”")
Review: David Kaplan’s “Today’s Special”
Christopher BournePosted on November 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhat can I say about Today’s Special, opening in theaters today? Should I start with the good news or the bad news? I guess I’ll start with the positives. This […] -
2010 Plate by Plate food benefit supports Manhattan’s Chinatown
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 15, 2010 | No CommentsProject by Project, an organization dedicated to serving the Asian American community, ran its third Plate by Plate gala of the year in New York. -
Marvel writer Greg Pak unveils new comic in Philadelphia
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on November 9, 2010 | No CommentsAll three parts of new digital comic by Greg Pak, titled “Vision Machine,” are available to Meniscus readers via the Creative Commons license. -
![The Conley Brothers’ debut feature “Colin Hearts Kay” is a very local affair. It is shot entirely in Brooklyn, its lead characters are hip Brooklynites, and its soundtrack features young […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/still-115x115.gif "“Colin Hearts Kay” Review – 2010 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival")
“Colin Hearts Kay” Review – 2010 Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on October 31, 2010 | No CommentsThe Conley Brothers’ debut feature “Colin Hearts Kay” is a very local affair. It is shot entirely in Brooklyn, its lead characters are hip Brooklynites, and its soundtrack features young […] -
![Angry about the persistent parental pressure for marriage, sore about another failed relationship, and disgusted by how she as a woman was treated as “a big inconvenience” in Asia, Helie […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mlm-115x115.jpg "“Macho Like Me” Review – 2010 San Diego Asian Film Festival")
“Macho Like Me” Review – 2010 San Diego Asian Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on October 26, 2010 | No CommentsAngry about the persistent parental pressure for marriage, sore about another failed relationship, and disgusted by how she as a woman was treated as “a big inconvenience” in Asia, Helie […] -
![In 1993, Catherine Suh conspired to have her younger brother Andrew murder her fiancé, Robert O’Dubaine, in the garage of their Chicago home. Today, both Suhs are serving life sentences. […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/house-of-suh-poster-115x115.jpg "“The House of Suh” Review – 2010 San Diego Asian Film Festival")
“The House of Suh” Review – 2010 San Diego Asian Film Festival
Eric HungPosted on October 20, 2010 | No CommentsIn 1993, Catherine Suh conspired to have her younger brother Andrew murder her fiancé, Robert O’Dubaine, in the garage of their Chicago home. Today, both Suhs are serving life sentences. […] -
![To write poetry is To remember mother’s hands. Joint swollen, Washing the white rice At cold dawn during winter solstice To write poetry is […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/still-115x115.jpg "Lee Chang-dong’s “Poetry” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review")
Lee Chang-dong’s “Poetry” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 17, 2010 | No CommentsTo write poetry is To remember mother’s hands. Joint swollen, Washing the white rice At cold dawn during winter solstice To write poetry is […] -
![At first glance, the trajectory for “Silent Souls” seems to be set when Miron, a paper mill director, rather formally asks his friend Aist, a photographer at the mill, to […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/silent-souls-still-115x115.jpg "Aleksei Fedorchenko’s “Silent Souls” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review")
Aleksei Fedorchenko’s “Silent Souls” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on September 28, 2010 | No CommentsAt first glance, the trajectory for “Silent Souls” seems to be set when Miron, a paper mill director, rather formally asks his friend Aist, a photographer at the mill, to […] -
![Many of the best films of the New York Film Festival can be found in the excellent sidebars to the main program, allowing viewers to explore little-seen corners of film […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/v_monos_co_la_075-115x115.jpg "Fernando de Fuentes’ “Mexican Revolution Trilogy” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review")
Fernando de Fuentes’ “Mexican Revolution Trilogy” – 2010 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on September 21, 2010 | No CommentsMany of the best films of the New York Film Festival can be found in the excellent sidebars to the main program, allowing viewers to explore little-seen corners of film […]