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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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![Director Yoji Yamada accurately captures the portrait of how a black sheep has a lasting effect on his family in “About Her Brother.” The result is a film that begins […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/brother_21-115x115.jpg "“About Her Brother” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review")
“About Her Brother” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsDirector Yoji Yamada accurately captures the portrait of how a black sheep has a lasting effect on his family in “About Her Brother.” The result is a film that begins […] -
![“Sweet Little Lies” opens with a couple – played by Miki Nakatani (Ruriko) and Nao Omori (Satoshi) – going through a lovingly-framed sequence of a morning wake-up routine. But little […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/lies_1-115x115.jpg "“Sweet Little Lies” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review")
“Sweet Little Lies” – 2010 Japan Cuts Film Festival Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 11, 2010 | No Comments“Sweet Little Lies” opens with a couple – played by Miki Nakatani (Ruriko) and Nao Omori (Satoshi) – going through a lovingly-framed sequence of a morning wake-up routine. But little […] -
![To the outside world, South Africa still projects imagery from the apartheid era, signifying political unrest in a dangerous, newly uncertain nation. To visitors, the young democracy optimistically casts one […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscn5761-115x115.jpg "World Cup turns South Africa into one global party")
World Cup turns South Africa into one global party
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 4, 2010 | No CommentsTo the outside world, South Africa still projects imagery from the apartheid era, signifying political unrest in a dangerous, newly uncertain nation. To visitors, the young democracy optimistically casts one […] -
WNBA 2010: Mystics 95, Mercury 85
Kwai ChanPosted on June 27, 2010 | No CommentsPhotos of the Washington Mystics' win over the Phoenix Mercury in Washington, D.C. -
WNBA 2010: Mystics subdue Sparks, 68-53, as Langhorne shines
Kwai ChanPosted on June 24, 2010 | No CommentsThe Washington Mystics (8-4) won their fourth game in a row in a decidedly one-sided affair. -
![While most eyes were on the World Cup, D.C. United welcomed the El Salvador national team to RFK Stadium on June 19, 2010. The game served as a charity event to support the […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/dc_united_4_08a-115x115.jpg "D.C. United shut out El Salvador, 1-0, in hard-fought friendly")
D.C. United shut out El Salvador, 1-0, in hard-fought friendly
Kwai ChanPosted on June 19, 2010 | No CommentsWhile most eyes were on the World Cup, D.C. United welcomed the El Salvador national team to RFK Stadium on June 19, 2010. The game served as a charity event to support the […] -
![The Washington Mystics (6-4) overwhelmed the New York Liberty (4-5), 82-65, in an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness rout. In one of the most complete games that the Mystics have played, Washington won in very facet […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wa_mystics_4_19-115x115.jpg "WNBA 2010: Mystics rout Liberty, 82-65, on home turf")
WNBA 2010: Mystics rout Liberty, 82-65, on home turf
Kwai ChanPosted on June 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe Washington Mystics (6-4) overwhelmed the New York Liberty (4-5), 82-65, in an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness rout. In one of the most complete games that the Mystics have played, Washington won in very facet […] -
![It is very rare when you can say of a film that you have never seen anything quite like it. Such a film is Hitoshi Matsumoto’s comic and cosmic masterwork, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/still1-115x115.jpg "Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Symbol” – New York Asian Film Festival 2010 Review")
Hitoshi Matsumoto’s “Symbol” – New York Asian Film Festival 2010 Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsIt is very rare when you can say of a film that you have never seen anything quite like it. Such a film is Hitoshi Matsumoto’s comic and cosmic masterwork, […] -
![“Dear Doctor,” Miwa Nishikawa’s tale of a country doctor who is not all he appears to be, is invested with Nishikawa’s typical psychological acuity and emotional resonance. It opens with […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/still-115x115.jpg "Miwa Nishikawa’s “Dear Doctor” – NYAFF 2010/Japan Cuts Review")
Miwa Nishikawa’s “Dear Doctor” – NYAFF 2010/Japan Cuts Review
Christopher BournePosted on June 11, 2010 | No Comments“Dear Doctor,” Miwa Nishikawa’s tale of a country doctor who is not all he appears to be, is invested with Nishikawa’s typical psychological acuity and emotional resonance. It opens with […] -
![They battled evenly in free throws made, points in the paint, second chance points, steals and blocked shots, but in the end, it wasn’t enough for the Washington Mystics (4-5), […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/wa_mystics_605_16-115x115.jpg "WNBA 2010: Mystics lose overtime battle against Dream, 86-79")
WNBA 2010: Mystics lose overtime battle against Dream, 86-79
Kwai ChanPosted on June 8, 2010 | No CommentsThey battled evenly in free throws made, points in the paint, second chance points, steals and blocked shots, but in the end, it wasn’t enough for the Washington Mystics (4-5), […]