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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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Elie Tahari Fall 2007 – New York Fashion Week Review
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on February 1, 2007 | No CommentsThe Elie Tahari Fall 2007 men’s and women’s collections featured sophisticated numbers in warm beige, chocolate and maple tones. -
![“This is not a comedy,” director Masayuki Suo warned the audience before the world premiere of his new film at the Japan Society in New York. “I Just Didn’t Do […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/asaka-seto-115x115.jpg "“I Just Didn’t Do It” a brutal analysis of Japan’s judicial system")
“I Just Didn’t Do It” a brutal analysis of Japan’s judicial system
Christopher BournePosted on January 10, 2007 | No Comments“This is not a comedy,” director Masayuki Suo warned the audience before the world premiere of his new film at the Japan Society in New York. “I Just Didn’t Do […] -
The Great Lakes and More: My Michigan Road Trip
Scott MillerPosted on January 8, 2007 | No CommentsMichigan would be visited state No. 31 for the author. But one problem remained: What was there to do in Michigan? -
“Tears of the Black Tiger” (ฟ้าทะลายโจร) – Movie Review
Christopher BournePosted on January 4, 2007 | No CommentsSimultaneously retro and futuristic, “Tears of the Black Tiger” is a feast for the eyes and ears, an orgy of riotous color and movie-mad delight. -
Interview with “Eve and the Fire Horse” Director Julia Kwan
Christopher BournePosted on November 22, 2006 | No CommentsMeniscus Magazine spoke to film director Julia Kwan, and had a wide-ranging conversation about her influences, experiences and inspirations. -
![Over the course of his 10-year career, Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan has cultivated an inimitable style that, while superficially resembling such masters of cinematic minimalism as Bresson and Antonioni, […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/climates_02-115x115.jpg "Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Climates” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review")
Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s “Climates” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on November 4, 2006 | No CommentsOver the course of his 10-year career, Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan has cultivated an inimitable style that, while superficially resembling such masters of cinematic minimalism as Bresson and Antonioni, […] -
![Event: “Divine Beauty” – an evening of programs selected from past New Tang Dynasty Television’s annual Chinese New Year Spectacular performances Date: Oct. 29, 2006 Venue: SUNY Purchase – Performing […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/NTDTV-Divine-Beauty-SUNY-Purchase-20061029_0261-115x115.jpg "NTDTV’s “Divine Beauty” – Chinese New Year Spectacular highlights")
NTDTV’s “Divine Beauty” – Chinese New Year Spectacular highlights
Inga VascenkovaPosted on October 29, 2006 | No CommentsEvent: “Divine Beauty” – an evening of programs selected from past New Tang Dynasty Television’s annual Chinese New Year Spectacular performances Date: Oct. 29, 2006 Venue: SUNY Purchase – Performing […] -
![The melting pot that is New York City has inevitably created a wealth of culinary options. Japanese food, in particular, is well-represented, from the yakitori and okonomiyaki hole-in-the-wall joints in […]](https://www.meniscuszine.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/hiroko1-115x115.jpg "New Japanese food products hit the Big Apple")
New Japanese food products hit the Big Apple
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on October 21, 2006 | No CommentsThe melting pot that is New York City has inevitably created a wealth of culinary options. Japanese food, in particular, is well-represented, from the yakitori and okonomiyaki hole-in-the-wall joints in […] -
Johnnie To’s “Triad Election” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 18, 2006 | No CommentsJohnnie To continues his rarification of the triad film genre with "Triad Election," also known as "Election 2." -
Bong Joon-ho’s “The Host” – 2006 New York Film Festival Review
Christopher BournePosted on October 15, 2006 | No Comments"The Host" was inspired by an actual 2000 incident in which toxic formaldehyde was dumped into the Han River.