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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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Paris 2024: Oh Sang-uk wins South Korea’s first Olympic men’s individual fencing sabre gold
22 June 2025 10:11 AM | No CommentsFor all their accolades in the team sabre event, South Korea individual results were here and there. That changed in Paris.
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Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “Her Brother” / “Ototo”
Rex BaylonPosted on October 17, 2015 | No CommentsLacking the flourishes that made Ichikawa popular with a specific type of cinephile, "Her Brother" is an emotional exploration into the family unit. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “An Actor’s Revenge”
Rex BaylonPosted on October 16, 2015 | No CommentsAs in most of Ichikawa's early work, “An Actor’s Revenge” requires its audience to give in to the film and not the other way around. -
Film Review: Kon Ichikawa’s “Conflagration” / “Enjo” (炎上)
Rex BaylonPosted on October 15, 2015 | No CommentsWith “Enjo,” Ichikawa and his collaborators made a true masterpiece of world cinema rife with metaphors to unpack with every viewing. -
Lacoste Spring 2016: An Olympic influence
Megan LeePosted on October 12, 2015 | No CommentsArtistic director Felipe Oliveira Baptista's cohesive Spring 2016 collection will of course attract athletes, but also those less inclined to go to the gym. -
Backstage: Vivienne Tam Spring 2016 – NYFW
Megan LeePosted on October 4, 2015 | No CommentsA lot of work goes into a runway show and it looks completely effortless for them to set it up, right? Wrong. -
Fashion Shenzhen Spring 2016: Kavon, Haiping Xie, Deng Hao
Megan LeePosted on October 2, 2015 | No CommentsThe Fashion Shenzhen collective at New York Fashion Week showcases three Chinese designers selected by the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association. -
Make-up & hair: Vivienne Tam Spring 2016 – NYFW
Megan LeePosted on September 28, 2015 | No CommentsThe make-up inspiration for the Vivienne Tam Spring 2016 collection was pure natural, dewy and Californian, while hair was extremely gelled down. -
Carmen Marc Valvo Spring 2016: Tightly edited zen
Megan LeePosted on September 27, 2015 | No CommentsThe Carmen Marc Valvo Spring 2016 collection consisted of evening wear, swimsuits, and a smattering of men's looks in predominantly red, white and black. -
LIE SANGBONG New York boutique features fashion, art
Megan LeePosted on September 26, 2015 | No CommentsThe LIE SANGBONG boutique in the Meatpacking District features the signature ready-to-wear line and its younger label, LIE, as well as the Blank Space gallery. -
Dennis Basso Spring 2016: Cheerful trip south of the border
Megan LeePosted on September 25, 2015 | No CommentsThe Dennis Basso Spring 2016 collection proves that long-lasting good designs can be appreciated by women everywhere.