No one chooses the circumstances they are born into – not their birthplace, ethnicity, socio-economic status, none of these. But that does not stop a dark side of humanity from …
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My impressions of Montréal were a haze of summer memories: Leonard Cohen’s mural just off Boulevard Saint-Laurent, not far from where mourners gathered on his doorstep upon hearing the news …
Seoul is a vibrant city that has attracted people from all over the world including this writer. In my time there, I realized the “globalization” I always heard about in …
Golden Panda International Film Festival – Project Pitch, Masters Workshop, Screenings & More
by Gavin Hee
Although in its fifth year and possessing deep connections within the international film-making community, many Vancouverites may not be familiar with the Vancouver Golden Panda International Film Festival (GPIFF). Historically, …
Australia-Canada Spotlight: Beverley Wang, “It’s Not a Race” Podcast & Liminal Magazine
by Gavin Hee
Asian Canadian, Asian Australian. We often think of identifiers like these in largely national terms. But many similar cultural and historical experiences bind us that have given rise to a …
Styled as a comic domestic drama but hiding sweeping undercurrents, Mina Shum’s crowd-pleasing fourth feature portrays a Vancouver family whose lives are jolted by a convergence of difficult revelations and …
“Do Not Say We Have Nothing”, by Madeleine Thien, is a powerful and passionate novel, skillfully interwoven with rhythmic words to present a dynamic reading experience, similar to a fight …
On a rural South Korean farmstead, a married middle-aged couple arrive at the home of a single mother (Kil Hae-yeon) and her pregnant teenage daughter (Ahn Ji-hye). The parties have …
Published in 16.3, by Donna Seto An acquaintance of mine once asked where I had parked my Mercedes. My initial response was that I didn’t own a Mercedes or a …
Ricepaper Shutterbox, a new photo blog, will explore how photography defines our world. Inspired by the 365 Photo Challenge, we aim to feature images at least three times a week, sometimes …
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