By Candice Okada There are few people who can address the seriousness of colonialism and cultural appropriation in a manner that is both humorous and aesthetically meaningful. Brendan Lee Satish …
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By Deanne Beattie Milton K. Wong is, in person, every bit the leader you might imagine him to be. By reputation, he is known as a quick and resourceful businessman …
By Jenny Uechi Personal Mobility Segway and Honda go head to head eight years after Segway came out with an ingeniously-designed yet horrifically-geeky personal transporter. For those of you who …
By Stephanie Lim WEDDING GUEST LIST: CHECK, WEDDING VENUE AND FOOD: CHECK, WEDDING DECORATIONS AND FLOWERS: CHECK, WEDDING CAKE: CHECK, WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER: CHECK, WEDDING—MAIDEN OR HUSBAND’S NAME: DECISION. For many …
Written by Amy Chow Photos by Melissa Dex Guzman Fumie von Dehn admits that while growing up in Japan during the ’80s she wasn’t that interested in kimonos. “I was …
By Joni Low Beppu, Japan: a non-descript, urban landscape of decrepit buildings, scattered rubble, deserted streets. There’s an odd, grating sound on the pavement cutting into distant industrial sounds. A …
By Adrian Mack She’s given us an unusually rich field to pick from, but personally, my favourite Sook-Yin Lee moment came sometime back in the 1990s when she casually informed …
By Jenny Uechi Vegetarian Boy Meets Carnivore Girl No, it’s not some PETA campaign for girls who want to meet hot guys by embracing vegetarianism. Rather, soshoku danshi or “vegetarian …
By Michelle Kay “There’s something humbling about craft…for a while, people were into high-tech, super sleek materials, which are really alienating. Right now when times are uncertain, it’s nice …
By Henry Tsang Wine represents so much to so many: class, culture, education, fancy food, expensive restaurants, disposable income, old world money, European history, colonization. Since the 1980s, the nouveau …