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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Banner Women in Verse: Wilt Idema’s Anthology of Manchu Women Poets” by Ronald Gray Wilt L. Idema (editor and translator). Two Centuries of Manchu Women Poets: An Anthology, University of…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Madwoman in the Courtyard: Zhang Yimou’s Raise the Red Lantern” by Bea Phi Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon Raise the Red Lantern. Zhang Yimou (director), Raise…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [ESSAY] “Doll and Void: On Noboru Tsujihara’s Mistress Koharu” by Tyran Grillo Noboru Tsujihara (author), Kalau Almony (translator). Mistress Koharu, Honford Star, 2025. 256 pgs. The greeting “I’m home” requires somebody…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [INCIDENTAL] “After the Credits Rolled: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and a Writer’s Awakening” by Larnchana Larkshitha Alahendra Ang Lee (director). Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, 2000. 120 min. Few films can transport…
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Shinya Tamada’s I Am What I Am: The Solitary Sprint Towards Self-Love” by Nicola Ulaan Wan Shinya Tamada (director). I Am What I Am (Sobakasu), 2022. 104 min. In Asian societies, romantic love is still frequently presented as…
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[ESSAY] “From Fife to the Fragrant Harbour: On Learning to Love Hong Kong English” by Stewart McKay Me at the pier in Stanley, 2012, the year I first arrived in Hong Kong I speak English. And I have an accent.…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [ESSAY] “A Tale of Two Suzhou Rivers” by Bea Phi Lou Ye (director). Suzhou River, 2000. 79 min. Recently curated by Kogonada for the Metrograph in Manhattan, Lou Ye’s 2000 film…
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[INCIDENTAL] “The Hong Kong Signs Series” by Alex Przybyla Hate not life buoys and other small beginnings (Hong Kong Signs 一) THE LIFE BUOY IS TO BE USED FORRESCUE PURPOSES ONLY. DAMAGEOR THEFT OF THE LIFE BUOY WILLRESULT IN PROSECUTION……
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[INCIDENTAL] “Crafting the Hong Kong Signs Series” by Alex Przybyla Editor’s note: Click HERE to read/view Alex Przybyla’s “Hong Kong Signs Series”. To walk through Hong Kong is to walk through a world of signs. Directions, advertisements, warnings, reminders: Hong…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Love Yourself: Repetition and Return in Hong Sang-soo’s The Day She Returns” by Oliver Farry Hong Sang-soo (director). The Day She Returns, 2026. 84 min. The cinema of Hong…
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