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    CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: First Impressions, Essays, En Route, Xi Xi—Can We Say, Write to Power, and Auditory Cortex

    Header artwork by Annysa Ng 茶 First Impressionsclick for information 茶 Essays click for information 茶 En Routeclick for information 茶 XI XI—Can We Sayclick for information 茶 Write to Powerclick for information 茶 Auditory Cortexclick for information

  • [ESSAY] “Does MOCA Bangkok Have a Soft Porn Problem?” by Daniel Gauss

    [ESSAY] “Does MOCA Bangkok Have a Soft Porn Problem?” by Daniel Gauss It is time for museums, especially those dedicated to contemporary art, finally to understand the objectification of women. It is also time to ask why one of Asia’s…

    Mar 7, 2026
    [ESSAY] “Does MOCA Bangkok Have a Soft Porn Problem?” by Daniel Gauss
  • [ESSAY] “FOUR TWENTY PM: A.T. Apichart at the National Gallery of Thailand” by Daniel Gauss

    [ESSAY] “FOUR TWENTY PM: A.T. Apichart at the National Gallery of Thailand” by Daniel Gauss There is a famous painting by Caravaggio of St Jerome translating the Bible. He is old, gaunt, and frail, and he works with a skull…

    Mar 6, 2026
    [ESSAY] “FOUR TWENTY PM: A.T. Apichart at the National Gallery of Thailand” by Daniel Gauss
  • [REVIEW] “Claire Lee’s On The Verge: Silence, Urban & City Life, and Quiet Chaos” by Tin Yuet Tam

    茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Claire Lee’s On The Verge: Silence, Urban & City Life, and Quiet Chaos” by Tin Yuet Tam Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon On the Verge. Claire Lee, On the Verge, Independently…

    Mar 6, 2026
    [REVIEW] “Claire Lee’s On The Verge: Silence, Urban & City Life, and Quiet Chaos” by Tin Yuet Tam
  • [ESSAY] “Shaped by Hong Kong, Sharpened by Wudang: Gigi Chang’s Translation Practice” by Debra Liu

    [ESSAY] “Shaped by Hong Kong, Sharpened by Wudang: Gigi Chang’s Translation Practice” by Debra Liu For those of us influenced by the legendary Jin Yong (Louis Cha) Legends of the Condor Heroes series, yet unable to read lengthy works in…

    Mar 6, 2026
    [ESSAY] “Shaped by Hong Kong, Sharpened by Wudang: Gigi Chang’s Translation Practice” by Debra Liu
  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Of Mirth-merchants and Humour Literature: Ankit Raj Ojha’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑟” by Pradip Mondal

    茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Of Mirth-merchants and Humour Literature: Ankit Raj Ojha’s The Bare Bones Book of Humour” by Pradip Mondal Ankit Raj Ojha (editor), The Bare Bones Book of Humour, Bare Bones…

    Mar 5, 2026
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Of Mirth-merchants and Humour Literature: Ankit Raj Ojha’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑟” by Pradip Mondal
  • [REVIEW] “Freedom from Time and Space: On James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒” by Jonathan Han

    茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Freedom from Time and Space: On James Shea’s Last Day of My Face” by Jonathan Han Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Last Day of My Face. James Shea, The Last Day…

    Mar 2, 2026
    [REVIEW]  “Freedom from Time and Space: On James Shea’s 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒” by Jonathan Han
  • [REVIEW] “Cultivating the Infinite: The Art and Spiritual Vision of Zhao Hai Tien” by Jennifer Eagleton

    茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Cultivating the Infinite: The Art and Spiritual Vision of Zhao Hai Tien” by Jennifer Eagleton Zhao Hai Tien, Cultivation: The Art of Zhao Hai Tien, University of Hong Kong Press,…

    Mar 2, 2026
    [REVIEW] “Cultivating the Infinite: The Art and Spiritual Vision of Zhao Hai Tien” by Jennifer Eagleton
  • [SUNDANCE 2026] “The Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanuteja’s 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja  

    All entries on SUNDANCE 2026 [SUNDANCE 2026] “The Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanuteja’s Levitating” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja    Wregas Bhanuteja (director), Levitating, 2026. 119 min. INTRODUCTION Nirris Nagendrarajah Levitating, the third feature by the Indonesian filmmaker…

    Feb 27, 2026
    [SUNDANCE 2026] “The Pleasure Principal: A Conversation on Wregas Bhanuteja’s 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja  
  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Lai Wen’s 𝑇𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒: A Coming-of-Age Dramedy Culminating in a Historic Massacre” by Kevin McGeary

    茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Lai Wen’s Tiananmen Square: A Coming-of-Age Dramedy Culminating in a Historic Massacre” by Kevin McGeary Lai Wen, Tiananmen Square: A Novel, Spiegel & Grau, 2024. 528 pgs. “In China,…

    Feb 20, 2026
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Lai Wen’s 𝑇𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒: A Coming-of-Age Dramedy Culminating in a Historic Massacre” by Kevin McGeary
  • {Call for Abstracts} Hong Kong & Ireland

    Call for abstractsCha: An Asian Literary Journal Workshop Hong Kong & Ireland:Interwoven Histories, Shared Languages, & Connected Futures Format: Virtual Dates of workshop: TO BE CONFIRMED (July 2026) Workshop focus: This symposium invites proposals that place Hong Kong and Ireland…

    Feb 17, 2026
    {Call for Abstracts} Hong Kong & Ireland
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