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

    Header artwork by Annysa Ng 茢 First Impressionsclick for information 茢 Essays click for information 茢 En Routeclick for information 茢 XI XIβ€”Can We Sayclick for information 茢 Write to Powerclick for information 茢 Auditory Cortexclick for information

  • [REVIEW] β€œπ‘Šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘Ž: A Crime of Passionate Advocacy?” by Matthew Ordonez

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Kevin Alambra (director), Warla, 2025. 111 min. I have just watched Warla. I cannot claim any lived experience concerning trans issues; however, I found myself uneasy with the bluntness…

    Oct 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œπ‘Šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘™π‘Ž: A Crime of Passionate Advocacy?” by Matthew Ordonez

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Whose Words Win the Nobel? On Translators and the Question of Literary Recognition” by Kabir Deb

    Earlier this week, the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 was awarded to the Hungarian novelist LΓ‘szlΓ³ Krasznahorkai β€œfor his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Coverage in outlets such…

    Oct 12, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Whose Words Win the Nobel? On Translators and the Question of Literary Recognition” by Kabir Deb

  • [REVIEW] β€œJohannes SchΓΆnherr’s π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž πΎπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘› πΆπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘Ž:Β Rise (and Fall?) (and Rise again?) of the Propaganda Machine” by Cyril Camus

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Johannes SchΓΆnherr, North Korean Cinema. A History, McFarland, 2012. 224 pgs. My experience with the three books on North Korean cinema I had read up to this pointβ€”Paul…

    Oct 11, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œJohannes SchΓΆnherr’s π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘β„Ž πΎπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘› πΆπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘Ž:Β Rise (and Fall?) (and Rise again?) of the Propaganda Machine” by Cyril Camus

  • [REVIEW] “The Stillness Between Fire and Water: On Kiriti Sengupta’s 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘šπ‘ ” by Abhik Ganguly

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Kiriti Sengupta. Kiriti Sengupta, Selected Poems, Transcendent Zero Press, 2025. 228 pgs. It has been more than a decade since the medical practitioner turned poet,…

    Oct 9, 2025
    [REVIEW] “The Stillness Between Fire and Water: On Kiriti Sengupta’s 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘šπ‘ ” by Abhik Ganguly

  • [REVIEW] β€œWhen the Jar Spills Time: Reading Mallika Bhaumik’s π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‡π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘ π½π‘Žπ‘Ÿβ€ by Wani Nazir

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Mallika Bhaumik, When Time is a Magic Jar, Red River Press, 2025. 108 pgs. When Time is a Magic Jar by Mallika Bhaumik is like finding an old, dusty…

    Oct 8, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œWhen the Jar Spills Time: Reading Mallika Bhaumik’s π‘Šβ„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‡π‘–π‘šπ‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘Ž π‘€π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘ π½π‘Žπ‘Ÿβ€ by Wani Nazir

  • [REVIEW] “The Fantasy of Wholeness through Body Horror in Hon Lai-chu’s 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π΅π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  and Michael Shanks’s π‘‡π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿβ€ by Charlie Ng

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Mending Bodies. β–ž Hon Lai Chu (author), Jacqueline Leung (translator), Mending Bodies, Two Lines Press, 2025. 240 pgs.β–ž Michael Shanks (director), Together, 2025. 102 min.…

    Oct 8, 2025
    [REVIEW] “The Fantasy of Wholeness through Body Horror in Hon Lai-chu’s 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 π΅π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘’π‘  and Michael Shanks’s π‘‡π‘œπ‘”π‘’π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿβ€ by Charlie Ng

  • [TIFF 2025] “You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s πΎπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘¦” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

    TIFF 2025 β–ž 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunsetβ–ž 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us Allβ–ž 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…

    Oct 7, 2025
    [TIFF 2025] “You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on Kalainithan Kalaichelvan’s πΎπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘π‘¦” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Kalainithan Kalaichelvan

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Painting a Legacy of Optimism & Beauty” by Sadie Kaye & George Tang Kwok-wing

    Editor’s note: In this conversation with Sadie Kaye, 77-year-old Hong Kong artist George Tang Kwok-wing reflects on his seven decades in art in the lead-up to his participation in Fine Art Asia 2025, where he unveiled a monumental new large-scale…

    Oct 7, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Painting a Legacy of Optimism & Beauty” by Sadie Kaye & George Tang Kwok-wing

  • [TIFF 2025] β€œThe Paper Boy: On Park Chan-wook’s π‘π‘œ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ πΆβ„Žπ‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’β€ by Nirris Nagendrarajah

    TIFF 2025 β–ž 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunsetβ–ž 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us Allβ–ž 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…

    Oct 7, 2025
    [TIFF 2025] β€œThe Paper Boy: On Park Chan-wook’s π‘π‘œ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ πΆβ„Žπ‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’β€ by Nirris Nagendrarajah

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “On Translating Hong Kong Identity, Resilience, & Longing” by Tiffany Troy and Chenxin Jiang

    Editor’s note: In this interview, poet and critic Tiffany Troy speaks with translator Chenxin Jiang about her recent rendering of for now I am sitting here growing transparent (Zephyr Press, 2025) by Hong Kong poet, filmmaker, and scholar Yau Ching.…

    Oct 5, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] “On Translating Hong Kong Identity, Resilience, & Longing” by Tiffany Troy and Chenxin Jiang
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