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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€œIn the Wake of Hong Kong Dreaming: Sasha Chuk’s 𝐹𝑙𝑦 𝑀𝑒 π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘›” by Tin Yuet Tam

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Fly Me to the Moon. Sasha Chuk (director), Fly Me to the Moon δ½†ι‘˜δΊΊι•·δΉ…, 2023. 112 min. Every era of Hong Kong cinema has…

    Mar 2, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œIn the Wake of Hong Kong Dreaming: Sasha Chuk’s 𝐹𝑙𝑦 𝑀𝑒 π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘›” by Tin Yuet Tam

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Dining with the Departed: Yuta Takahashi’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘˜π‘œ πΎπ‘–π‘‘π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›” by Aditi Yadav

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yuta Takahashi (author), Cat Anderson (translator), The Chibineko Kitchen, John Murray, 2024. 192 pgs. The Japanese iyashikeiβ€”or healingβ€”genre has resonated deeply with readers worldwide, offering solace and comfort through…

    Mar 2, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Dining with the Departed: Yuta Takahashi’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘˜π‘œ πΎπ‘–π‘‘π‘β„Žπ‘’π‘›” by Aditi Yadav

  • [REVIEW] “A Symphony of Words and Soundβ€”Haruki Murakami’s π΄π‘π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘œπ‘› 𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑐: πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑆𝑒𝑖𝑗𝑖 π‘‚π‘§π‘Žπ‘€π‘Ž” by Antonia Yang

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Absolutely on Music. Haruki Murakami (author), Jay Rubin (translator), Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa, Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. 352 pgs. When we look back…

    Feb 23, 2025
    [REVIEW] “A Symphony of Words and Soundβ€”Haruki Murakami’s π΄π‘π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘œπ‘› 𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑐: πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž 𝑆𝑒𝑖𝑗𝑖 π‘‚π‘§π‘Žπ‘€π‘Ž” by Antonia Yang

  • [EXCLUSIVE] β€œKishore Kumar: A Journey of Adoration and Rediscovery” by Namrata

    Kishore Kumar I was just five when I first “saw” Kishore Kumarβ€”his presence flickering to life on the tiny black-and-white television set my grandfather had brought back from one of his work trips to the then-USSR. There he wasβ€”handsome, dashing,…

    Feb 20, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] β€œKishore Kumar: A Journey of Adoration and Rediscovery” by Namrata

  • [REVIEW] “Before TSMC and Same-Sex Marriage: Qiu Miaojin’s π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘’” by Glen Loveland

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Before TSMC and Same-Sex Marriage: Qiu Miaojin’s Notes of a Crocodile” by Glen Loveland Qiu Miaojin (author), Bonnie Huie (translator), Notes of a Crocodile, NYRB Classics, 2017, 256 pgs. To…

    Feb 17, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Before TSMC and Same-Sex Marriage: Qiu Miaojin’s π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž πΆπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘™π‘’” by Glen Loveland

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Love and Loss in Petersen Vargas’s π‘ˆπ‘›/π»π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’” by Jhon Steven C. Espenido

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Petersen Vargas (Director), Un/Happy for You, 2024. 110 min. If there is one recent romantic drama that has left an everlasting mark on me, it is Un/Happy for You,…

    Feb 17, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Love and Loss in Petersen Vargas’s π‘ˆπ‘›/π»π‘Žπ‘π‘π‘¦ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’” by Jhon Steven C. Espenido

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Stories We Live By: Narrative, Meaning, and Existential Emptiness in Chie Hayakawa’s π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘› 75” by Anders KΓΈlle

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Chie Hayakawa (director), Plan 75, 2022. 112 min. Perhaps storytelling is an indispensable part of being human? Perhaps we all need to tell ourselvesβ€”and each otherβ€”certain stories to get…

    Feb 15, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Stories We Live By: Narrative, Meaning, and Existential Emptiness in Chie Hayakawa’s π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘› 75” by Anders KΓΈlle

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Importance of Nomenclature in π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›, πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔—𝐴 πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”” By Vanessa Winghei Yeung

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS in.light.of.livingβ€”Sik.Faan (author), jck (illustrator), and daanngaazai (calligrapher), Pattern, Language, Settingβ€”A Glossary of City Spaces in Hong Kong, Enlighten & Fish, 2021. 240 pgs. Pattern, Language, Settingβ€”A Glossary of City…

    Feb 14, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Importance of Nomenclature in π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›, πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔—𝐴 πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”” By Vanessa Winghei Yeung

  • [REVIEW] “The Last Word on Writing: Peter Ho Davies’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘…π‘’π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›” by Noelle Q. de Jesus

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Peter Ho Davies, The Art of Revision, Graywolf Press, 2021. 192 pgs. While I wasn’t particularly aware of the Graywolf Press series to which this book belongsβ€”The Art of…,…

    Feb 14, 2025
    [REVIEW] “The Last Word on Writing: Peter Ho Davies’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘…π‘’π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›” by Noelle Q. de Jesus

  • Protected: [REVIEW] “Between Golf and Karaoke: Locating Filipino Identity in Rafael Manuel’s πΉπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘π‘–π‘›Μƒπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Ž” By Ciro Quiapos

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    Protected: [REVIEW] “Between Golf and Karaoke: Locating Filipino Identity in Rafael Manuel’s πΉπ‘–π‘™π‘–π‘π‘–π‘›Μƒπ‘Žπ‘›π‘Ž” By Ciro Quiapos
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