Threads connect, but they also unravel. When they do, the process is messy, intricate, and in its own way, a kind of becoming. In Anna …
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Gallery Nucleus Hosts Ilya Kuvshinov’s First Los Angeles Art Exhibition
On July 24th, Gallery Nucleus opened up Ilya Kuvshinov and Yusuke Kozaki’s solo art exhibits to the public. Kuvshinov, the Tokyo-based Russian artist, is best …
Iron Widow: Book Review
You might have heard of the Chinese empress Wu Zetian, but you’ve never read about her the way Xiran Jay Zhao imagines her in Iron …
Hao: Book Review
To say one is hao means that one is well, but hao itself is only a word, a descriptor for the concept of goodness. It …
How We Fall Apart: Book Review
For some, falling apart comes with the acknowledgement that there had to be something concrete to begin with. In Katie Zhao’s debut YA novel, the …
Taipei Suicide Story: Film Review
If we dealt with death in a more systematic way, would it be easier to accept and handle? Taipei Suicide Story introduces a world where …
Drive All Night, a deep dive into Peter Hsieh’s surrealistic neo-noir film
Featured at CAAMFest 2021, Drive All Night is Peter Hsieh’s first full feature film, having mainly written theatrical plays in his past decade of work. …
Minor Feelings: Book Review
Some feelings about Minor Feelings: Cathy Park Hong outwardly expresses what has been internalized for so long. In the book that’s soon to be adapted …
LINSANITY, Evan Jackson Leong’s biographical documentary on the Asian-American NBA star behind the phenomenon
First shown at CAAMFest 2013, Evan Jackson Leong’s documentary LINSANITY was featured again this year as part of the film festival’s retrospective series. Whether you’re …
Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust, An Environmental and Cultural Memoir
Visitors at Manzanar, California today will find a desert-like landscape dotted with low brush as far as the eye can see, punctuated only by the …