Seamus Heaney
Who? Irish poet and 1995 Nobel laureate for “works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.” Widely considered one of the three greatest living poets in the English language, he has legions of dedicated followers, dubbed...
I was studying for my very last college exam when I heard I’d got into the semifinals of “America’s Next Top Model.” It was the first time in my life I didn’t have a job or anything at all that I needed to do, and it was a free trip to LA, so why not?
After “Top...
HK: Your work is often classical and humorous at the same time. What is going on in “La Danse”?
KB: The jokes in my paintings are not slapstick. They are jokes for professionals. The joke here is that Matisse is too hard, too sketchy. So I followed his lines, and continued until I took...
The first thing you need to know about the Hong Kong Art Biennial is that it’s not really an art biennial at all. Unlike other art biennials - such as Venice, Sydney or Japan - the Hong Kong version is not a thematically curated exhibition featuring international artists. Instead, it is a...
How To Write A Book
... and an Album, or a Movie
1. Have a creative, original idea. That’s the advice of Dr. Richard A. Collins, who self-published his bio-terrorism novel, “Under A Blood Red Sky,” (www.underabloodredsky.com) in 2004.
2. Come up with an outline. “I had a...
Favorite Hong Kong noise: “Waahhh!” The noise people make when they see what I’m wearing.
Best gig: 8,000 people at the Hong Kong Coliseum – somehow organized by the government.
Worst gig: 10 people at the Fringe during the height of Sars.
In your pocket: I don’t have...
HK Magazine: What’s the big idea?
Ran Elfassy: I’m using the anchor, the brand, of the photographs to show how people are culturally connected. All of a sudden, I’ve got people from Hungary sharing a connection with someone in the UK or Australia just from participating on the...
HK Magazine: How about a quick career bio?
Jeff Green: The exact time I knew I wanted to do standup was when I went to the Comedy Store in 1987 with friends. We saw the late show, and it was like “The Road To Damascus” – I was simply blown away. It was a turning point in my life,...
Zunzi is one of our most famed local cartoonists, channeling society’s frustrations into comedy and caricature. Many of his creations during his two decades sketching out our social issues are difficult to forget, including his “bloom-headed Regina Yip” of the Article 23 debate,...
It was raining heavily around this time last year. It poured almost non-stop for about three months. As water rushed through the streets and the mildew began its advance, the Comm
