Hong Kong may be an awesome place to live, but unless you’re a banker, a tycoon's mistress or an indigenous villager, our apartments suck. Whether they’re cramped, weirdly-shaped, just plain hideous or even all three, complaining about our homes is one of the great Hong Kong...
(Germany/USA/Hong Kong/Singapore) Drama/Sci Fi. Directed by Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer. Starring Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, Jim Sturgess, Jim Broadbent, Ben Whishaw, Doona Bae and Hugo Weaving. Category III. 172 minutes.
The main idea behind “Cloud Atlas”—that we...
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The first co-working space in Hong Kong, BootHK launched their first location in Wan Chai two years ago. The company was built as a work-in-progress, constantly changing and developing, just like the bootstrapped startups that used it. They define themselves as not only a space,...
When most of us imagine French cuisine, we might picture dainty dishes with fancy plating and fussy waiters in tuxedos. But a bevy of new restaurants are encouraging diners to bid this stereotypical image goodbye. Within the last of couple of years or so, newcomers to Hong Kong’s dining scene...
(USA/New Zealand) Fantasy. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Andy Serkis. Category IIA. 169 minutes.
After the Lord of the Rings trilogy of movies wrapped up with “The Return of the King” in 2003 (has it...
(USA) Comedy/Drama. Written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Elijah Wood, Chris Messina, Will McCormack, Emma Roberts. Category IIB. 92 minutes.
In the first few minutes of “Celeste & Jesse Forever”—the...
Where I went to school when I was young was dictated by my mother. She got me into a very elite local boy’s school, Diocesan Boy’s School. I couldn’t excel in anything—in any subjects, in any sports—because the competition was too keen. I was part of this very silent...
HK: Could you tell us about your current exhibition?
AY: In the game industry, a lot of my work revolved around different mythologies. I’ve always been fascinated by them, and this is what I want to draw. I’m mixing different mythologies here, and I convey them in my own style. These...
With their long working hours, boundless energy and extraordinary ability to enthusiastically perform “Sweet Child o’ Mine” at every single gig, local cover bands are the undisputed heroes of the late-night bar scene. We asked them a few questions about what it takes to dutifully...
