With so many of Hong Kong’s public personalities getting beaten up nowadays, the government has taken the precaution of issuing a pamphlet on etiquette in lieu of providing actual security. We’ve obtained some excerpts.
During the Beating
• Choose your beating spot wisely:...
Believe the hype: This film is totally worth it. It’s got snakes. A Plane. Samuel L. Jackson. What more could you possibly ever want? Which of your needs is left unfulfilled by this title? Snakes? Check. On a Plane? Check. Samuel L. Jackson using profanity as only Samuel L. Jackson can? Check...
Don’t believe the hype: This film is not worth it. By the time Samuel L. Jackson yells the sure to be classic phrase, “I’ve had it with these motherfucking snakes on the motherfucking plane,” there were cheers in the audience, most likely because everybody felt the same way...
HK Magazine: What do you call a male ballerina?
Brett Simon: Good question. Officially, it’s “premier danseur,” but speaking strictly from a language point of view, it’s Italian, so the real masculine term should be “ballerino.”
HK: How does being a male ballet...
HK Magazine: What’s so special about water polo?
John Wong: Water polo is more fun than merely swimming. I learned that when I started at 15. This is a team sport. We work together for one goal. We also train together. There is a real team spirit.
HK: How did you get into water polo?
JW: The...
I grew up in the heart of Central on Wyndham Street. My father used to run the King’s Theater cinema at the site of today’s Entertainment Building. He built it in 1931.
Central was very colorful because it was full of rickshaws. My impression was that it was bustling, with lots of...
Fancy a flower? They’ve been in the human diet for as long as we’ve been hungry. Some have been elevated to religious significance while others have been lauded for their nutritional value. You can boil them, grind them to a powder, dry them or eat them raw. You can go for the roots,...
1. BOCA (65 Peel St, SoHo, Central, 2548-1717). “BOCA is a great place to chill and recuperate. The staff is very friendly.”
2. Beirut (Shop A, Winner Building, 27-39 D’Aguilar Street Lan Kwai Fong, 2804 6611). “I find that kebabs are great for sedating me after a night out...
Despite all of our worries about pollution and global pandemics, a recent survey revealed that Hong Kong men are the longest-living on earth. Women are second only to those in Japan. How do we do it? We put the question to both doctors and the elderly themselves.
You Are What You Eat
Dr. Fang, a...
If big corporate retailers, bootleg carriers and iTunes just aren’t enough for your musical demands, then try digging through some of the city’s vintage record shops.
Surprisingly, Hong Kong – a place known for shunning anything that’s a hand-me-down – does indeed have...
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