Culture
Marilyn the Poet
Monroe in Don’t Bother to Knock (1952), from the July 1953 issue of Modern Screen....
The Other Side of Pleasure: On Leonard Cohen
Photo copyright gudenkoa, via Adobe Stock. To mark the appearance of Leonard Cohen’s...
Bonhams' buying spree (ctd.)
Bonhams' buying spree (ctd.) June 28 2022 Picture: Bonhams The UK auction house...
Derby Museums' £1m endowment
Derby Museums' £1m endowment June 28 2022 Picture: ArtFund One of my favourite museums,...
Tefaf robbery
Tefaf robbery June 28 2022 [embedded content]Video: via YouTube Robbers have targeted...
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 6 — A Q&A With Advising...
This interview, like the previous one in this series with Eileen Cheng-yin Chow,...
Sunset for a Blog and a Double Birthday
For several years, I’ve had the pleasure of co-editing this China Blog at BLARB,...
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 7 — A Q&A With Academic...
This interview with Jeffrey Wasserstrom, academic editor of the new LARB China Channel...
Prior Convictions movie review: Japanese manga adaptation...
Japanese actress Kasumi Arimura is back as a part-time probation officer, caught...
Racism and hate have no place in K-pop fandoms, but are...
Violent threats, racism and misogyny await journalists and fans who raise legitimate...
Passing Through: On Leonard Cohen
To mark the appearance of Leonard Cohen’s “Begin Again” in our Summer issue, we’re...
Minions: The Rise of Gru movie review – Steve Carell, Michelle...
With Linda Ronstadt, Simon and Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones on the soundtrack and...
Hong Kong singer Mike Tsang on performing with George Lam,...
Tsang, who names The Weeknd and Bruno Mars among his inspirations, recently took...
A feminist pioneer’s tough love for her daughter and how...
Singapore-based presenter ended a ‘toxic relationship’ with TV to repair another...
Julie Otsuka writes about dementia with vision and wisdom...
The Swimmers, Julie Otsuka’s long-awaited third novel, traces the elderly Alice’s...
Peter Chan’s early films, featuring the two Tony Leungs...
Peter Chan’s early films, featuring the likes of Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai...
