Still Standing
We look at the more progressive galleries in our burgeoning contemporary arts scene.
Spaced Out
Artists get creative and showcase forward-thinking works at these alternative art spots.
Sapporo Ramen Miharu
Sometimes the best places to eat in a city are the modest holes in the walls. Situated round the side of Gallery Hotel, this well known, small ramen restaurant does only one thing, but does it really well. Seven ramen dishes practically comprise the entire menu. The interior is a cramped air-conditioned space, while the […]
Borgo Italian Restaurant
The latest small restaurant to hit the Sixth Avenue area is Borgo, headed up by Chef Mimmo previously of La Braceria. Borgo is serving what is increasingly becoming a growing trend here—good old fashioned rustic Italian cooking. The restaurant is plain in its appearance with empty walls and high ceilings emphasizing the large window at […]
Tony Takitani
Tony Takitani is all about loneliness. And the film, directed by Jun Ichikawa, is rather matter of fact about it. Growing up in Japan with an American name isolates Tony (Issey Ogata, The Sun) from his other Japanese classmates. And with a jazz musician father more involved in music than in him, Tony learns to […]
Frostbite
Director Anders Banke (John Howe: There and Back Again) tries to squeeze in too many things into this strange but delightful vampire flick: A historical legend in war-torn Sweden, a modern day Americanized teen flick with a tinge of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and awful CGI effects. But this, The Naked Gun of horror […]
The Halia
For a charming place for a leisurely meal on a sunny day there are few restaurants better than Halia. With its gorgeous location in the Botanic Gardens, surrounded by greenery on the shaded deck or inside the more climate-controlled restaurant, Halia is the perfect retreat to enjoy good food and good company away from the […]
Local stage actress-director, Beatrice Chia-Richmond
Beatrice Chia-Richmond needs no introduction. This lanky and talented stage actress-director has graced many local magazines, and is one of the most recognizable faces in local theater. Here, she talks to us about some of her favorite things—among them, Prada, massages, kindness and traveling to Kenya.
Director of The Beckett Project, Patricia Boyette
Delve into existentialistic topics in the stirring play The Beckett Project.
New York-based, Radio Mundial
Radio Mundial promises to be a fresh listen.