Personal Musings

Mao’s Disappointment – A Look into China’s Materialism

The time is two in the morning. I am sitting on the plane as I…

Sirens’ Song

The train whisks us past Osaka. It’s the end of autumn. Beautiful green foliage is…

In Which I Grappled with Japan’s Dark History

It was seven in the morning when I decided to head south of my Airbnb…

Rick Owens via The Rosenrot | For The Love of Avant-Garde Fashion
An Interview

There is a real contrast that I love between the layered voluminous styling, the high…

Championing Solitude in The Instagram Era

There’s the old cliché attributed to Yohji Yamamoto of black representing the desire to be…

Observing Shanghai – A Year Later

Outside of central Shanghai lies a small water town called Qibao. A Chinese water town…