To understand why German-Chinese athlete Sofie Fella felt compelled to design a T-shirt featuring the Chinese character da – Mandarin for “big” – one must understand the rigid expectations of Asian femininity.
In cities like Shanghai, Fella’s hometown, the “ideal” body is more than an aesthetic – it is a signifier of virtue. This mindset is encouraged from a young age.
This is the 64th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. The language barrier has often been…
Andre Li Feiyue was 15 years old when he learned to lie. The founder and chef at Plant-Based Kitchen, a vegetarian fine-dining restaurant in the…
This is the 63rd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For over a decade, Hong Kong…
The Manchu-Han banquet (or Manhan quanxi) – a legendary grand feast dating back to the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) – was, depending on how you interpret…
As the cosmic elements shift, the fifth month of the Year of the Fire Horse 2026 will bring a mix of opportunities and challenges for…
