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Previous issues

issue 216
14 September 2006



issue 215
01 September 2006



issue 214
17 August 2006

BRAVE NEW WORD
Though Hong Kong is one of the most wired cities in the world, it’s taken a while for the local Chinese population to catch on to blogging. But a sudden detonation of media interest has shunted local bloggers out of the realm of mere cyber jotters and into the public consciousness. Not that the English-reading world would notice…

 

BEHIND THE VELVET CURTAIN
It takes six weeks of intensive rehearsal to prepare a full-length dance show. We peeped in on four top dance companies backstage and discovered intricate rituals after the practice had stopped but audiences weren’t quite seated.

A WHOLE NEW AFFAIR
This week sees the release of Martin Scorcese’s The Departed – the big budget re-make of Hong Kong hit Infernal Affairs. Alan Mak tells us what it’s like to have his film taken by Tinseltown.

YOU SEE HAND
She has three popular radio shows, two new books and a successful blog. And she writes lyrics for Cantopop stars. But that’s not enough for Jessie You See Hand. She also wants to save your soul.









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