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American Cheese and Wine Evening – 24 October, 2016

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An evening of sublime flavours as the US Consul General hosted an evening of American wine and US cheese.

America is well known for it’s wine, but it might surprise you to know that the US is now the world’s biggest cheese exporter. And we’re not talking those synonymous processed cheese slices. A thriving quality artisanal cheese industry offers everything from award wining cheddars to sublime blue cheeses, ‘Parmesan’ wheels and ‘French’ bries and much more – there’s something for everyone to enjoy and explore. And soon to be, if the US Dairy Export Council and Schuman Cheese are successful, available in a shop near you.

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Bowie/Collector

Many people know of David Bowie through his music and films and his influence transcended music to shape the wider culture of our time. As well as being a talented artist, Bowie loved art and in a way that isn’t possible today, courtesy of social media and camera phones, took an active role in the art world both buying art at auction, meeting artists and sitting on the editorial board of renowned art magazine Modern Painters.

“Art was, seriously, the only thing I’d ever wanted to own. It has always been for me a stable nourishment. I use it. It can change the way I feel in the mornings. The same work can change me in different ways, depending on what I’m going through.” David Bowie – NYTimes 1998

The breadth and scope of Bowie’s personal art collection was revealed with the release of Sotheby’s online auction catalogue earlier this month. It features over 400 pieces including a ‘spin’ painting that Bowie created in collaboration with Damien Hirst, an altarpiece by Renaissance master Tintoretto, as well as works by 20th Century British Masters such as David Bomberg, Stanley Spencer, Frank Auerbach and Leon Kossoff.

A selection of Bowie’s collected artworks are on display in Hong Kong ahead of next months Sotherby’s auction. For further information: www.sothebys.com/BowieCollector

Bowie/Collector – Hong Kong Preview
Date: 10am-6pm, 12-15 October, 2016
Venue: Sotheby’s Hong Kong Gallery, 5/F, One Pacific Place, Admiralty
Tickets: Free

Terry Fox Run Hong Kong

The Terry Fox Run is an annual charity event inspired by a young Canadian activist who died in 1981 while running across Canada to raise money to fight cancer. The 4th Terry Fox Run Hong Kong (TFRHK) will be held on Saturday 5 November 2016 at Renaissance College Hong Kong in Ma On Shan.

The ‘run’ is a 3km, 5km or 10km non-competitive, family-oriented run or walk. There’s no enrolment fee for participation or minimum donation required, TFRHK welcomes everyone from running enthusiasts to families with kids to school groups and corporate teams – to join.

Registration is now open.

Terry Fox Run Hong Kong
Date: 10am, 5 November, 2016
Venue: Renaissance College Hong Kong, Ma On Shan
Tickets: free with registration
More info:
terryfoxrunhk @ rchk.edu.hk

Psychedelic Timelapse Hyperlapse Hong Kong Video

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Hong Kong Timelapse & Hyperlapse (https://vimeo.com/185292301)

Photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has created a stunning video to capture his impressions of Hong Kong. Shot in September 2015 this is not your typical timelapse video. It’s a timelapse / hyperlapse video with a hefty dose of psychedelic elements and a tight soundtrack.

The video was made using two Canon cameras, a variety of lenses and a GoPro Hero 4. Post production was done in Adobe After Effects, Lightroom and LRTimelapse.

Ho Man Tin and Whampoa Stations Open 23 October, 2016

The MTR announced today that passenger service on the extended Kwun Tong Line to the new Ho Man Tin and Whampoa stations will start on the 23 October.

When the new service begins, Whampoa Station will become the terminal station of the Kwun Tong Line – although not all trains will actually terminate there, some will finish at Ho Man Tin.

The estimated journey time between Whampoa and Yau Ma Tei stations will be approximately 5 minutes. While a trip from Whampoa to Admiralty will take approximately 15 minutes.

The frequency of trains during peak periods for Ho Man Tin Station will be approximately 2 minutes while for Whampoa Station it will be approximately 4 minutes.

Additional reporting: MTR

Mandela Exhibition Opening @ HKU – 13 September, 2016

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The Mandela Exhibition, at HKU’s Main Library until 28 Sept, explores the iconic figures life through six themes: character, comrade, leader, prisoner, negotiator and statesman. Although the exhibition is small it gives insight into a man whose words and ideals many of today’s leaders could pay more attention to. His auto-biography Long Walk to Freedom and collected speeches In His Own Words offer more depth.
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Child’s Handwritten Election Flyer Goes Viral

A child’s elections flyer that went viral recently has gone largely unnoticed by the English press. The photocopied, handwritten letter was originally handed to Kwun Tong resident James Au as he was walking home from work one evening. Wanting to share the message, he snapped a photo of it and posted it onto Instagram and Facebook. At the time of writing his fb post has been shared over 19,000 times.

Add Oil Comics have translated and illustrated the flyer.

Asia Adult Expo

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It’s Asia Adult Expo time where China’s sex toy manufacturers showcase their products to stores and buyers from across the globe. The wholesale prices are ridiculously cheap, a stark reminder of the margins involved in much of retail today.

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In recent years a lot of creativity, thought, science and manufacturing wizardry has gone into improving and enhancing how we can bring ourselves and our partners pleasure. Although I’m not sure that many of us will be wanting to fiddle with a phone app in the middle of an orgasm… And a first person perspective 3D VR film loses it’s impact when as is legally required in Japan genitals are pixelated out.

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At any other product expo, visitors to the show would be touching, examining the products to check for quality, design… Yet still society’s taboo on pleasuring ourselves and others exerts it’s influence with most visitors discretely looking from outside a booth rather than stepping in as they would with other product expos.

If you don’t fancy a visit to sex store but want to improve your sex life most of the manufacturers have websites where you can buy direct through Alibaba.

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Asia Adult Expo
Date: 28-31 August 2016
Venue: HK Convention & Exhibition Centre
Tickets: By invitation, trade