You Should Probably Stretch More

A new way to approach life in a “stuck” culture.

Oct 14 • 

Patrick Kho

5

Raves at 200-Year-Old Heritage Sites

Digital Zine 1: Across Shanghai, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manila, electronic music events are being held at historic buildings. How and why did this…

Oct 7 • 

Patrick Kho

22

2

September 2025

Grocery Shopping in the Apocalypse

What can pre-typhoon consumption in Hong Kong teach us about the end of the world?

Sep 30 • 

Patrick Kho

11

2

Why Do Asian Brands Pretend to be Japanese?

A working theory on how aspirational consumption in Asia created faux Japanese brands like MINISO, Oishi, and Japan Home Center.

Sep 23 • 

Patrick Kho

51

13

Enter: The Post-Manosphere

From Hong Kong to Dubai to Bali, male creators are scripting a life beyond the manosphere. But is it progress from what came before, or just another…

Sep 16 • 

Patrick Kho

37

14

The Rise of the Traveling Third Space

Around the world, new communities are decoupling from space and traveling within cities to foster connection.

Sep 2 • 

Patrick Kho

59

13

August 2025

Funding an Art Gallery With Satire and Mac and Cheese

N+ Museum, a guerilla gallery, is offering a bold proposition for how independent art can thrive against the industry’s commercialization.

Aug 26 • 

Patrick Kho

6

This Party Was Homemade

In just two years, UMAMI went from hosting house parties to throwing one of the biggest electronic music events of the summer. How did they do it?

Aug 19 • 

Patrick Kho

7

K-pop is Not Korean

The genre is becoming less about Korean culture and more about a certain production style.

Aug 5 • 

Patrick Kho

26

5

July 2025

“Expat” is a Dying Subculture

At Staunton’s—a longstanding expat hub in Hong Kong—foreigners are trading transience for deeper ties to the city.

Jul 29 • 

Patrick Kho

104

35

Summer 2025 is Cronenberg Summer

Charli XCX’s prophetic Coachella performance and the body modification discourse of this season.

Jul 22 • 

Patrick Kho

5

A Punk Zine in the “World’s Most Expensive City”

Mau1, a new collective, is trying to uplift young, struggling artists in Asia’s financial hub.

Jul 15 • 

Patrick Kho

9