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June 2025

May 2025

Your Boss is a Robot
CEOs from Silicon Valley to Beijing all flaunt big, public personalities. New AI technology might change that, perhaps for the better.
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Patrick Kho
The World After Labubu
In a city long dominant in the global toy market, one new trend is impossible to ignore: Everything is becoming a toy.
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Patrick Kho
The Boys Are Dressed to Climb
Bolder Boiz is creating a bouldering community—and building a streetwear brand on top of it.
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Patrick Kho
What is “Underground” Nightlife in 2025?
Following Boiler Room’s return to Hong Kong, three nightlife organizers in the city reflect on the definitions and problems in naming “underground…
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Patrick Kho

April 2025

What Future is Gentle Monster Selling?
On the power of Asian/Alien art direction in a market dominated Western brands.
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Patrick Kho
The Recession Will Be Sober
Bear markets are usually bull markets in electronic music and party culture, but the looming economic downturn will likely be more tame.
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Patrick Kho
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Jud Flores is Blooming
In his interview with THE CHOW, singer-songwriter Jud Flores shares where he gets his sound, which powerhouse singers he's crushing on, and why…
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Patrick Kho
Haircuts from Outer Space
Neither a barbershop nor a salon, &Space. is a new hair studio creating community, art, and futuristic haircuts.
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Patrick Kho
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