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The Imagined “Asian Century” Will Not Exist
A post-internet art party in Hong Kong questions the prevailing narrative that Asia is “the future.”
 • Patrick Kho
The Rise of Punk Globalism
Punk isn’t “dead,” but it’s changing to reflect a discontent unique to the 2020s.
 • Patrick Kho
The DJ Against the End of Globalization
Despite border closures and the rise of multipolarity, DJs are still connecting the world through spontaneous, informal networks.
 • Patrick Kho
The Dystopia Will Not Be Cyberpunk
Akihabara—a district in Tokyo that once inspired ideas of “the future”—charts a different reality ahead.
 • Patrick Kho
This Fashion Startup Wants Your Taste to Make You Money
OMEN is creating a new digital marketplace where cultural capital can convert into a liquid asset.
 • Patrick Kho
Subculture Never Died; You Just Stopped Looking For It
Proof of new-ness from a basement in Hong Kong.
 • Patrick Kho
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…
 • Patrick Kho
The Rise of the Traveling Third Space
Around the world, new communities are decoupling from space and traveling within cities to foster connection.
 • Patrick Kho
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.
 • Patrick Kho
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?
 • Patrick Kho
“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.
 • Patrick Kho
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.
 • Patrick Kho
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