Neon Elevated with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan

Wow! What a night! From the first ring of a single hand bell that roused the ensemble dancers in black…

Speaking for Trees with Music and Film

Have you ever looked at a tree, like really, really look at it? Taiwanese Composer Chou Hsuan-Hung (周宣宏) and Filmmaker…

Spending time in nature is good for health. Benefits include improved attention, reduced stress, and increased happiness. No wonder in…

We’ve all heard of the old axiom that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” While the expression appears…

America’s salad landscape has since gotten so exciting since my childhood salad days comprised of iceberg/romaine lettuce salad mix dressed…

Frustrated? Disappointed? Cynical? I can’t quite nail down how I was feeling after finishing Megha Majumdar’s A Burning. The book…

Eat, pray, love? Nahhhh. Let’s drink, eat, and exfoliate. I am talking about homemade soy + barley milk. Growing up,…

I can’t tell you a lot. Except, watch Kahaani, a 2012 Hindi-language thriller directed by Sujoy Ghosh. My one hint…

Growing up in the U.S. I have vague memories of celebrating the Lunar New Year. Sure, I kind of remember…

“The hardest part about becoming someone else was deciding to. The rest was only logistics.” Stella, The Vanishing Half I…