10+ hour, 51+ min ago   (154+ words) Celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion for families to gather, share mooncakes and enjoy the full moon together. Falling on 25 September, this year’s festival sees the inaugural International Lantern Spectacular take…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (171+ words) Partnering with Movie Movie and Alliance Française de Hong Kong, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC)’s monthly Saturday Film series presents a selection themed on “life.” The open-air cinema delves deeper into everyday life through its second-half-of-the-year programme, moving…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (276+ words) zolimacitymag.com Around Africa in 56 Days: A Talk by Pilot Mawgan Grace Why We Recommend it Cathay Pacific captain Mawgan Grace drove a 1957 Land Rover from the United Kingdom to South Africa via 18 countries, raising awareness for African wildlife conservation....

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (313+ words) “I’m so tired of these rejections from festivals,” says Bessmertny of The Violin Case’s long road to cinemas. “Why do I need to be anointed? I couldn’t care less. Festivals are helpful, but their models can be too rigid. I…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (265+ words) Beyond the ‘Concrete Jungle’ Cliché: HK as an Interconnected Garden ZOLIMA CITYMAG Beyond the ‘Concrete Jungle’ Cliché: HK as an Interconnected Garden Why We Recommend it Curated by Mankit Lai and featuring 13 Asian artists, award-winning group show Garden Whisperers reimagines…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) Opening the Kino/26 programme is Amrun, the latest critical hit from Fatih Akin, an arthouse darling best known for hits like kooky restaurant comedy Soul Kitchen and Golden Globe-winning neo-noir In the Fade. Winner of Best Film at the Bavarian…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (191+ words) “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities,” educator and author Stephen Covey once said. And that was exactly the values that author Stephanie Rosen‑Hua championed in 1920s China. Born Stephanie Rosenthal in Poland in 1883 to a Jewish family, she moved…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (233+ words) For over 100 years, riding aboard the Star Ferry has been a part of Hongkongers’ daily life. Crossing Victoria Harbour still provides us a moment for self-reflection and remains a vehicle that links the city’s past and present. Surely, that warrants…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (645+ words) The first words spoken by the artist and musician Chun Yin Rainbow Chan were not “mum” or “dad.” Instead, according to Chan’s mum, they were the lyrics to an Aaron Kwok song, “I Love You Forever.” “I asked her to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1187+ words) ZOLIMA CITYMAG When the World Is Your Enemy, Play a Game When Jing Wong beckons a journalist into his studio at the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, it feels like that scene in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when…...