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Movies

GREAT DIRECTORS OF THE EAST

Issue 7: Takeshi Kitano

~ 1 min read
Music

91–23: THE POPULAR MUSIC OF INDEPENDENT KAZAKHSTAN

A Journey through Kazakhstan’s Music Scene, from Rock Clubs to Hip-hop Battles

~ 4 min read
Music

THE KINKS – FANCY

West to East: geography of sound

~ 1 min read
Music

‘ASYLUMS IN JERUSALEM’ BY SCRITTI POLITTI

From West to East: Geography of Sound

~ 1 min read
Movies

THE JAPANESE APPROACH TO ACCEPTING DEATH

Isabelle Huppert in Sidonie in Japan

~ 6 min read
Music

‘SCHEHERAZADE’ BY SPARKS

West to east: geography of sound

~ 1 min read
Music

10 ICONIC TRACKS HONORING QUINCY JONES

Celebrating the Legacy of a Pop Music Giant

~ 4 min read
Movies

THE GREAT DIRECTORS OF ASIA

Issue 5: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

~ 34 min read
Music

THE VAPORS – TURNING JAPANESE

West to East: geography of sound

~ 1 min read
Hieronymus Bosch. The Temptation of St. Anthony. 1500-1510 / Wikimedia Commons

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Kazakhstan

THE HISTORY OF FASHION WEEKS

Visa Fashion Week Almaty is starting this Wednesday

~ 8 min read
Books

VIKTOR PELEVIN’S ‘STOP-WORD’

Exploring His New Novel, Krut'

~ 10 min read
People

ANDY WARHOL

RULES OF LIFE

~ 7 min read

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