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Ceramics Saturdays: Swedish Ceramics

While I was in Stockholm, we took a bus out to Gustavsberg to visit the old porcelain factory and museum. Gustavsberg has been around since the early 1800s, when it mostly produced knock-offs of popular Chinese ceramics. But then it shifted into Scandinavian designs, and in the 20th century it fostered a stable of giftedContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Swedish Ceramics”

ATEEZ: “HALAZIA” dance practice

youtube.com/watch Just in case you were wondering what my boys were up to these days. Answer: stomping the floor in supreme synchronization. Also, I just want to point out that Yeosang is wearing some sort of jacket for this dance practice that I doubt I could get down my stairs in, much less dance in.Continue reading “ATEEZ: “HALAZIA” dance practice”

Living In: Victorian Christmas

So, I usually don’t pick my Christmas theme out this far in advance, but I was leafing through one of my old holiday issues of Victoria Magazine that I’ve saved since forever, and it reminded me of how long it’s been since I did a full-on, over-the-top Victorian Christmas. I’d better start aging that figgyContinue reading “Living In: Victorian Christmas”

Drama Queen: Alice in Borderland

I’m semi-retroactively christening a new series on the blog because I realized I have written a lot of posts about Asian dramatic series and movies, and I might as well round them up (rounding things up makes my inner Border Collie happy). Alice in Borderland is a 2-season Japanese dramatic series on Netflix based onContinue reading “Drama Queen: Alice in Borderland”

Friday Favorites: Women Warriors (Movie Edition)

In preparation for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever opening next Friday (I have tickets for opening night at the Art Houz in Vegas, where I saw the first Black Panther), I thought I would post a list of my favorite women warriors in movies (and TV). I’ve been enthralled by these characters ever since I wasContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Women Warriors (Movie Edition)”

Eric Jacobus’s Video Essay on Donnie Yen’s Action Style

I loved every minute of this savvy and engaging deep-dive for fans of Donnie Yen and/or martial-arts films. Jacobus (a stuntman, action designer, and indie action filmmaker) breaks down Yen’s filmography with aplomb–including several films that even *I* haven’t seen, and I consider myself a pretty major Yen fangirl.