“You’re my number one / You’re the one I want,” chants Mitski on ‘Geyser’ the first single and opening track of her sophomore album ‘Be The Cowboy,’ after two years of hiatus that followed ‘Puberty 2...
Marj Ostani
Marj Ostani
Shirkers: reclaiming Singapore’s first indie film
Shirkers is a monumental attempt to reclaim Singapore’s first indie film in a world that lost and kept it. “When I was 18, the thing I wanted more than anything was to make a movie. I had the idea that you found freedom...
‘The Apology’—stories of strength and hope after WW2 sexual slavery
In this age of women’s activism, it’s impossible to go a day without seeing articles, videos, tweets, shows, and memes about feminist movements. Enter The Apology, a film by Tiffany Hsiung that explores the lives of...
Kim’s Convenience: the Kim family is perfectly flawed
Recently, I binge-watched Kim’s Convenience. I went through its two full seasons of 13 episodes each in just three days. Riveting. It’s a shame I kept delaying seeing this ‘till now—it’s been sitting on my what-to-watch...
Asia Jackson: #MagandangMorenx upends colorism and celebrates Filipino-American History Month through
“I’m just now seeing conversations about colorism within Asian communities. Colorism is still so prevalent because no one used to want to talk about it. Colorism is like that dark family secret that you only learn about...
Japanese Breakfast, Out the Bedroom and On Tour
Japanese Breakfast, the song-a-day writing project walks out the bedroom and goes on tour When people mention ‘Japanese Breakfast,’ it’s hard not to think of grilled fish, rice, miso soup, and pickles. After all...