Staff Writer for East Asia, Hannah Kang Wolter, explores the technique of negative space in Chinese art and the corresponding notion of emptiness in East Asian philosophy. Her medium for doing so - a comparison of the 2008 blockbuster film, Kung Fu Panda, and Huang Gongwang’s traditional Chinese landscape paintings from the 14th century.

For the next stop of his culinary journey through Taiwan, East Asia columnist Liam Elliott Brady takes us to the infamous rechao, where one finds the Taiwanese at their liveliest and, more often than not, their drunkest. From gongpao jiding (Kung Pao Chicken) to zhuxiegao (Pig’s Blood Cake), the rechao puts the idea of the buffet to shame through its abundance of local and foreign dishes.

Staff Writer Hannah Kang Walter reimagines how we should define Studio Ghibli films in terms of their so-called ‘environmentalism’, reflecting on Hayao Miyazaki’s self-ascribed status as a ‘lover of nature’ rather than a staunch environmentalist.

East Asia columnist Liam Elliott Brady explores Taiwan’s rich vegetarian heritage and its historical links with Buddhism.

Staff Writer for East Asia, Bingbing Shi, writes about the blurring of fact and fiction in Lou Ye’s Saturday Fiction (2019), starring Gong Li. Set in Shanghai during the war, Lou Ye’s espionage thriller is proving to be both popular and controversial in China.

East Asia columnist Liam Elliott Brady explores the historical development of the Taiwanese night market and its role in modern-day Taiwan.

Staff Writer for East Asia, Hannah Kang Wolter, uncovers the true appeal of the West’s latest obsession - Squid Game.

Alice Wright explores Han Kang’s recently translated novel, The Vegetarian (2007), a deeply disturbing yet beautiful work about agency, mental health, and belief from the perspective of a Korean woman.