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Pride, Play and Surfboard

They’ve done it: the land down under is stepping up in style. This week, Perth, Western Australia has officially been named the host city...

From Sky Angels to Air Aunties

When Spring Airlines — China’s budget pioneer — placed a recruitment ad seeking women aged 25 to 40, “preferably married or with children,” and...

From Tea Estates to Parliament

The day that Ambika Samuel strode into the hallowed chambers of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, she carried more than her own personal triumph—she...

The Boys’ Club Behind the Buffet

In the hushed hum of high-end hotel kitchens across Asia, among the gleaming pans and flashing orders, there exists a conspicuous silence: the near...

Second Wives and Silent Deals

The palms in the border villages rustle with more than just sea breeze these days—there’s talk of weddings, whispers of “jodoh” (fate/partner) and deals...

The City That Loves in Secret

The colorful neon lights of Central’s streets once promised a kind of “自由 zi-you” (freedom) to Hong Kong’s fiercely creative queer community—yet now many...

When (Male) Bureaucrats Play Cupid

This week we’re not swooning over cherry blossoms or sipping matcha latte in Harajuku — instead we’re cringing at a cringeful bit of official...

Salarymen with Mascara

Feather boas at the ready: in Tokyo, the transformation chamber once reserved for anime-cosplay or 80s drag is now quietly catering to gentlemen who...

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Inside Old Bugis Street’s Wild Nightlife Scene

Neon lights, paper lampions, cigarette smoke, clinking beer bottles,...

Gray Divorces: When Old Marriages Break Down

In Japan a quiet demographic shift is steadily reshaping...
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