Orson Welles is a legend among legends. “If there were a Mount Rushmore of directors, he’d be one of the four faces,” Patrick McGilligan, author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane, tells Closer. But while his star shone bright, the lingering scars from Orson’s turbulent childhood dimmed the joy of his personal relationships. “His legacy is greatness — flawed greatness, but that’s what his movies are about, too,” McGilligan notes, citing how the icon’s work often reflected his complicated life. Read More...
“When you create something that cannot be seen, no one knows how to interact with it. My installation work is about reconnecting to nature using one of our most important senses,” explains Haley Alexander van Oosten, one of the artists featured in the Asia Society Hong Kong chapter’s latest exhibition, “To See the Forests and the Trees”, which explores the ecological devastation caused by 2018’s Typhoon Mangkhut.Van Oosten’s installation, The Ripening of Mangosteen: A Scent Offering in Fragments, is markedly different to the others featured in the exhibition. Read More...
The social media influencer stereotype is a scantily clad 20-something giving fitness tips, hunky wellness gurus or yummy mommy yoga instructors.
But a new wave of stars are hitting Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and sharing their wisdom — senior citizens, some of them in their 80s.
Known as 'grandfluencers', they have gained millions of followers by sharing posts about baking pies and life advice.
The most successful among them make as much as $150,000 per post, through sponsorships with brands and selling merchandise. Read More...