Melanie Dunea Amuse Bouche spread

Melanie Dunea’s New Book ‘Amuse-Bouche’ Mixes Fashion, Food and Photography

Melanie Dunea has another genre-bending project. The award-winning photographer and Mood Studios founder, whose career has spanned portraiture, fashion and food photography is melding all of her previous subject matters into one. Called “Amuse-Bouche,” the volume features models dressed in various delicacies fabricated and styled as clothing. The book, limited to 500 copies — 250…

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Chinese actor Hu Ge enters politics

Chinese actor Hu Ge enters politics

Hu Ge, a Chinese actor who is well-known in China for dramas including Flowers, was recently confirmed to serve as the deputy director of the Central Propaganda Committee of the China Democratic League. He was invited to Taiwan in June 2024 to participate in a film exchange activity. Click here for the full story in…

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Authorities in Shanghai crack down on Halloween celebrations

Authorities in Shanghai crack down on Halloween celebrations

In Shanghai, police, not trick-or-treaters and partygoers, are taking to the streets this week as the city approaches Halloween. The strengthened police force accompanies official notices prohibiting citizens from “role-playing” on Halloween, signaling the government’s paranoia over the social instability the holiday’s festivities could bring. Videos online show police cars lining the streets of Shanghai,…

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