HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #11 // The Salt Yard

The Salt Yard is the latest independent art space to crop up in one of Hong Kong's out-of-the-way industrial buildings. Dedicated to photography, its launching exhibition, "Mother Russia", showcases the work of four emerging Russian photographers. On a quiet Sunday, I took a look...

VIDEO // Rubik's Cube in 34s

Rubik's Cube in 34s from Chris Bone on Vimeo.

One of my students solving a Rubik's Cube in 34s WITH ONE HAND. He makes it look so simple. Some people got all the skillz.

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10 HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS // A Recap

From The Peak to Pret A Manger, for the past few months I've been posting my Hong Kong Highlights. Here they all are in one handy list. Enjoy:

LADIES NIGHT // Women As Commodities in Hong Kong

Is "Ladies Night" a smart marketing ploy to fill bars or the objectification of Hong Kong's women?

On a Thursday night in Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong’s center of expat drinking) women can drink for free. To boost numbers on a traditionally quiet night, bars offer women, sorry “ladies”, free alcohol, while men pay. Men who are caught sneaking a sip of a woman’s free drink are ejected.

HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #10 // Sevva

At over $100 per drink, Sevva will never be my ‘local’ bar, but it’s up there as one of my favourite Hong Kong bars with a view.

PICTURE // Temple Statue in Shadow @ Shau Kei Wan

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HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #9 // Ngong Ping 360 (Cable Cars to Big Buddha)

Lantau Island’s Big Buddha monument is a big disappointment, but then again nothing could live up to the hair raising cable cars (Ngong Ping 360) that transport you there.