In between hanging out with triad members and living in one haunted flat after another in Hong Kong, I've also been the paid companion of the third wife of a tycoon, toured the world with musicians, and apprenticed as a goldsmith in Italy. I also got lost on the Great Wall for eight hours and saw a goat.
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Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Sex and Fury
Friday, 18 May 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Blood, boobs, and badasses in Sex and Fury.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series
In the Beginning was the Word
Friday, 04 May 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Why do we need words to communicate?
- Published in Essays
Wear That Crown All Over Town
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Kings of May
- Published in Daily Life
Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Exiled
Wednesday, 11 April 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
The coolest Johnnie To film ever.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series
Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: 13 Assassins
Sunday, 11 March 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
Total massacre awaits in 13 Assassins.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series
Snowtep Encounters
Wednesday, 17 January 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
When well-meaning people do SMH stuff.
- Published in Daily Life
Everything I Have is Yours
Monday, 01 January 2018 by M. Paramita Lin
You could call my dad a lot of things, but he wasn’t troubled. It’s other people who were troubled by him, especially Mr. Banayat.
- Published in Fiction
Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Mr. Vampire
Wednesday, 27 December 2017 by M. Paramita Lin
You need to be a tough guy if you're going to take on the undead.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series
Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents in Asian Pop Culture: Satya
Monday, 18 December 2017 by M. Paramita Lin
Everybody gets a chance in Indian gangster movie hit Satya.
- Published in Tough Guys, Gangsters, and Delinquents Series