Essays & Criticism

The magic and mischief of Xi Xi for The Nation / 15 Oct 2024

Text me when you’re done: Carissa’s Wierd for Feeld Magazine / 9 Aug 2024

field notes for Cha Journal / Jun 2023

once more with feeling for Asia Art Archive / 13 Jul 2022

On airports, hospitals, and prisons in Hong Kong for New York Magazine / 13 Jun 2022

On the crisis of identity at The University of Hong Kong for Foreign Policy / 22 May 2022

This is always the last time you’ll ever be here for Evergreen Review / Feb 2022

On first love, nostalgia & Kowloon City for Mekong Review / Feb 2022 (print)

The quiet poetry of post-rock for The Rumpus / 17 Dec 2020

Junk Boats and English Boys: Damon Albarn’s Hong Kong for Cicada Mag / 25 Nov 2020

On protest trauma in 2019 (and Keanu Reeves) for the New York Times / 27 Nov 2019 (print)

Hong Kong protests & parallel universes for the New York Times / 30 Aug 2019 (print)

The dangerous romance of Hong Kong protests for Foreign Policy / 1 Jul 2019

On copaganda, and the fraught relationship between cops & protesters in Hong Kong for New Statesman / 16 Jul 2019

Jenny Zhang’s female gaze for LA Review of Books China Channel / 9 Jan 2019