The Polyphony
The 2008 financial crisis wasn’t just a market crash—it was the result of unchecked greed, risky lending, and a housing bubble that spiraled out of control. Millions lost their homes, banks crumbled, and governments were forced to intervene. History has a way of repeating itself, and understanding the “black hole” of 2008 is key to preventing future financial disasters.
In the early 1990s, the burst of Japan’s economic bubble led not only to financial turmoil but also to a significant brain drain. The so-called “Lost Decade” brought a sharp decline to Japan’s once-thriving electronics and semiconductor industries, with companies downsizing, resources dwindling, and innovation capacities weakening. Kha guides us through this period, revealing how the collapse of the bubble economy triggered profound changes in Japan’s tech industry.
People often see social media as an influencer on our personal life, but gradually, it then became a catalyst for the change in our daily civic engagement, the dynamics of urban landscape, and even further restoration of city planning. Come with Vien to find out what’s so special about the SNS we use everyday?
“Vita: Life in a Zone of Social Abandonment” talks about the abandoned people in Vita, Brazil and how the abandonment affected their “selves”. This book focuses on Catarina, an abandoned woman in Vita, and her “dictionary” from which her “voice”, which once lost its legitimacy, could be heard once more.
Human mortality is an inevitable cause for all human race. Tracing forward the origin of our ends has been an attempt to counter the myth of nothingness, as the philosophical definition of death is still waiting to be defined.
When we travel or live abroad, we are closely observed by the people in those places, just as we learn from and adapt to their cultures. Over this course of time when we are abroad, we often come across the question: what is home? For 1.5 or second-generation migrants, they are often asked, “where are you from?” or “where are you from, really?”
The Polyphony