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Movies: The Highwaymen
Book: Outside Looking In by T.C. Boyle
Music: Rated PG by Peter Gabriel
Lifestyle: When people downsize
to tiny houses
Macau Daily Times | Edition 3269 | 12 Apr 2019
There are notable differences in health research findings on tobacco and marijuana.
The juxtaposition strikes some as jarring after generations of people have gotten the
message that smoking endangers their health
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NEWS OF THE WORLD Jennifer Peltz, AP
A Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What
s more states make it legal
to smoke marijuana, some
government officials, re-
searchers and others worry what
that might mean for one of the
country’s biggest public health
successes: curbing cigarette smok- juana and tobacco use. And while
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ing. smoking cannabis may be less
“We’re trying to stop people from dangerous than tobacco to lung
smoking all kinds of things. Why health, pot doesn’t get an entirely
do you want to legalize marijua- clean slate.
na?” a New York City councilman, Some health officials and an-
Republican Peter Koo, asked at ti-smoking activists also worry
a recent city hearing about the about inserting legal marijuana
state’s potential legalization of so- into the growing world of vap-
called recreational pot use. ing, given uncertainties about the
Marijuana advocates say there’s smoking alternative’s long-term
no comparison between joints and effects.
tobacco cigarettes. A sweeping
federal assessment of marijuana SMOKING POT VS.
research found the lung-health TOBACCO
risks of smoking weed appear “rel- While cigarette smoking is the top
atively small” and “far lower than risk factor for lung cancer, some
those of smoking tobacco,” the top of scientific evidence suggests
cause of preventable death in the there’s no link between marijuana
U.S. smoking and lung cancer. That’s
Unlike for cigarettes, there’s ev- according to a 2017 federal re-
idence of certain health benefits port that rounded up nearly two
from marijuana, such as easing decades of studies on marijuana,
chronic pain. And marijuana can research that’s been limited by the
be used without smoking it. Most federal government’s classifica-
states now have legal medical pot tion of marijuana as a controlled
programs; 10 states and the Dis- substance like heroin.
trict of Columbia have approved While cigarette smoking is a major according to the report from the but also found evidence the drug is Tobacco and marijuana use can
recreational use. cause of heart disease, the report National Academies of Sciences, linked to developing schizophre- also go together. Blunts — mar-
“They’re different products, and concluded it’s unclear whether Engineering and Medicine. nia and getting in traffic crashes. ijuana in a cigar wrapper that
they need to be treated different- marijuana use is associated with The report also looked at other In recent weeks, studies have includes tobacco leaves — have
ly,” says Mason Tvert, a spokes- heart attacks or strokes. effects, finding a mix of possible echoed concerns about high-po- gained popularity. And studies
man for the pro-legalization Mar- But there’s strong evidence link- risks, upsides and unknowns. For tency pot and psychosis and doc- have found more cigarette smok-
ijuana Policy Project. ing long-term cannabis smoking example, the report said marijua- umented a rise in marijuana-re- ers have used pot, and the other
At the same time, studies have to worse coughs and more fre- na can ease chemotherapy-related lated emergency room visits after way around, compared to non-
shown crossover between mari- quent bouts of chronic bronchitis, nausea and adults’ chronic pain legalization in Colorado. smokers.
DRIVE IN Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer
Happy hunting Bonnie and Clyde
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in ‘The Highwaymen’
I t’s hard to begin watching
the Netflix movie “The
Highwaymen” and not think
the heroes of director Ar-
thur Penn’s 1967 film, law-
men Frank Hamer (Kevin
just this once, to hunt down
the killers, only to endure
guff by the new generation
about the way it will inevita- Costner) and Maney Gault for their old fashioned me-
bly end — in a famous am- (Woody Harrelson) are the thods.
bush and a hail of bullets. ones here — gruff, taciturn “Your time has past,
That’s what happened to and hard-nosed officers. Di- cowboy,” one young officer
Bonnie Parker and Clyde rector John Lee Hancock is tells them, revealing that law
Barrow on May 23, 1934, the so unwilling to glamorize enforcement has become ad-
day the law finally caught up the young outlaws that he dicted to wire taps and aerial
to the couple who had spent virtually never focuses his surveillance. Instead, Hamer
years on a multi-state murder camera on Bonnie and Cly- and Gault have their gut ins-
spree. de, instead using dreamlike tincts and tested skills, like
For film fans of a certain age, filters or odd angles. looking at footprints in dirt.
we’ve practically seen the fa- Like its predecessor, there’s Hamer knows where to find
tal ambush. “The Highway- lots of cultural commentary the duo: “Outlaws and mus-
men” is haunted by the 1967 going on in the moody and tangs always come home,” he
film “Bonnie and Clyde,” enjoyable Netflix take — says. From left, Woody Harrelson, Kevin Costner and Thomas Mann in a scene from “The Highwaymen”
which had at its final scene issues of criminal determi- The film has been gesta-
a torrent of gunfire riddling nism, ageism, poverty, moral ting so long that it was once sweetness underneath the evocative score by Thomas -Beatty-led portrayal of a
Faye Dunaway and Warren compromising and, of cour- going to star Robert Redford grumpy exterior. Harrelson Newman and Hancock’s style bumbling Hamer.
Beatty. se, celebrity. and Paul Newman, which turns in another fine perfor- is cool and unrushed, letting But there are moments of
That film romanticized the A cult sprang up around raises all kinds of nostal- mance, just the kind of sas- the miles of highway roll and beautiful stillness and nice-
criminal duo who killed 13, Bonnie and Clyde — inclu- gia issues. (Think about the sy, good ol’ boy you’d want making his action sequen- ly-filmed sequences — like
and their fatal ambush see- ding women aping Bonnie’s leads of “Butch Cassidy and next to you on a stakeout. ces feel all the more electric a nifty car chase in dust
med less like a necessary fashion — and fans gland- the Sundance Kid” and “The “I’m above ground and ready when they occur. clouds — that make the hunt
law enforcement action than -handed the pair like movie Sting” donning fedoras and to go,” he tells his partner. Now, when it comes to the enjoyable. You’ll know how
a gutless slaying. Now, 52 stars. Harrelson’s character dark suits, getting into De- They’re a great odd couple. end, this film describes the it ends, but this time things
years later, comes the rever- notes that while talent used pression-era Fords and figh- The script at times tries too final shoot-out in a very dif- are different: The good guys
se view with “The Highway- to lead to fame, “now you ting on the OTHER side of hard — “There’s always ferent way than “Bonnie and win.
men,” screenwriter John Fus- just shoot people.” the law). blood at the end of the road” Clyde.” (Hint, the cops had
co’s tale of how two handker- There’s a throw-back, Wes- Costner plays his Hamer like is one clunky line — and lin- some honor.) The film often “The Highwaymen,” a Netflix
chief-wiping, retired Texas tern feel to the film, with its a classic Costner role; silent gers a little too much on sym- feels in many ways as an at- release, is rated R for violence
Rangers tracked them down. flabby, creaky heroes begged and focused, with a moral bols (like greyhound hood tempt to correct history, or at and language. Running time:
If Bonnie and Clyde were to come out of retirement, charisma and a sly hint of ornaments). There’s a very least the previous Dunaway- 132 minutes.
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science says about lighting up
Board of Supervisors tweaked its
prohibition just last month.
TWO VIEWS
As a former cigarette smoker, New
Yorker Gary Smith is dismayed
Health Officials opposes legalizing that his home state might OK
recreational weed. smoking pot.
Vaping — heating a solution into a He knows research hasn’t tied
vapor and inhaling it — has been smoking marijuana to lung cancer,
pitched as a safer alternative to which killed three cigarette smok-
smoking. ers in his family and struck him 20
Experts have said vaping pot is years after he quit; he’s been treat-
probably less harmful to the lungs ed. But he fears the respiratory
than smoking it, though there’s risks of marijuana smoking aren’t
little research on the health effects fully known.
over time, and they worry about its “It’s crazy that the government,
potency when vaped. in order to raise (revenue from)
The American Lung Association taxes, they’re permitting people
is concerned that vaping will ul- to suck this stuff into your lungs,”
timately prove damaging to lung says Smith, 78, an accountant
health and is alarmed about a from Island Park.
surge in underage e-cigarette use. Hawaii physician and state Rep.
And adding legal marijuana to Richard Creagan feels no less
the picture “only makes it a more strongly about cigarettes. The
complicated issue,” says Erika ex-smoker and Democrat from
Sward, an assistant vice president. Naalehu this year unsuccessfully
Others, though, think policymak- proposed all but banning them by
ers should view vaping as a rela- raising the legal age to 100.
tively safe way to use pot. Meanwhile, he’d like Hawaii to le-
“I would say the risks are going galize recreational marijuana, an
to be less with that form of con- idea that fizzled in the state Legis-
sumption,” says Rebecca Haffajee, lature this year.
“One substance reinforces the use risk of dependence on other sub- Department drug policy analyst a University of Michigan health Creagan, 73, thinks pot benefits
of the other, and vice versa, which stances, including tobacco. Rebecca Giglio. Whereas with policy professor who co-wrote a people’s well-being more than it
can escalate a path to addiction,” To some public health officials, it marijuana, “we see this as an op- 2017 piece calling for recreational risks their health, and he expects
says Dr. Sterling McPherson, a makes sense to legalize marijuana portunity to address the harms of marijuana programs to allow only non-smoking alternatives will
University of Washington medical and put some guardrails around it. criminalization while also regulat- nonsmokable forms of the drug. reduce the risks. Plus, he figures
professor studying marijuana and “For tobacco, we know that it’s in- ing cannabis.” Meanwhile, some local govern- legal marijuana could replace cig-
tobacco use among teens. herently dangerous and that there But health department opinions ments have adjusted public smok- arette tax revenue someday.
The National Academies report is no safe amount of tobacco to vary, even within the same state: ing bans to cover both vaping “That coupling,” he says, “was sort
found pot use likely increases the use,” says New York City Health New York’s Association of County and pot. The Los Angeles County of in my head.”
BOOK IT tTUNES
T.C. Boyle spins a family drama Peter Gabriel’s skill with
from the LSD era film songs stars on album
J ust as he did in his last Leary’s communes, altering
I f you’re a fan of gems trapped
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novel about scientists their minds regularly and of Peter Ga- in celluloid, like
inhabiting Arizona’s Bios- testing the limits of what it briel, you pro- the frightening
phere 2 in the 1990’s (“The means to be a family. The bably know his duet with Nusrat
Terranauts”), T.C. Boyle’s historical references may popular hits like Fateh Ali Khan
latest takes a real-world intrigue some readers and “Sledgehammer” “Taboo” from
event — Harvard psycholo- thankfully there’s Google and “Big Time,” “Natural Born
gist Timothy Leary’s LSD for that. But the heart of the as well as maybe Killers” or the
experiments in the 1960’s story is the Loney family. some older clas- addictive “Walk
— and imagines some of As their drug dependencies sics like “Games Through the Fire”
the people who went along deepen, husband and wife Without Fron- from “Against All
for the trip. move in opposite direc- tiers.” Odds.”
Meet the Loneys: Grad tions — Fitz starts being But even the most But “Rated PG”
student Fitzhugh, his wife, convinced that Leary is on rabid of fans might also resurrects
Joanie, and their son, Co- the cutting edge of science, not know Gabriel lost tracks that
rey. Seeking to ingratiate while Joanie appreciates recorded music outshined their
himself in Harvard’s psych the intimacy LSD creates “Outside Looking In” (Ecco) by for the 2012 poli- films, like “This
T.C. Boyle
Peter Gabriel, “Rated PG” (Real World)
department, Fitz convinces after 13 years of marriage. tical drama “The Is Party Man”
Joanie to attend one of Dr. Three-hundred pages la- Reluctant Funda- from the forgetta-
Leary’s “sessions” at his ter, nothing is what it was the nature of belief and the mentalist.” Or put a gem of a song in the 2017 ble 1995 Denzel Washington flick “Virtuosity”
home. Before they know it and Boyle’s writing doesn’t very existence of God, but animated film “Birds Like Us.” or the dark and slinky, previously unreleased
they’re swallowing a “be- provide much hope for the like the hallucinations they For those fans — and a reminder to everyone “Noctural” from 2001’s “Les Morsures de l’Au-
ginner’s dose” (20 milli- family’s future. sprout from, the questions else of Gabriel’s impressive sonic mutability — be.”
grams) of psilocybin, a “Nothing quite fit right, as dissolve as the drug’s ef- comes “Rated PG,” a collection of 10 songs he’s Gabriel superfans will finally get their hands
precursor to LSD. And be- if the world were a suit of fects dissipate. What Boyle supplied for films. on that track, as well as “Speak (Bol),” which
fore they know that, they’re clothes that had shrunk in leaves us with, instead, is Because each tune is married to its movie — never made the official soundtrack for “The Re-
having the best sex of their the dryer and had to be pin- a cautionary tale. No ma- from dark dramas to cute animated movies, all luctant Fundamentalist”; “That’ll Do,” a Randy
lives and apologizing to the ched and tugged till it stre- tter how hard humans try, spanning decades — coherence is not baked into Newman song that ended up on “Babe 2: Pig
babysitter for being so late. tched back out again,” wri- we can’t escape the messy the new album. But as a showcase for a singular in the City”; as well as new edits of previously
The story moves fast from tes Boyle after Fitz comes realities of life in a wor- artist, it’s a welcome trip. released songs.
there. From Newton, Mas- down from a week-long trip ld where there are rules of Some of the songs are well-known, like “In So rich is Gabriel’s catalogue that he hasn’t ad-
sachusetts, to Zihuatanejo, sequestered with a teenage behavior and consequences Your Eyes,” which is familiar thanks to John ded tracks from his own soundtracks, like the
Mexico, and finally to Mill- girl in a Millbrook cottage. for those who don’t follow Cusack blasting it from a boombox in “Say ones he did for Alan Parker’s “Birdy” or Martin
brook, New York, the Lo- The novel poses some in- them. Anything,” or the anthemic “Down to Earth” Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ.”
neys immerse themselves in teresting questions about Rob Merrill, AP from “Wall-E.” Others are welcome reminders Mark Kennedy, AP Entertainment Writer
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LIFESTYLE Maria Saxton, Virginia Tech
I nterest is surging in
tiny homes – livable
WHEN PEOPLE DOWNSIZE TO TINY HOUSES, THEY ADOPT MORE
dwelling units that typi-
cally measure under 400 houses. Then I conduct- UNDERSTANDING dents’ average footprint
DAN DAVID COOK/WIKIMEDIA, CC BY-SA
square feet. Much of this ed nine in-depth inter- FOOTPRINT CHANGES was 7.01 global hectares
interest is driven by me- views to learn about This study examined (17.3 acres). For com-
dia coverage that claims behaviors that changed tiny home downsizers’ parison, the average
that living in tiny homes after downsizing. environmental impacts American’s footprint is
is good for the planet. I found that among 80 by measuring their 8.4 global hectares, or
It may seem intuitively tiny home downsiz- individual ecological 20.8 acres.
obvious that downsizing ers located across the footprints. This metric My most interesting find-
to a tiny home would United States, ecological calculates human de- ing was that housing was
reduce one’s environ- footprints were reduced mand on nature by pro- not the only component
mental impact, since by about 45% on aver- the environment in People choose to down- viding a measurement of of participants’ ecological
it means occupying a age. Surprisingly, I found many ways, including size to tiny homes for land needed to sustain footprints that changed.
much smaller space that downsizing can loss of green space, in- many reasons. They may current consumption On average, every major
and consuming fewer influence many parts creased air pollution and include living a more behaviors. component of downsiz-
resources. But little of one’s lifestyle and energy consumption, environmentally friend- To do this, I calculated ers’ lifestyles, including
research has been done reduce impacts on the and ecosystem fragmen- ly lifestyle, simplifying their spatial footprints in food, transportation and
to actually measure how environment in unex- tation, which can reduce their lives and posses- terms of global hectares, consumption of goods
people’s environmental pected ways. biodiversity. sions, becoming more considering housing, and services, was posi-
behaviors change when The concept of mini- mobile or achieving transportation, food, tively influenced.
they make this drastic THE UNSUSTAINABLE malist living has existed financial freedom, since goods and services. For As a whole, I found that
move. US HOUSING MODEL for centuries, but the tiny homes typically cost reference, one global after downsizing people
For my doctorate in In recent decades, the modern tiny house significantly less than hectare is equivalent were more likely to eat
environmental design building trend has been movement became a the average American to about 2.5 acres, or less energy-intensive
and planning, I sought to “go big.” Newly con- trend only in the early home. about the size of a single food products and adopt
to fill this gap in knowl- structed homes in the 2000s, when one of the Many assessments of soccer field. more environmentally
edge by developing a United States generally first tiny home building the tiny-house move- I found that among 80 conscious eating habits,
study that could provide have a larger average companies was founded. ment have asserted tiny home downsizers such as eating more
measurable evidence on square footage than in Tiny homes are an inno- without quantitative located across the Unit- locally and growing
how downsizing influ- any other country in the vative housing approach evidence that individ- ed States, the average more of their own food.
ences environmental world. that can reduce build- uals who downsize to ecological footprint was Participants traveled
impacts. First I surveyed In 1973 the average ing material waste and tiny homes will have 3.87 global hectares, or less by car, motorcycle,
80 downsizers who had newly constructed U.S. excessive consumption. a significantly lower about 9.5 acres. This bus, train and airplane,
lived in tiny homes for a home measured 1,660 There is no universal environmental impact. means that it would and drove more fuel-ef-
year or more, to calcu- square feet. By 2017 definition for a tiny On the other hand, some require 9.5 acres to ficient cars than they did
late their ecological foot- that average had in- home, but they gener- reviews hint that tiny support that person’s before downsizing.
prints in prior housing creased to 2,631 square ally are small, efficient home living may lend lifestyle for one year. They also purchased
and current ecological feet – a 63% increase. spaces that value quality itself to unsustainable Before moving into tiny substantially fewer
footprints in their tiny This growth has harmed over quantity. practices. homes, these respon- items, recycled more
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ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LIFESTYLES plastic and paper, and
generated less trash. In
eating out more often.
A handful of negative
not downsize for envi-
ronmental reasons. This
sum, I found that down- behaviors were not indicates that downsiz-
sizing was an important representative of all ing leads people to adopt
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step toward reducing participants in the study, behaviors that are better
ecological footprints and but still are important for the environment.
encouraging pro-envi- to discuss. For instance, These findings provide
ronmental behaviors. some participants drove important insights for
To take these findings a longer distances after the sustainable housing
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downsized. I found that less because they lacked commission office in
about 366 million acres space to store recycla- their town to show how
of biologically productive bles and had less access and why tiny homes are
land could be saved if to curbside recycling a sustainable housing
just 10% of Americans services. approach. These results
downsized to a tiny It is important to iden- have the potential to
home. tify these behaviors in also support tiny home
order to understand builders and designers,
FINE-TUNING potential negative people who want to cre-
ANALYSES implications of tiny ate tiny home communi-
My research identified home living and enable ties and others trying to
more than 100 behaviors designers to address change zoning ordi-
that changed after down- them. It is also import- nances in their towns
sizing to a tiny home. ant to note that some to support tiny homes.
Approximately 86% had behaviors I recorded I hope this work will
a positive impact, while could have been influ- spur additional research
the rest were negative. enced by factors other that produces more
Some choices, such as than downsizing to a affordable and sustain-
harvesting rainwater, tiny home. For instance, able housing choices for
adopting a capsule some people might more Americans.
wardrobe approach have reduced their car
and carpooling, re- travel because they had Editor’s Note: This article is
duced individual recently retired. republished from The Con-
environmental impacts. Nonetheless, all par- versation under a Creative
Others could poten- ticipants in this study Commons license. The Con-
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footprints – for exam- by downsizing to tiny analysis and commentary
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Venue: Macao Museum of Art Treasures” stamps that commemorate some of
Admission: Free Club Cubic 8th Anniversary ft. Tiësto the finest works of art in that country. Another
Organizer: Macao Museum of Art collection, “Chinese Signs of the Zodiac” began in
Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 Club Cubic is celebrating its 8th anniversary with a 2012 with the “Dragon” stamp, which was named
www.mam.gov.mo very special present for its fans, a return to Macao in one appraisal as “Most Beautiful Stamp in the
by the legendary Dutch electronic dance music World” that year.
DJ Tiësto. The award-winning artist was crowned
“The Best DJ of All Time” by Mixmag in 2011, and Time: 9am-5:30pm (closed on public holidays)
has been ranked by DJ Mag as among the top five Until: May 31, 2019
DJs in the world for 13 years in a row. In 2014 he Venue: Temporary Gallery, Communications
won a Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording Museum
thanks to his interpretation of John Legend’s “All Of Admission: MOP10
Me”. The Dutch master has also performed at some Organizers: Liechtenstein National Museum;
of the biggest festivals around the world, such as Philately Liechtenstein
Ultra Music Festival, Tomorrowland, Electric Daisy Enquiries: (853) 2871 8063 / 2871 8570
Carnival, Coachella and Burning Man. www.cmm.gov.mo
Time: 10pm
Venue: Club Cubic, City of Dreams
Admission: MOP480, MOP680
Organizer: Club Cubic
Enquiries: (853) 6638 4999
www.cubic-cod.com
TOMORROW (APR 13)
Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series
Maestro Shih-Hung Young is conducting the
Orchestra Italiana del Cinema to interpret some of
the film music canon of composer John Williams.
The orchestra’s Macao mini season features
performances of the musical scores of four films in
the Harry Potter series. As the orchestra plays, the
respective film inspired by author J.K. Rowling’s
work will be shown in high-definition format on TUESDAY (APR 16)
MGM Theater’s indoor LED screen at the MGM Space Reader: Fill in the One Hour
Cotai resort. The screen is described as the world’s
largest facility of that type. Since the world premiere Space Reader was formed in 2016 by a group of
of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series in June SUNDAY (APR 14) young artists in the Taiwan region, and aims to
2016, more than 1.3 million fans have enjoyed these Photo-Scripts carry out collective experiments in the arts, as well
experiences. The entire world tour is scheduled to as research projects. Outside people with distinct
include more than 900 performances across more After a long career as a lawyer, Macau-based creative skills are invited by the group to join them
than 48 countries from 2016 to 2019. João Miguel Barros has only recently begun to on a per-project basis. Four of the group’s own
exhibit his work as a photographer. Last year artists, Huang Xuan, Yao Min, Zeng Yong-Xiu, and
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone™ alone he won two international awards. After a six- Jiang Yu-Jie, are bringing their “Fill in the one hour”
in Concert month run at Portugal’s Museu Coleção Berardo, exhibition to Macao, offering a combination of
Time: 2pm & 8pm (April 13) João Miguel Barros is now bringing his “Photo- installation and performance. The curator for the
8pm (April 18 & 25) Scripts” exhibition to town. The showcase features event is artist Cai Guo Jie.
12.04.2019 fri Time: 12pm-7pm (closed on Mondays) Until: April 28, 2019 Venue: Post-Ox Warehouse Experimental Site Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2853 0026 Organizer: Ox Warehouse oxwarehouse.blogspot.com WEDNESDAY (APR 17) Community Involvement with Music Macao Chinese Orchestra is using music to create fresh ties with the community, and to promote and popularise traditional Chinese music. This month the orchestra performs a free concert in an unfamiliar setting, the terrace garden of one of the city’s public health facilities, Conde de S. Januário Hospital. Time: 4pm Venue: Terrace Garden, Conde de S. Januário Hospital Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 Organizer: Macao Chinese Orchestra www.icm.gov.mo/ochm THURSDAY (APR 18) See Saw Zine? Taipa Village Cultural Association has invited three artists from Hong Kong-based collective Zine Coop, namely Forrest Lau, Beatrix Pang, and Ranee Ng, to exhibit its extensive collection of ‘zines’ and other printed materials such as broadsheets, and documents produced by Risograph - a 1980s brand of Japanese duplicating machine - to a Macau audience. “See Saw Zine?” is also aimed at prompting collaboration with local associations and creative groups regarding independent publishing, workshops and ‘zine’ making. The term “zine” is short for “fan magazine,” i.e., a hand-made, low- cost publication that can feature all manner of topics, and can include text, sketches, images, diagrams, photos and illustrations. Time: 12pm-8pm (closed on Tuesdays) Date: April 17-July 12, 2019 Venue: Taipa Village Art Space Admission: Free Enquiries: (853) 2857 6212/ 2857 6118 Organizer: Taipa Village Cultural Association taipavillagemacau.org.mo
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