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Parks & Rec
At the end of 1999, Hong Kong artist and designer Michael Lau presented the “Gardener” toy collection , an amalgamation of his interests in G.I. Joe action figures and street culture. The launch is widely considered the birth of a new movement in toy-making: designer toys, also known as art toys.
Podcast
A belated Happy (Gregorian) New Year from the Saigoneer Podcast team!
Music & Arts
Despite the drab outlook enveloping the entertainment industry for most of 2021, this year saw a boom in new faces across genres and the release of many pandemic albums.
Podcast
We're hear to deliver a Christmas present from the Saigoneer Podcast!
Music & Arts
In early 1960s Saigon, Phương Tâm was a star singer, performing every day in the city’s busy nightclubs and music venues.
Podcast
After a brief Covid-related break, we're back with a new episode!
Podcast
A new Saigoneer Podcast episode is out now!
Podcast
Another new Saigoneer Podcast episode is available for your listening pleasure.
Natural Selection
Don’t you find it bewildering when you have existed for centuries, and are suddenly thrust into stardom due to a small cameo in a nationalist saga?
Snack Attack
A quirky legend surrounds the invention of the potato chip, and its identity has only gotten odder over the years.
Natural Selection
It’s an inarguable fact that dogs are the purest of animals.
Tech
As the months-long lockdown drags on — though with some light at the end of the tunnel — and with in-person programs being canceled or put on indefinite hiatus, demand for virtual entertainment has naturally skyrocketed. All over the internet, inventive formats are blooming, giving everyone from amateur to seasoned content creators opportunities to showcase their creativity. But even with all the eyebrow-raising options on the menu, some still manage to catch us off-guard.
Food Culture
During the recent stretch of social distancing restrictions, we at Urbanist Hanoi felt like real adults because most of our money went to kitchen appliances, instead of eating out like before. Still, we were overjoyed when our favorite restaurants opened up again. Home-cooked meals are cool, but there’s something special about not having to do anything, but still having delicious food to eat.
Natural Selection
Does art need a purpose?
Loạt Soạt
In the Saigoneer office — which I haven't actually seen in person for months — a common concern is the prevalence of the war in literature about Vietnam. Even among younger writers, particularly in the diaspora, books often center on the experience of conflict, or the trauma that followed.
Ton-sur-Ton
How much thought do you put into socks?
Music & Arts
Although custom keycaps are somewhat of a recent development in Vietnam, some local artisan studios have become key players in making these tech-art fusions that bring the world to your fingertips.
Tech
Since the arrival of COVID-19, scores of made-in-Vietnam technological innovations have been launched in the hope of supporting frontline workers to fight the pandemic. Furthermore, these innovations help ensure the safety of essential day-to-day activities.
Culture
In recent years, Vietnamese women have gained a foothold in Vietnam’s comedy scene, despite it largely being dominated by men. But as the industry grows, the evidence of a gender gap seems to be increasingly clear.
Music & Arts
I’m writing this to remember another Covid summer. Today, Saigon continues the second round of social distancing.
Society
“I am a social activist,” Lương Thế Huy says when asked to introduce himself to Saigoneer. It is hard to imagine a different answer, or Huy in a different role, when he has spent a decade pursuing this path.
Music & Arts
Despite belonging to the Tokyo shoegaze scene, For Tracy Hyde would rather make you look up at the sky in wonder than down at your feet.
Culture
For various reasons, some city activities that I’ve long shunned are now replaying in my mind like footage of an old home video during these days of working from home.
Tech
Vietnam is facing a serious electricity shortage, yet we have no idea how much energy we use everyday.
