I wrote a regular column called Six Degrees for the South China Morning Post’s Sunday Magazine. The weekly column was a humorous and informative exploration of connections between six celebrities and well-known historical figures.
See selected examples below.
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Six Degrees – 10 May, 2014
Hayao Miyazaki is the subject of an exhibition that opens on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. The Japanese animator, mangaka, film director, producer and screenwriter’s 50- year career…
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Six Degrees – 26 November, 2014
The Flaming Lips are scheduled to wrap up the Clockenflap festival tonight in West Kowloon. Fans will doubtlessly be expecting some of the psychedelic rock group’s trademark stage antics…
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Six Degrees – January 17, 2015
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a civil servant in the Russian Ministry of Justice before he became one of the world’s most famous composers; his Piano Trio in A Minor, Op 50 will be presented in a Gala Concert at Hong Kong’s City Hall tomorrow night.