Nicholas B. ChuaThe Doraemon Rain Ritual: Making Magic with Pop-CultureThe picture above is almost absurdist but I thought there’s something about it that also chimes in very nicely with my interest in seeing…4 min read·6 days ago----
Nicholas B. ChuaThe Rashomon Effect: Kurosawa’s Impact on Truth and JusticeAs today marks the 73rd anniversary of Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950), I thought I would revisit a piece I had written a while back which…10 min read·Aug 25, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaThis Barbie is CharityWhen #ThisBarbieIsLit first came into my mind, I envisioned it to be just like the film posters that started it all, with diversity at its…4 min read·Aug 16, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaThis Barbie is MelanthoHaven’t posted on here for a while as I’ve been trying to focus more on non-written projects but then I realized that hey, there are some…6 min read·Jul 29, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaTop 10 Female Characters from the Pokémon GamesAs it is Women’s History Month, I thought I would do a showcase on some of the most impressive female characters within the Pokémon games…11 min read·Mar 29, 2023--1--1
Nicholas B. ChuaMadonna and Desperately Seeking Susan: Transforming how gender is constructed and representedWithin the Western literary world, one of the earliest and most prominent female character recorded in our written history is of course…12 min read·Mar 9, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaGirls as Heroes: Sailor Moon and Jason Campbell’s MonomythWhile the fashion industry had been buzzing over another pair of anime boots, a recent collection that caught my eye was Jimmy Choo’s…8 min read·Feb 26, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaComparing YA Fantasy Novels Inspired by East AsiaI’ve been interested in data analytics recently (in the hopes of becoming a more useful person in our society) so I thought I’d try…4 min read·Feb 6, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaBeyond Black Tea and White Gold: The hidden actors behind how China shaped British cultureIt is an undeniable fact that life in the UK today is crucially informed by its interactions with China. Coming from Singapore, a country…7 min read·Jan 20, 2023----
Nicholas B. ChuaNew Names for the Paradox Exclusives in Pokémon VioletThe Paradox Pokémon introduced in the Scarlet and Violet games are hands down one of the most exciting thing about the newest additions to…7 min read·Jan 1, 2023----
