Credit: Nate Kan

Nate is an editor at MAEKAN. He is a writer, actor and translator currently based in Hong Kong.

28 Days with Alek Rose

A month with our second apprentice Alek.

Why digital communities need to be self-governed and how that might look.

Why we call this place home.

How we write to be heard, not read.

Behind our decision to begin as a membership-based publication.

The Tokyo-based floral art collective talks to us about the misunderstood medium.

The connection between material properties and their emotional impact.

A photographer’s on-the-ground perspective of Hong Kong’s 2019 unrest.

A sampler of takes on the world’s most beloved food.

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