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Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

What sticks is what entertained you — and whoever decides what's entertaining quietly runs the world.

Kevin Leung
Kevin Leung

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May 5, 2026

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A Backyard Izakaya field report from Daily Cali's 5th Anniversary

Mar 19, 2026

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11 min read

Apartment Café: Fortunes and Flat Whites

The coziest rainy Saturday café in Hong Kong (and it was someone's living room)

Feb 23, 2026

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9 min read

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How a hard drive, a bucket list, and Frank Lloyd Wright ended up in the same file

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Work Begets Work: A Pop-Up Recap at Daily Cali

Work Begets Work: A Pop-Up Recap at Daily Cali

A Backyard Izakaya field report from Daily Cali's 5th Anniversary

Apartment Café: Fortunes and Flat Whites

Apartment Café: Fortunes and Flat Whites

The coziest rainy Saturday café in Hong Kong (and it was someone's living room)

Disk Cleanup

Disk Cleanup

How a hard drive, a bucket list, and Frank Lloyd Wright ended up in the same file

Orange You Glad We Threw This Party?

Orange You Glad We Threw This Party?

A 70s dinner party born from Spotify nostalgia and a very confusing Tokyo cafe

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Function Follows Fun

Plus: an American '70s dinner party preview; 5 min read

Finding the Right Fit

Finding the Right Fit

And other lessons learned while not cooking; 5 min read

Three Acts of Friendsgiving: A Turkey Named Sharon

Three Acts of Friendsgiving: A Turkey Named Sharon

Five chickens, one bathtub turkey, and the 85% risk I was willing to take; 8 min read

The Wall and the Empty Fridge: On Finding Focus Through Constraints

The Wall and the Empty Fridge: On Finding Focus Through Constraints

Finding balance by removing everything that isn't essential ; 5 min read

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