THE Lounge is our interview column. We come here to have a drink and talk about whatever we think art means in our lives.
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Sienna: Words and more words may only do us a disservice sometimes
Author of Specimen and Food Porn talks about living among languages and translating them to others and the self.

Bartender and Founder of Chimney Ellen Xu: The Drink is Only a Threshold
Bartender and founder of Chimney Ellen Xu talks about building a business, dealing with drunk people, and being a part of the wall in her bar.

Filmmaker Hsiaowen Hsu: They Were Only Living Life
Taiwanese filmmaker Hsiaowen Hsu talks about getting aunties to open up in her documentary Out of Factories, finding boundaries on set, and the subtitle translation for her newest film the Snitch. βThey were only living life,β she says.
