THE Lounge

THE Lounge is our interview column. We come here to have a drink and talk about whatever we think art means in our lives.

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. β€œThey were only living life,” she says.