Liu Wen photoshoot and interview

When Chinese model Liu Wen appeared in a Victoria Secret fashion show in 2009, she received considerable attention for being the first Asian model on the Victoria’s Secret runway. This boundary-breaker hails from Beijing, China, and is now one of the brightest star and highest paid model in the fashion industry. Follow us to New […]

Stephen Quake: Redefining Biomedical Engineering

  It’s been over 20 years since Jurassic Park introduced the concept of biomedical engineering to the public.  Scientists in the Michael Crichton novel-turned-film manipulated amber-preserved dinosaur DNA– more specifically, dinosaur genomes– to repopulate the planet with animals millions of years old, essentially reversing extinction. Today, Professor Stephen Quake has made sci-fi fantasies a reality […]

Michelle Yeoh in Paris Cover Story

She started out in her native Malaysia, then had her breakthrough in Hong Kong, and now lives in Paris. Michelle Yeoh  (楊紫瓊) is still one of the few Asian stars with a truly international appeal. Whether acting or producing, she brings a multicultural perspective and a versatility universally admired. With the sequel to “Crouching Tiger, Hidden […]

Fashion’s New Trend Makers

Historically, fashion entrepreneurs have followed one tried-and-true career trajectory: they worked as a designer and launched their own clothing company. Today, however, the advent of the internet and an increasingly global market mean that an entrepreneur can instead create her own unique formula for success. One inspired idea, combined with a distinct need in the […]

The Amazing Stan Lee

If there is any man as superhuman as Spiderman, The Hulk, Ironman, The X-Men, and all the rest of the heroes of the Marvel Universe, that man is for sure, Stan Lee.  Co-creating about 90% of Marvel’s characters with the likes of artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, now Stan’s superheroes and supervillains are are […]