The Day Ends Like Any Day
British poet Leo Cookman considers the latest by Nigerian poet and novelist Timothy Ogene and reflects on a compelling fictional memoir exploring the history of colonization.
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Nemesis
Jerome F. Keating discusses what happened when steam and iron replaced sail, analyzing the important relations between Britain and China that are revealed by the history of just one sailing vessel.
Lalangue, Sinthome, Jouissance, and Nomination
Daniel Bristow writes for the serious Lacanians, discussing Karnac’s latest on Seminar 23.
Exoplanets
Stephen Lee Naish on dreaming our way off the planet and whether we should embrace oblivion or look ‘abroad’
Conflict Is Not Abuse
MH discusses the difference between abuse and conflict, Canadian attitudes to HIV and the treatment of refugees, arguing for a transformation in attitudes towards difference.
HKRB ESSAYS: Animals, War and Humanity
Łukasz Muniowski discusses Niki Caro’s ‘The Zookeeper’s Wife,’ considering the ethics of caring for animals and/or humans in wartime and the pre-history of animal studies.
Flaneuse
Marcel Krueger discusses the creative potential of the city, the flâneuse and identity politics.
Subversion!
Jay Parker discusses the latest by Croatian philosopher Srećko Horvat, discussing the subversive connections between politics, love and technology.
HONG KONG REVIEW OF BOOKS 香港書評 
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