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Now showing — Laozi · 5 works

  • Notes of a Crocodile Books · 1990s

    "Set in the post-martial-law era of 1990s Taipei, Notes of a Crocodile depicts the coming-of-age of a group of queer misfits discovering love, friendship, and artistic affinity while hardly studying at Taiwan's most prestigious university. Told through the eyes of an anonymous lesbian narrator nicknamed Lazi, Qiu Mi...

    LongingMemoryMigration
  • Balãozinho Music · 1980s

    Held here because it strengthens the visible field.

    After-hoursLonging
  • Laozi Essays

    6th-century BC semi-legendary Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism

    FolkloreModernityResistance
  • Laozi Music

    musical character in the musical Mulan Jr.; Represents honour

    After-hoursLonging
  • The Big Lebowski Film · 1990s

    The Dude abides. Bowling, nihilists, and the laziest hero in cinema.

    PowerAfter-hoursLonging
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