Culture
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Contributors
The writers, photographers and illustrators who have helped us to put together ‘The Escapist’ found some diversions of their own. Here are a handful.
Lights, camera, accíon
Since Argentina's 2002 economic meltdown, filmmakers have flocked to Buenos Aires, drawn by low wages, skilled professionals and excellent production facilities for films, TV shows and commercials.
Turning rapines
Verbal, aka Ryu Yong Gi, is one half of m-flo, one of Japan’s biggest hip-hop acts. He and partner Taku Takahashi have been working on their “m-flo loves…” collaborations.
Shelf slackers
Melbourne's Greville Street Bookstore trades practicality for provocation, stocking design tomes and countercultural classics. Owner Jurate Sasnaitis explains why useless, beautiful books—and $100 price tags—keep customers coming back.
