Have you ever wondered why people love cyberpunk? Let's deep dive into its stylistic origins - the form and the substance. Cyberpunk is a genre of dystopian science fiction based in a near future (or …
Have you seen Ghost in the Shell? Not 2017 action movie, but 1995 original anime. You definitely should, it's a cyberpunk classic.
Many sci-fi works follow the same pattern describing cities of the future - multiple vertical levels with different social-economic groups occupying each level. You know, upper levels are occupied by …
Tianjin has districts that look like were built in late 19th century London and Amsterdam or early 20th century New York City. The trick is those buildings are just 3–5 years old.
There is a city in eastern China, where slum-like neighborhoods stand just across of financial district's skyscrapers, where chaotic markets and brothels neighbor luxurious estates and shopping malls. …
Bangkok is a purest form of "High Tech, Low Life" narrative I've ever seen, because of being both super-futuristic and culturally retarded at same time.
Are you the one who loves film noir aesthetics? Urban environment, rain-soaked streets, flickering street lamps, neon signs and traffic lights. Seedy taverns, diners, and run-down buildings, …
Have you heard of Guangdong (also called Canton)? It is one of most developed provinces of mainland China with GDP similar to Mexico. I bet you read these lines on a device fully or partially …
Have you ever considered alleyways as something aesthetically pleasant? Those back alleys are nothing worth exploring in most of the cities, but in Hong Kong it is a fascinating piece of local …
If somebody have told me I'd freak out because of armed military pointing their guns on me and I walk away through neon-lightened rainy streets, I'd tell it sounds like a cliched cyberpunk novel. But …
