Thirty 59: The Red Thread of Fate
By
Garrett MacLean
What if connections aren’t random, but tied to some greater design? The people you meet, the places you go, the perspectives you create are all tangled, twisted, and threaded together as one.
Phi: Fortune Favors the Funk
By
Garrett MacLean
Even though Phi is now known by his DJ name, Soju Peanut, DJing was actually the last thing he picked up. When he moved from the Mekong Delta to Saigon two years ago, it was just him, his dog Keo, 100k VND in his pocket, and a dream. Nowadays, he’ll smile, laugh, and tell you how lucky he is—but Phi’s story is proof that fortune favors the bold.
Phi: Fortune Favors the Funk
By
Garrett MacLean
Even though Phi is now known by his DJ name, Soju Peanut, DJing was actually the last thing he picked up. When he moved from the Mekong Delta to Saigon two years ago, it was just him, his dog Keo, 100k VND in his pocket, and a dream. Nowadays, he’ll smile, laugh, and tell you how lucky he is—but Phi’s story is proof that fortune favors the bold.
Shuntaro: A Nightlife Historian's Musical Adventure in Vietnam
By
Liam Langan
Speaking to Shuntaro is like listening to a historian reflect on the past two decades of Vietnam's nightlife and music scene. His love of going out, work as a tour guide, and travels with Studio Adventure have taken him across the country in pursuit of more than just a good time. Ultimately, he wants to spread joy, positivity, and love.
Shuntaro: A Nightlife Historian's Musical Adventure in Vietnam
By
Liam Langan
Speaking to Shuntaro is like listening to a historian reflect on the past two decades of Vietnam's nightlife and music scene. His love of going out, work as a tour guide, and travels with Studio Adventure have taken him across the country in pursuit of more than just a good time. Ultimately, he wants to spread joy, positivity, and love.
Ming: Falling Is Part of the Process
By
Garrett MacLean
Ming’s story isn’t one of chasing a calling from the beginning, but of falling into one. A simple part-time job in college set her on a path she couldn’t have planned. Along the way, she’s learned to make space, trust the path, and bring others with her. There’s a Vietnamese phrase she shared with me — nghề chọn mình — the idea that you don’t choose the work, the work chooses you. Not as a grand declaration of destiny, but as something you recognize only in retrospect.
Ming: Falling Is Part of the Process
By
Garrett MacLean
Ming’s story isn’t one of chasing a calling from the beginning, but of falling into one. A simple part-time job in college set her on a path she couldn’t have planned. Along the way, she’s learned to make space, trust the path, and bring others with her. There’s a Vietnamese phrase she shared with me — nghề chọn mình — the idea that you don’t choose the work, the work chooses you. Not as a grand declaration of destiny, but as something you recognize only in retrospect.
Giang: Creativity, Humility, And An Artist's Need For Change
By
Liam Langan
I'm of the belief that the greatest artists never look back. Right when you think you've got them figured out—poof—they're onto the next thing, leaving you in a cloud of dust that only makes you want to know more. Giang has this quality, but perhaps more importantly, he's also a genuinely nice person.
Giang: Creativity, Humility, And An Artist's Need For Change
By
Liam Langan
I'm of the belief that the greatest artists never look back. Right when you think you've got them figured out—poof—they're onto the next thing, leaving you in a cloud of dust that only makes you want to know more. Giang has this quality, but perhaps more importantly, he's also a genuinely nice person.
The Lover: On Pleasure, Pain, and Power
By
Garrett MacLean
It’s been awhile since I read something as beautiful as the prose of Marguerite Duras. Her writing is elegant, cunning, and dark. Her main character in The Lover is the same.
The Lover: On Pleasure, Pain, and Power
By
Garrett MacLean
It’s been awhile since I read something as beautiful as the prose of Marguerite Duras. Her writing is elegant, cunning, and dark. Her main character in The Lover is the same.
Thirty 59: The Red Thread of Fate
By
Garrett MacLean
What if connections aren’t random, but tied to some greater design? The people you meet, the places you go, the perspectives you create are all tangled, twisted, and threaded together as one.
Thirty 59: The Red Thread of Fate
By
Garrett MacLean
What if connections aren’t random, but tied to some greater design? The people you meet, the places you go, the perspectives you create are all tangled, twisted, and threaded together as one.
Phi: Fortune Favors the Funk
By
Garrett MacLean
Even though Phi is now known by his DJ name, Soju Peanut, DJing was actually the last thing he picked up. When he moved from the Mekong Delta to Saigon two years ago, it was just him, his dog Keo, 100k VND in his pocket, and a dream. Nowadays, he’ll smile, laugh, and tell you how lucky he is—but Phi’s story is proof that fortune favors the bold.
Phi: Fortune Favors the Funk
By
Garrett MacLean
Even though Phi is now known by his DJ name, Soju Peanut, DJing was actually the last thing he picked up. When he moved from the Mekong Delta to Saigon two years ago, it was just him, his dog Keo, 100k VND in his pocket, and a dream. Nowadays, he’ll smile, laugh, and tell you how lucky he is—but Phi’s story is proof that fortune favors the bold.
Shuntaro: A Nightlife Historian's Musical Adventure in Vietnam
By
Liam Langan
Speaking to Shuntaro is like listening to a historian reflect on the past two decades of Vietnam's nightlife and music scene. His love of going out, work as a tour guide, and travels with Studio Adventure have taken him across the country in pursuit of more than just a good time. Ultimately, he wants to spread joy, positivity, and love.
Shuntaro: A Nightlife Historian's Musical Adventure in Vietnam
By
Liam Langan
Speaking to Shuntaro is like listening to a historian reflect on the past two decades of Vietnam's nightlife and music scene. His love of going out, work as a tour guide, and travels with Studio Adventure have taken him across the country in pursuit of more than just a good time. Ultimately, he wants to spread joy, positivity, and love.
Ming: Falling Is Part of the Process
By
Garrett MacLean
Ming’s story isn’t one of chasing a calling from the beginning, but of falling into one. A simple part-time job in college set her on a path she couldn’t have planned. Along the way, she’s learned to make space, trust the path, and bring others with her. There’s a Vietnamese phrase she shared with me — nghề chọn mình — the idea that you don’t choose the work, the work chooses you. Not as a grand declaration of destiny, but as something you recognize only in retrospect.
Ming: Falling Is Part of the Process
By
Garrett MacLean
Ming’s story isn’t one of chasing a calling from the beginning, but of falling into one. A simple part-time job in college set her on a path she couldn’t have planned. Along the way, she’s learned to make space, trust the path, and bring others with her. There’s a Vietnamese phrase she shared with me — nghề chọn mình — the idea that you don’t choose the work, the work chooses you. Not as a grand declaration of destiny, but as something you recognize only in retrospect.
Giang: Creativity, Humility, And An Artist's Need For Change
By
Liam Langan
I'm of the belief that the greatest artists never look back. Right when you think you've got them figured out—poof—they're onto the next thing, leaving you in a cloud of dust that only makes you want to know more. Giang has this quality, but perhaps more importantly, he's also a genuinely nice person.
Giang: Creativity, Humility, And An Artist's Need For Change
By
Liam Langan
I'm of the belief that the greatest artists never look back. Right when you think you've got them figured out—poof—they're onto the next thing, leaving you in a cloud of dust that only makes you want to know more. Giang has this quality, but perhaps more importantly, he's also a genuinely nice person.
The Lover: On Pleasure, Pain, and Power
By
Garrett MacLean
It’s been awhile since I read something as beautiful as the prose of Marguerite Duras. Her writing is elegant, cunning, and dark. Her main character in The Lover is the same.
The Lover: On Pleasure, Pain, and Power
By
Garrett MacLean
It’s been awhile since I read something as beautiful as the prose of Marguerite Duras. Her writing is elegant, cunning, and dark. Her main character in The Lover is the same.
Thirty 59: The Red Thread of Fate
By
Garrett MacLean
What if connections aren’t random, but tied to some greater design? The people you meet, the places you go, the perspectives you create are all tangled, twisted, and threaded together as one.
Thirty 59: The Red Thread of Fate
By
Garrett MacLean
What if connections aren’t random, but tied to some greater design? The people you meet, the places you go, the perspectives you create are all tangled, twisted, and threaded together as one.