Long readCulture
Before the shutters lift: a morning on Graham Street
Long before the offices of Central open, one of the city's oldest street markets is already hours into its day. We spent a week of early mornings on the slope.
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Stories on culture, city life, design and the business of creative work.
The late-night kitchens keeping neighbourhood food culture alive
After the office towers empty, a different city sits down to eat. We spent a week in the kitchens that stay open long after midnight.
Photo essayCity Life
Ding ding: a day on the island's trams
Slow, cheap and double-decked, the trams have outlived every faster way of crossing the north shore of Hong Kong Island. A photo essay from first run to last.
VideoCulture
Neon after dark: the signs that stayed lit
A short video essay on the craft behind the city's remaining neon, and what replaces it when the glass comes down.
PodcastCulture
The Gump Media Podcast, episode 1: Print makes you finish things
Two of our editors talk about zines, deadlines and why a page count is the most useful constraint in publishing. A short first episode, with a full transcript.
Why small studios are rethinking how they publish online
Independent studios want the polish of a magazine without a magazine's budget. Many are separating their content from their website to get it.
A field guide to reading a city through its signage
Hand-painted shopfronts, neon remnants and municipal wayfinding each tell a different story about who a street was built for.
Inside the independent podcast scene: craft over scale
Small audio teams are choosing depth over download counts, and building loyal audiences one carefully edited episode at a time.
What a four-day production week taught one newsroom team
A small editorial team compressed its production schedule to see what would break. Planning, not speed, turned out to be the difference.