In this episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, I speak with Charles Li, author and professor of linguistics, about language as lived experience. Our conversation moves between his academic work and his personal history, growing up in China and Hong Kong, moving to the United States, and navigating ...identity, politics, and belonging across cultures.

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This week on The Pearl Lam Podcast, I chat with Dr. Eva Cwynar about what truly happens as we get older.

From changes in the body to subtle shifts in the brain. She explains how aging can affect bone density, posture, and even how we experience space over time.

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Is anti-aging really about vanity? According to Dr. Eva Cwynar, it’s quite the opposite. For her, it’s about preservation, responsibility, and being present – especially for her children. It’s a perspective that reframes longevity as care, not appearance.

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In the latest episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, energy levels come up — and so does the idea of slowing down. Dr. Eva Cwynar explains how today’s conversation around longevity has moved far beyond quick boosts. With advances in bioscience and gene mapping, the focus is now on early detection ...and cellular preservation, where peptides are just one small part of a much bigger picture.

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In the latest episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Eva Cwynar to explore stress, routine care, and the role consistency plays in long-term health. Our conversation looks beyond surface-level ideas of anti-aging, focusing instead on balance, continuity, and a more measured approach ...to wellbeing.

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While much of my trip to Paris centred on visiting art fairs and reconnecting with dear old friends, I found time in my schedule to check out the exhibition ‘The mystery of Cleopatra’ at @institutdumondearabe (also known as the Arab World Institute).

Be it from documented histories or ...pop culture, many of us know the last queen of Egypt as a force of nature. She was said to have embodied everything from passion and beauty to wealth and violence, being labelled both a “fatal monster” and seductive queen by her contemporaries.

Like many others, I’ve been intrigued by the legends that surround her, and this exhibition brings together some of the most recent archaeological and historical research to dissect our cultural fascination with her. On display were objects – such as a headpiece for the Cleopatra of Victorien Sardou’s 1890 play of the same name and dramatic paintings of the queen’s death throughout the centuries – that depicted multi-faceted perceptions of her, from the perspectives of literature, opera, visual arts, and even the ballet. It was certainly an eye-opening experience that left me wondering about the blurred boundaries between fact and fiction, myth and history, and who gets the final say in creating the legacies of such celebrated figures.

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Is Dr. Eva Cwynar the modern fountain of youth? Or just very good at helping people feel like themselves again?

In the latest episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, we talk about longevity, identity, and why anti-aging isn’t about becoming someone new, but about returning to the best version ...of who you already are.

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A beautiful evening in Shanghai this week with Mr Doodle 🎨

Art criticism hasn’t disappeared – it has changed form.

Judith Benhamou-Huet, who has spent over a decade publishing her influential art market reports, reflects on the shift from written criticism to video, and what this evolution means for how audiences engage with art today.
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Art criticism hasn’t disappeared – it has changed form.

Judith Benhamou-Huet, who has spent over a decade publishing her influential art market reports, reflects on the shift from written criticism to video, and what this evolution means for how audiences engage with art today.
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Continue the conversation with us on YouTube.

In the summer of 1987, André Heller brought together 33 artists to create an immersive art amusement park in Hamburg — featuring works by Basquiat, Keith Haring, David Hockney, Dalí, and Sonia Delaunay — before it quietly disappeared from public view.

What is authorship in art?

In this episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, I’m joined by art lawyer Daniel McClean to explore how authorship is formed, shared, and contested – especially as collaboration and technology complicate traditional definitions.

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Conceptual art may only speak to a small audience – but its impact can reach far beyond it.

Judith Benhamou-Huet points to artists like Rirkrit Tiravanija, who became widely known in the 1990s through shared meals and gatherings, showing how contemporary art can create connection, ...generosity, and collective experience.

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Spotify.

In next week’s episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Eva Cwynar, an endocrinologist and metabolic specialist, to talk about hormones, longevity, and how we understand anti-aging today. Our conversation moves beyond surface-level ideas of youth and appearance, and into the deeper ...mechanics of energy, metabolism, and what it means to support long-term health.

We explore how hormones influence how we feel, function, and age — and how slowing, and in some cases even reversing, aspects of biological aging begins at a cellular level.

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Judith Benhamou-Huet has noticed a shift.

Painting is back. Figuration is back. Colour is back. And it’s not nostalgia — it’s a reaction to an over-mechanised, over-noisy world that’s starting to feel exhausting.

Catch the full conversation with Judith on The Pearl Lam ...Podcast now.