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Stereotypes on TV: Can’t Win Even When We Do
Recently the NYTimes ran a piece celebrating a significant milestone in North American Western Hollywood TV; two of the strongest and most interesting female leads are being played by Asian-American actresses; Maggie Q as Nikita and Lucy Liu as Dr. … Continue reading
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Maria Kang: No Excuses for the Average
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl4Pmp6fpGk “What’s Your Excuse?” “Me, I have none.” I consider myself very average, perhaps just a tad below in terms of overall lifestyle. I’m not particularly ambitious and relatively healthy with a few lifestyle adjustments to cope with inherited medical … Continue reading
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The Guillotines: Film Review
Opening June 14th at the Four Star Theatre in San Francisco and already available on iTunes & VOD, The Guillotines tells the story of a brotherhood of secret assassins who find themselves in the middle of a rebellion conflicted between … Continue reading
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[Update] Miss Korea 2013: One Dream, One Face … Thanks to Photoshop
Oh, Internets … In a folly of events I will just label as “poor taste”, the One Dream, One Face of the Miss Daegu, beauty pageant should thank the questionable photoshopping and styling skills of the shows creators for having … Continue reading
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Miss Korea 2013: One Dream, One Face
Photo: via Reddit When I first saw the candidates of Miss Korea 2013, I had no idea they were beauty pageant contestants and just remarked how even I, as an Asian female had trouble telling them apart. The beauty pageant … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, DUDE WTF ASIA, Entertainment, Health and Beauty, Observations
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Hot Docs: Canadian International Documentary Festival April 25-May 5
Hot Docs, North America’s largest International Documentary Festival opens its doors April 25th – May 5. Held in Toronto each year, the festival buzzes with filmmakers and industry agents sharing their untold stories and bringing issues to light for all … Continue reading
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PSY Releases Follow-up Track: ‘Gentleman’
For those wanting to turn a blind eye to PSY’s latest release Gentleman may be pleasantly surprised to know that it would be worth at least the 5 minutes for the music video. There are a lot of the same … Continue reading
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Whatcha Wearin’? – Korean Movie Review
Whatcha Wearin’? (Original title:나의 PS 파트너 MY PS PARTNER) is a sexy romantic comedy about how relationships both make and destroy us and how a little phone sex just may help you make that connection. After finding out his ex-girlfriend … Continue reading
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PSY’s Anti-American Past and Understanding Anti-American Sentiment
I’ve been very hesitant to write about PSY’s participation (and apology) in an Anti-American protest particularly because as one of a couple of 8Asian contributors who is not American, I simply was indifferent (and also tired of the whole Gangnam … Continue reading
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16th Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival – Film Highlights
The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates it’s Sweet 16th Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. For the TL;DR types, check out our video interview with the festival’s Program Director, Aram Siu-Wai Collier. The Opening Gala … Continue reading
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8Asians Chats With…The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
The Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival celebrates its Sweet 16th birthday Nov 6-11 in Toronto and Nov 16-17 in Richmond Hill. I sat with Aram Siu-Wai Collier, the Director of Programming for this year’s festival to go over some of … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D, Canada, China, chinese, Festival, film, Japan, Korean, movie, Philippines, Prison dancer, Taiwanese
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8Asians Chats With…Blush [Exclusive Skype Interview]
Blush, formed in 2010 via an Asia-wide talent search, comprises of 5 girls from 5 different Asian countries. Already with a list of solid Billboard Dance Chart toppers such as “Undivided” and “Dance On.” Their latest track “Miss Out” is … Continue reading
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