Category Archives: Entertainment

Ruth Asawa Retrospective: The Life of an Amazing Asian American Artist and Human Being

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Jeff

The Wife and I had some time before our dinner reservations, so we decided to see spend some time at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The nearby streets had many signs about a special Ruth Asawa Retrospective, … Continue reading →

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Viki J-Drama Review: A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You

Posted on August 10, 2025 by tinabot

Fuji TV’s period drama A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days With You begins uniquely with a katsudo-benshi or silent film narrator who serves as guide for modern audiences to the Showa 11 (1936) setting throughout the series. The narrator introduces … Continue reading →

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Maybe Happy Ending Casting Controversy

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Jeff

You may have heard about the Maybe Happy Ending casting controversy, but in you have not, here is a quick summary. We have mentioned that Darren Criss would leave his Tony Award winning role in the play by August 31.  … Continue reading →

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Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly Spy-thriller series coming to Prime Video

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Jeff

Daniel Dae Kim’s Butterfly spy-thriller series is coming to Prime video.  Based on Marguerite Bennett and Arash Amel’s graphic novel series of the same name, the story is “a character-driven spy thriller that explores complex family dynamics within the treacherous … Continue reading →

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FOREVER WE ARE YOUNG Documentary honors BTS’s ARMY

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Mayee Yeh

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny BTS’s success. Five Grammy nominations and six Billboard Hot 100-topping singles later, the seven-member act has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. Still, fandom is just as important as the artist it … Continue reading →

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Maybe Happy Ending Almost Did not Open

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Jeff

We have talked about how the musical Maybe Happy Ending was nominated for 10 Tony Awards and won 6 of them.  As this New York Time article discusses, Maybe Happy Ending almost did not open! It faced many obstacles in … Continue reading →

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Maybe Happy Ending and Yellow Face win Tony Awards

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Jeff

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by CBS (@cbstv) The 2025 Tony Award show saw Maybe Happy Ending and Yellow Face win 2025 Tony Awards! Maybe Happy Ending won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and … Continue reading →

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“Maybe Happy Ending” nominated for 10 Tony Awards

Posted on June 6, 2025 by Jeff

A musical originally from South Korea, “Maybe Happy Ending” has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards.  The show features Darren Criss and Helen J Shen as the leads.  The musical by Hue Park and Will Aronson first debuted in South … Continue reading →

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Ruby Ibarra has won the 2025 Tiny Desk Contest

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Jeff

Filipino American rapper and Bay Area resident Ruby Ibarra has won the 2025 Tiny Desk contest.  As the winner, she and her band performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. I had never heard of this former research scientist before, … Continue reading →

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Squid Game Season 3 Official Trailer

Posted on June 2, 2025 by John

Netflix just released the trailer for Squid Game Season 3, which they state is the final season. It will be coming to Netflix on Friday, June 27th: “Every game must come to an end. Squid Game. The final season. June … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2025 Opening Night featuring Third Act

Posted on May 28, 2025 by John

18 One of my favorite annual events I’ve enjoyed after moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999 is CAAMFest. Prior to 2013, CAAMFest was known as the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival. This year’s CAAMFest was … Continue reading →

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CAAMFest 2025 Film Review: Blossoms Under Somewhere

Posted on May 22, 2025 by John

When I read the description of this Hong Kong produced film, I thought it was interesting and also a bit odd, I will provide a Film Review of Blossoms Under Somewhere later.  First, a summary of Blossoms Under Somewhere: “Ching, … Continue reading →

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