Media Releases, Aug. 21, 2012
Teengirl Fantasy dreams up some DVDs in this week’s Asian-American-inspired new release CD and DVD department, Media Releases.
Teengirl Fantasy dreams up some DVDs in this week’s Asian-American-inspired new release CD and DVD department, Media Releases.
Miss World contestant beatboxes as her talent.
It’s adventure time, in this week’s Friday Features, as old guys dust off their guns and children speak with dead people.
Cleveland’s One World Day, which marks its 65th anniversary, will be presented at the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. It begins Sunday, August 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Rockefeller Park between East Boulevard and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
American culture is increasingly becoming influenced by Asian nations, especially when it comes to setting trends in fashion and the idea of “pop.”
A brash occurrence of violence against a mentally handicapped woman in Philadelphia leaves many questioning the motives of the three attackers.
The CIA engineers a super soldier, as older folks rekindle their love, while two CEOs battle for N.C.’s governorship in this week’s Friday Features.
Tourists are disrupting the quality of life of these tenants, like me, with their quirky behavior — a behavior making tourists look inconsiderate.
Mnet launched the first 24-hour Asian-American television network, which features programming ranging from Korean pop to entertainment news: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Arts&Leisure&title=Network-aims-at-growing-America%E2%80%99s-Asian-market&id=56308
Jeremy Lin released his second behind-the-scenes, day-in-the-life YouTube video, featuring his preparation for his Volvo commercial, among other tidbits:
A record 30 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are running for Congress, according to the Asian Pacific Institute of Congressional Studies, the majority of who are Democrat: https://www.examiner.com/article/record-number-of-asian-americans-running-for-u-s-congress
It’s a musical bonanza (for this department), as albums from Tidelands and a new music video from Jhameel round out Media Releases.
Actor Lucy Liu spoke about her new role as the first female Watson in the latest Sherlock Holmes series coming CBS this fall called Elementary: http://entertainment.inquirer.net/52949/for-lucy-liu-it-hasnt-been-easy-being-an-asian-american-in-hwood
President Barack Obama Friday nominated Pamela Ki Mai Chen to the New York district court, making her the first lesbian Asian-American judge appointed to the U.S. District Court: http://feminist.org/blog/index.php/2012/08/03/obama-nominates-first-asian-american-lesbian-federal-judge/
It’s a Hollywood miracle, as Friday Features awards an A grade to this week’s new release sci-fi, children’s and indie-comedy flicks.
Dumpling supports Team USA in this overview of the Asian-Americans competing for gold in London at this year’s Olympic games.
Actor and animal rights activist Olivia Munn admitted she suffers from trichotillomania, a nervous disorder in which she plucks her eye lashes out: http://wonderwall.msn.com/movies/olivia-munn-opens-up-about-rare-disorder-i-rip-out-my-eyelashes-1696198.story?ocid=answw11
Ginger Chen-Sitowski captures the essence of Dumpling in her rendering of the Dumpling dumpling. Tell us what you think in the comments.
It’s a drought of new release music and movies in this week’s Asian-American entertainment round up, Media Releases.
This week’s Media Recaps takes a long look at the reactions from Seattle’s Safeco Field’s newest baseballer.
It’s abnormal aliens, displaced dancers and activist artists in this week’s Asian-American speckled new release film department, Friday Features.
David Choi and Clara C announce the dates and locations for their upcoming tour.
Check out this week’s edition of Media Recaps, featuring Linsanity, Linsanity and more Linsanity!
Batman, Catwoman, Bane. These aren’t zoo animal names, but characters in the final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s Batman saga in this week’s Friday Features.
It’s a great day in music history, as the Smashing Pumpkin’s ’94 “Pisces Iscariot” gets a reissue as Dumpling keeps you in shape in this week’s Media Releases.
The Ariel International Center hopes to bring Asian businesses to Cleveland, a port city located amongst key shipping lanes.
New York Knicks might not match Houston Rocket’s offer, but you can still buy a piece of Jeremy Lin from the team that made him famous.
Check out this week’s edition of unique Asian-American news, and its media responses. You will be blown away!
Sometimes you feel like a nut. And sometimes that nut leads to shattering of a continent. Check out this week’s unlucky one-movie show in Friday Features.
It’s an adventure in this week’s Media Releases as a animated, human-dog brother duo look for good times and Christians prove their can rock.