“Daylight Savings:” Sex, Asians and Rock & Roll
The successor to “Surrogate Valentine,” “Daylight Savings” is the Asian-American road trip that is less Harold and Kumar than it is Thelma and Louise.
The successor to “Surrogate Valentine,” “Daylight Savings” is the Asian-American road trip that is less Harold and Kumar than it is Thelma and Louise.
Seven dwarfs, a faceless apparition, a hockey goon and a gaggle of Greek gods walk into a bar…
Before you grab some quick tan lotion, consider this trend, already popular in Asian countries, and one catching on at beauty counters across the United States.
Some rodents and a world calamity aren’t enough to make up for a lack of music releases this week featuring Asian Americans. Did something happen?
Dumpling hungers for some young-adult action and Lucy Liu co-stars in limited-release film. Could this week’s releases be more perfect?
The Taiwan native is a member of a young group of Asian-American fashion designers called “The Asian American Fashion Movement.”
The Shins bring their melodic sounds on their new album, followed by a bunny who wants to do more than deliver eggs and large hand puppets.
Hollywood scores another win in this week’s Friday Features with a C+, it’s highest rating since inception (although there were only two releases).
Jazz, indie rock and a cadre of video game enthused friends rounds out this week’s Media Releases.
Hollywood receives its highest overall scores since Dumpling’s inceptions, a C-! Definitely not an Asian-A.
Smoking trends are stable among Asian-Americans in New York City, despite new taxes and bans on the habit.
This week’s media releases are packed with albums, as we get new sounds from Xiu Xiu, The Magnetic Fields and Elfin Saddle.
Jeremy Lin, Chinese looking for surrogates, camp preservation funding, White House initiatives and eye lid surgery rounds out this week’s posts.
This week features the house party of century and a small, furry man who likes the outdoors – and we don’t mean Danny DeVito…mostly.
Whether one looks at them as an exotic blessing or ethnic curse, Asian eyes are praised for their beauty, but many see them as something to be changed.
Heavy death metal and white teenagers in heat round out this week’s Media Releases. Are we missing something, or are we missing AAs?
From basketball star Jeremy Lin to persecuted soldier Danny Chen, Asian Americans are catching the eye of everyone, including psychologists, in the wake of new-found media attention.
Dragons and kisses and basketballs, oh my! We take a look back to the week’s top stories and news items and feature them all in one place in a segment called Week in Review.
A group of Navy Seals wages war, a city couple try to find themselves, a businessman thinks he has everything, and a woman must find her sister before it’s too late.
We look at some of the films streaming on Netflix right now and give our review. Tonight’s feature is “Shanghai Kiss,” a film that tries to be more than its makers allow.
Media Releases brings you two offerings today, one CD and one DVD. Dustin Wong takes his electric guitar to new levels, while Ben Stiller’s film incorporates Asians into bank robbing.
We hope you enjoyed your weekend. Catch up on the previous week’s news stories, and happy President’s Day (Washington’s birthday).
In this week’s Friday Features we look at little people (4″ tall) who borrow our things, a skeleton motorcyclist comic book hero, a love triangle full of espionage and a football documentary.
News agencies discuss the lack of Asian Americans in Broadway productions, but how can we be elevated when all that’s available are typecast roles?
While we may be looking towards spring, fashion designers like Vera Wang are already promoting their latest fall creations at Mercedes Benz’s Fashion Week in New York City this week.
A Bach violin concerto, Jerry Lewis’ “The Geisha Boy,” and bloody faces rattle this week’s edition of Media Releases for your Valentine’s Day pleasure.
We take you back in time to showcase the week’s top articles. Being our first week on the scene, we’d also love your feedback.
Friday Features is your source for the weekend’s top film releases. We take a look at each new release and give it a rating based on its Asian-American presence, or lack thereof.
Dia Frampton’s new Web mini-series, “Dia’s Next Stage,” is currently online, chronicling her day-to-day life on tour and on the go.
Media Releases is a weekly column on this week’s music, DVD and video game releases featuring Asian Americans. Like reading “Where’s Asian Waldo?”