Author Archives: Xxxtine

About Xxxtine

The main Canuck here I (sometimes) give a different perspective. I used to be 'read only' but you can actually hear me via POP 88 on 8Asians podcasting sister site Popcast88.com. Always trying to find that right balance between fluff and substance, I tend to focus my interests in discovering different perspectives. Look forward to hearing (and perhaps seeing) things you wouldn't anywhere else. Current vice and embarrassingly obsessed with: Kpop group AFTER SCHOOL

POP 88 – Exclusive Podcast Interview: Olivia Cheng is Iris Chang

Posted on March 3, 2007 by Xxxtine

Alberta-born, broadcast journalist, writer and actress Olivia Cheng has been cast to play the lead in ‘The Iris Chang Story: The Woman who Couldn’t Forget‘. And only here can you listen to a very different interview you won’t see or … Continue reading →

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Rosie O’Donnell Sees the Light

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Xxxtine

Months ago before Donald Trump, TV talk show co-host of The View, Rosie O’Donnell, did something most of us would deem to be … inappropriate. I don’t need to further say anything, because I think most who read here know … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Discrimination | 27 Comments

Big Brother and the Flip Side of Racism

Posted on January 27, 2007 by Xxxtine

In light of the current brouhaha going on in Britain with many people crying for Channel 4 to draw blood from the racist ignormai and apathetic contestants of Celebrity Big Brother (UK), there was a beacon of a well thought … Continue reading →

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Thoughts in Cyberspace

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Xxxtine

This past Sunday a South Korean pop singer/ actress named U;Nee (유니) was found hanging from the doorframe of her apartment by her grandmother in an apparent suicide. She was 26, my sister’s age. I knew nothing about this girl. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Lifestyles | 7 Comments