Author Archives: Guest Writer

Folding Wayfarer

After rocking your new Ray Bans all day, the sun sets and sinks under the horizon. Do you: a) Keep the sunglasses on and explain to everyone that you are not in fact hiding a black eye b) Put them … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year Lanterns

Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and it is always great to decorate your home with nice little lanterns.  Oriental Furniture offers a set of Chinese New Year Lanterns ($18.00 for a set of 12) that can be … Continue reading

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Help Fight Stereoptypes With Asian Crew Clothing

By Matthew I’m a member of Asian Crew Clothing, along with Hao-Kai Wu, Ryan Kwan, Kevin Han and Kevin Foo. I started this company because being Asian is cool. In history classes, Asian Pacific American history is overlooked, and hardly … Continue reading

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Kisai Rogue KR2 LED Watch

When we were kids, we’d imagine how the future would be like. Sadly in 2012, flying cars and hoverboots haven’t happened yet, but we have the technology of LEDs. The future is now with this Kisai Rogue KR2 LED Watch … Continue reading

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Behind The Scenes With Team Janet & A Call To Help Janet Find Her Match

By Emily, My name is Emily and I am the Publicity and Media Director of Team Janet. After Janet was diagnosed with leukemia in 2009, she and her closest friends immediately set up a website to encourage people to register … Continue reading

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My Travel Bunny Bottle Set

George Clooney once said in a movie: “Bingo, Asians. They pack light, travel efficiently, and they have a thing for slip on shoes. Gotta love ’em.” (Up in the Air, 2009.) Though this may be a sweeping generalization (We, ourselves, … Continue reading

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Handcrafted “Oswald” Wooden Sunglasses

The retro silhouette of the Wayfarer sunglasses has come back in style, but the signature black plastic is getting old fast. So get your hands on these handcrafted wooden shades (as shown, $145) by Shwood Eyewear. This Portland-based company uses … Continue reading

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Jason Wu’s Target Collection Debuts With Super Bowl XLVI

By Joni This past Sunday, women (and some men, I suppose) all over the nation put their big game strategies in motion. Noooo, I’m not talking about football. Football is a walk in the park compared to what some people … Continue reading

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Hard Boiled Egg Mold for Bento Decoration

Bento boxes are a great way to “fun-up” mealtime. These cute little Hard Boiled Egg Molds ($2.80) by Kotobuki form and imprint hard boiled eggs into shapes like bunnies, bears, fishys, or “zoom zooms “ (aka “cars” for those of you … Continue reading

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“Oldboy”

In Oldboy ($20.99), having been imprisoned in a small hotel room under constant surveillance for 15 years Oh Dae-Su (Min-sik Choi) tries to figure out who his tormentor is–and why they would choose to torture him. Once free from his … Continue reading

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Asymmetric Fusion Necklace

Once Christmas was over, stores presented us with a visual overload–a pink and red reminder that Valentine’s Day is coming up. Instead of the played out flowers and chocolate, we suggest this Asymmetric Fusion Necklace ($76) by our friends over … Continue reading

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EOS Lip Balm

For all you organic lovers out there, this product will suit that organic need. EOS created the slogan the “lipbalm that makes you smile” which is definitely catchy and true in many ways.  The adorable structure of the EOS lip … Continue reading

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