Category Archives: Entertainment

NYC Theater Review: “The Chinese Lady” by Lloyd Suh

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Lily

Lloyd Suh’s new play, The Chinese Lady, takes us on a journey with the first Chinese woman to set foot in the United States. Her name was Afong Moy. She arrived in 1835 at the age of 14 and was put on … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Mo’ Chinese Mo’ Problems”

Posted on November 2, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 5, Episode 5: “Mo’ Chinese Mo’ Problems” Original airdate November 9, 2018. The ladies will kick it:  While going door to door as a U.S. Census volunteer, Evan discovers there’s another Chinese family in the … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Workin’ the ‘Ween”

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 5, Episode 3: “Workin’ the ‘Ween” Original airdate October 20, 2018. It’s the heart afraid of breaking Marvin and Honey ask Louis and Jessica to be their baby’s godparents.  Jessica eagerly agrees, mostly so Marvin … Continue reading →

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‘Fresh Off the Boat” Episode Review: “The Hand That Sits the Cradle”

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 5, Episode 2: “The Hand That Sits the Cradle” Original airdate October 12, 2018. I’m goin’ out tonight: Jessica volunteers to take care of Honey’s zuo yue zi (“sitting the month,” which I just learned is a … Continue reading →

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Non-Spoiler ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Episode Review: “Fresh Off the RV”

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Fresh Off the Boat, Season 5, Episode 1: “Fresh Off the RV” (season premiere) Airs tonight, October 5, 2018 at 8:00. It’s the end of summer, 1998 in Fresh Off the Boat time, and it’s time for Honey to have … Continue reading →

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Nicki Sun’s Interview of Katherine Ho – “Yellow” in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

Posted on September 24, 2018 by John

I admit it, I’m been kind of obsessed with the film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ since seeing it in a pre-screening in August: I’ve been following tweets on #CrazyRichAsians, reviews on YouTube (and I’m amazed at how many people do reviews … Continue reading →

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8mm Review: ‘A Simple Favor’

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

A Simple Favor (2018) Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding.  Written by Jessica Sharzer (based on the novel by Darcey Bell).  Directed by Paul Feig. A Simple Favor is being marketed as a thriller, but it’s really more of a … Continue reading →

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Mini-Review: ‘To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (No Spoilers)

Posted on September 21, 2018 by John

So, the Netflix teenage romance film ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ (TATBILB), based on a novel of the same name by Korean American author Jenny Han, debuted on Friday, August 17th, the same opening weekend as ‘Crazy Rich Asians.’ … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ by BTS

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Love Yourself: Answer by BTS Big Hit Entertainment 2018 The new BTS compilation album (with 7 new tracks!) dropped August 24, and if you know even one person who’s a BTS fan, you knew about it probably a couple of … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: Heroine’s Journey by Sarah Kuhn

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Lily

Heroine’s Journey brings an end to Sarah Kuhn’s delightful Asian American superheroine trilogy. In the first of the series, Heroine Complex, we meet Evie Tanaka, assistant to superheroine Aveda Jupiter. In the second, Heroine Worship, we explore Aveda Jupiter aka Annie … Continue reading →

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AA Industry Success, Geoffrey Owens & Acting Realities

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Guest Writer

by Tim Lounibos It’s an amazing time The past several weeks have been absolutely amazing for the Asian American entertainment industry. Crazy Rich Asians blew past $100 million at the box office in less than three weeks, becoming the most … Continue reading →

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8Tracks Review: ‘Six Evolutions — Bach: Cello Suites’ by Yo-Yo Ma

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Mitchell K. Dwyer

Six Evolutions — Bach: Cello Suites by Yo-Yo Ma Sony Classical, 2018 And cello to you, too Yo-Yo Ma’s latest album dropped August 17, and it would have been great to review it then, but you know.  Crazy Rich Asians.  … Continue reading →

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