The Conversation
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (22)
- King: “So…whats the problem here? AOR has the right to an opinion right? “ This is a common fallacy: The...
- Asian Dude: kinda funny how you all don’t even bother to debunk any of the points I bring up, you just fixate...
- Leon: Thank you, Asian Dude, for proving my point. If you are indeed Asian, that is.
- Frank Chin debates Yunte Huang on the topic of Charlie Chan (9)
- Nancy: If Earl Derr Biggers made Charlie Chan more like the real Chang Apana (the Chinese detective in Hawaii that...
- Larry: Somebody give Yunte Huang his “Oriental 4 Life” card. Huang’s claim that Charlie Chan is an...
- neaato: goddamn! thank you bigwowo!!!!!! glad you shared w/ us this linkage. here was my comment to the commentators:...
- The Happy Post (21)
- RiceCakeRabbit: I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- N: @RiceCakeRabbit I voted! (And hopefully I don’t get spam mails because I was too lazy to create a new e-mail...
- RiceCakeRabbit: There is an essence of imprinting when it comes to the IR pairing disparity – and this is why the...
- B.J. Penn disappoints (5)
- jaehwan: Notty, I don’t know if you’ve seen this Bellator submission, but it’s pretty sick:...
- jaehwan: I agree. A point that someone made on one of the forums is that Edgar is really a featherweight, and he did...
- Nottyboy: I don’t want to write off Edgar yet. He has some really good takedowns and great speed. Still,...
- “This is a Bust” by Ed Lin (Review) (2)
- Podcast: URB4N talks about Interracial Relationships (86)
- etain: Yes, I meant that there were 24,000 more marriages involving Asian women than Asian men in 2008. And I still...
- MojoRider: jstele wrote: “Just date who you want. Who cares if there are more Asian women dating outside their...
- uRB4N: Oh, Jesus. Use some deductive reasoning for crying out loud. He obviously means 24,000 more Asian women than...
- Building Subcultures and Accepting Emotions (282)
- King: “How was that King? Enough f-bombs for you? You know certain topics just get me fired up.” Haaa!!!...
- AF/AM couple: N, No, I meant either AFs or AMs I come into contact with (so AF/AM), not an AF/WM couple, but I can...
- N: @AF/AM couple I assume you meant AF/WM in the first line? I got slightly confused reading it. But I do encounter...
- Western Schools in South Korea (10)
- dan: Not sure how I feel about this. If the entire city is more modern, clean, and well funded than any other...
- john: This is a bad idea. It will be like those Indonesian who don’t know Indonesia becuase their parent sent...
- mama nabi: This is interesting – my mom pitched this exact same idea (I remember helping her come up with a...
- A Great Wall (3)
- Dinobot: I heard from somewhere that the construction of Zheng He’s fleet deforested large parts of China,...
- Ngo Bao Chau, First Vietnamese Fields Medal Winner (4)
- Why Am I Doing This? (Review) (14)
- jaehwan: us_Asians, I had a few words to say about David Henry Hwang in the comment section of this post:...
- MojoRider: @us asians, indeed, Eva Cassidy is the best all around female vocalist I’ve ever heard. I...
- us asians: Just some additional thoughts + @Alpha Asian says: I agree with your comment that the “just felt right”...
- White on Rice (Review) (17)
- angrybritishchinese: @simon tsui The audience i saw it with were also rolling in the aisles and shitting bricks. but...
- Simon Tsui: I am disappointed in your review. I watched White on Rice in the movie theatre during the premiere in...
- Tiger Woods and His White Women (22)
- jaehwan: And then it was over. http://www.golf.com/golf/tours _news/article/0,28136,2012613, 00.html?hpt=T2 Sheesh,...
- Chinese economy surpasses Japan (6)
- Asian Racism and the “Asian of Reason” (22)
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Angry Senator McCaskill calls to curb executive compensation
“We have a bunch of idiots on Wall Street that are kicking sand in the face of the American taxpayer.” –Senator Claire McCaskill Finally, someone has the guts to stand up against these crooked CEOs and Wall Street executives. Senator … Continue reading
First African American Chair of the RNC
Michael Steele is the first African American Chair of the Republican National Committee. This could be good or bad. The RNC is a big mess these days, and with the ideological differences and the anger following 8 years of Bush, … Continue reading
Helio Gracie, Pioneer of Brazilian Jujitsu, Dies at 95
I awoke to find the following e-mail in my inbox. On Tuesday morning Grand Master Helio Gracie was tanning at his ranch in Brazil, and on Thursday morning at 9:15 he passed on due to natural causes. His legacy will … Continue reading
Book World Out of Print
The NY Times reported that the Washington Post’s Book World is going out of print. It’s yet another way in which the print media is cutting back. I’m seriously worried about investigative reporting, but I have a feeling that stuff … Continue reading
Endowments: A Possible Solution to the Media Problem
I’m excited. A NY Times Op-Ed just proposed a solution for the media problem that I’ve been blogging about. (see here, for example). I don’t remember when I said it, but I did: most literary writers, in the future, will … Continue reading
The Scoop on Dirt
For you mommies and daddies out there, when your baby or toddler puts something dirty in his or her mouth, know that there’s an evolutionary reason. Since all instinctive behaviors have an evolutionary advantage or they would not have been retained … Continue reading
Self-Publishing Companies Making Bank
Motoko Rich had a story in the NY Times today about the self-publishing industry. As you all know from a previous post, we’ve got at least one regular here who is a self-published author, along with one who is planning … Continue reading
John Updike Dies at 76
See article here. I’ve never actually read a book by John Updike, but I’ve read his essays. He was a great essayist and reader. Just a few months ago, I read the Best American Short Stories of the Century, for … Continue reading
Go home and procreate
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> There’s an interesting video on CNN about Canon Japan and its new program to get workers to go home early and “procreate.” See the article here. What a great company! I’m proud to … Continue reading
71,400 jobs
CNN article here. All I can say is ouch. My thoughts go out to those who are struggling. Please stay positive. (Updated to include the numbers which have been added since I posted this morning.)
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