The Conversation
- Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson (25)
- MojoRider: kobukson, thanks for your thoughts. to me, it’s one big epistemlogical mystery. Something happened...
- kobukson: correction: Scripture does NOT hold the view that matter=evil.
- kobukson: Mojorider: Kobukson, you had touched briefly upon Jesus being a feminist….very interesting. The Gnostic...
- Why Do Asian People Have Bad Eyesight? (1)
- B: Hi, this is actually a very good post – I was adopted from Korea and I have glaucoma…since I was a...
- YA Literature/Someone Like Summer by M.E. Kerr (23)
- jaehwan: Done!
- RiceCakeRabbit: :-s Sorry for the double post, feel free to delete one or the other…
- jaehwan: Sorry, RCR, my spam filter is weird. It’s supposed to be “learning” how to better identify...
- White on Rice (Review) (14)
- A handful of sugar, a pinch of salt, and a liter of water (15)
- Why Parents Hate Parenting (10)
- TZ: @ Leon: I love other people’s kids too but I’m not so good with them. At a company function I once...
- jaehwan: Alpha, I totally agree. I know lots of people who succumb to the pressure/promises of kids being some kind...
- MojoRider: I’ve no experience in being a father, I have no children of my own, but I am a godfather to a niece...
- Agent Cho: The Mentalist (7)
- 1001 Cranes by Naomi Hirahara (Review) (5)
- jaehwan: Thanks, G! Do you actually teach these books, or is it more of just a library where kids are free to take...
- g: Nice review, and you’re right, there’s lots of Asian American writers these days who are writing for...
- King: I think it’s just missing the “l” at the end. http://www.ted.com/talks/ch...
- Japanese Hamburg and Japanese Spaghetti (13)
- jaehwan: Thanks, Leon and TZ! I think what I’m going to do is just make larger portions with my omurice and my...
- Leon: TZ- Dammit, yours sound much tastier than mine.
I also wanted more rice than what could fit inside the wrap.... - TZ: Instead of peas, I use corn. A little sweeter that way. And I use shitake mushrooms. I also don’t put the...
- David Blackwell, First Black Tenured Professor at Berkeley, Dies at 91 (2)
- Teaching Apple to Really "Think Different" (45)
- The People I’ve Slept With, opening in SF, LA, NYC (1)
- kobukson: It’s an Asian American romantic comedy, which, as most of you know, is kinda rare. There’s an Asian guy...
- The Asian Rake and Jamie Yeo in Singapore (118)
- Asian woman sues Steven Seagal for sexual assault (22)
- jaehwan: Segal should go to jail for his bad acting. Or maybe gaol…in Australia.
- The Default Human Being (15)
- Literature and Religion: Podcast with Kobukson (25)
Category Archives: Knowledge
Adora Svitak at the TED Conference
Check out the video above, sent to me by my father-in-law. Adora Svitak is a child literary prodigy–she’s already published multiple books and is very well spoken for a 12 year old. She’s half Chinese and half White: her mom is … Continue reading
Internet vs. Books
David Brooks, my favorite NY Times columnist, hits it again in his latest: The Medium is the Medium. I strongly suggest reading this piece. In this column, he talks about how the internet is good for disseminating information and keeping … Continue reading
Jeff Ma’s New Book
Jeff Ma, the guy who became famous as a White guy in the movie 21, just wrote a new book called The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business. He was, of course, the inspiration behind the … Continue reading
Holding Out or Holding Up?
There’s a great article here about three generations of an American family and the differences in the economy between then and now. The grandfather is a WWII veteran turned stock broker who became wealthy through connections and tenacity, and the father … Continue reading
Kobayashi arrested at Nathan’s hot dog contest
Check out the video above and the article here. Takeru Kobayashi, the former champion hot dog eater, was arrested at the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. He was not competing this year because of … Continue reading
Sam Yoon moving to DC
Sam Yoon, as many of you know, ran for mayor of Boston last year. As the first Asian American on the Boston city council, the first Asian American to run for public office in Boston, and the first Asian American … Continue reading
Rent a White Guy
Man, the price of Whiteness is skyrocketing through the roof these days! According to CNN, companies in China are seeking to boost their appeal by hiring White actors to masquerade as executives. Zatkin was paid 2,000 yuan (about $300) to … Continue reading
UFC 116 Predictions/Update on MMA
The big news this past weekend was that Cung Le avenged his loss to Scott Smith at Strikeforce. He won by TKO in the second round with a vicious spinning back kick to the mid-section. Scott Smith wants a rematch, … Continue reading
My Favorite New Japanese Pop Band is White
Checkee outtee the video above. This is the first band out of Japan since M-Flo to really knock me down with their sound. Not that I hear much Japanese music these days–there’s something morally wrong about paying $40 for CD, … Continue reading
Language and Power in the Green Hornet’s Kato
I saw the trailer above, courtesy of the fine people at Absolutely Fobulous. They are making a Green Hornet movie starring Seth Rogen. Some guy from Taiwan named Jay Chou is playing Kato, the Green Hornet’s sidekick–some of you Bruce Lee fans … Continue reading
