American Vogue’s December edition features eight Asian models: Du Juan, Liu Wen, Bonnie Chen, Lily Zhi, Hyoni Kang, So Young Kang, Lee Hyun, and Tao Okamato. Vogue lauds these models as “redefining traditional concepts of beauty.” While this spread seems indicative of more Asian models in the business…

I saw The Phantom of the Opera last Saturday. Phantom is extremely popular–the Pantages was packed on Saturday– and the longest-running musical on Broadway. As billed in most advertisements, it’s the “haunting love story of a brilliant composer shamed by his disfigurement, and the opera singer he falls…

Preliminary results on the props, according to the Huffington Post: 19: No 20: Yes 21: No 22: Yes 23: No 24: No The LA Times has projected Jerry Brown to win for governor, and Barbara Boxer for senator, which is a good thing for Democrats, because it looks…

I voted today. If you haven’t, find your polling place here and get out there! Make your voice be heard. You can follow news and results here.

Not a real post, just a list of what’s to come: –the elections! I am voting tomorrow. Hopefully you all are, too. 🙂 –Phantom of the Opera. I went to see it at the Pantages Theater on Saturday. –AMC’s The Walking Dead premiere (pretty awesome! And I am…

I had a rough night on Wednesday, thanks to a misinformed and badly-timed choice to drink coffee from Bruin Cafe. Caffeine has never messed with my sleep so badly, and I was running on three hours of (sort of) sleep all day Thursday. After an 8 AM lab,…