You can probably tell which couple I “ship” for Avatar: the Last Airbender. But that’s not the important thing. The important thing is that last Saturday, The Last Airbender totally ruled the Razzies, winning five awards, including worst picture, worst director, and worst screenplay. Worst screenplay indeed: Princess Yue tells Sokka that it’s “time to…
DetailsThis is a crossover I never thought I’d see: Tiger Parenting and zombies. Yup, that’s right. Tiger Parenting and zombies. Over at Wired.com, Roger Ma has written a persuasive article on the benefits of Tiger Parenting in the case of a zombie apocalypse. According to Ma, Tiger Parenting instills the discipline (and the math skills)…
DetailsThe first time I heard about Cassandra Cain, I had no idea that she was Asian American. I only knew that she had had a run as Batgirl, and that I should check out the issues featuring her. So imagine my surprise when she made a cameo in Red Robin, looking distinctly…Asian. I had to…
DetailsThe Tet Festival, put on by the Vietnamese Language and Culture (VNLC) student organization, was held in the Ackerman Grand Ballroom on the night of January 23, 2011. The annual festival was lively with Vietnamese food and cultural activities. “Tet” is short for “Tet Nguyen Dan”, which is the celebration of the Vietnamese New Year based…
DetailsFurthermore, with an interview with Coco Liu, the coordinator of Traditional Fan and Candle Dance, we are able to understand more about the festival. I also genuinely resonate with how fondly she thinks of the experience. Q: What does the culture night mean for the community and for the club? A: Through the culture night,…
DetailsI stumbled across this on the Disgrasion blog. The man in that picture is Onra (real name Arnaud Bernard), a half French, half Vietnamese hip hop beatmaker. I knew nothing about him until today–but what I’ve discovered, I’ve really liked. In 2006, Onra went to Vietnam to visit his grandparents and came back with thirty…
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