Done With Amos Yee
Given that I had previously supported Singapore’s dissident blogger Amos Yee, I feel a responsibility to comment on the revelations that…
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An Open Letter Regarding Amos Yee
“Because we are free, we can never be indifferent to the fate of freedom elsewhere.”
When Did Mimi Get So Cute?
“Like most successful children’s franchises, Pokémon has kept its focus forever on the kiddos. Ash and Pikachu’s episodic adventures never…
Rhapsody In Purple
“This wasn’t posing, or marketing. Prince knew early on that he had an extraordinary musical gift. Music flowed through him at all hours…
Birth By Midichlorian
I belong to that poor generation of Star Wars fans who’s first real experience with the series was with the Prequel Trilogy: The Phantom…
The Art Of Video Games: Pokemon
I can’t remember when exactly I first encountered the phenomenon of the late 90’s and early 2000’s. Perhaps it was watching a high energy…
Dinotopia Exists
“During the last twenty years, however, dinosaurs have vaulted to a steady level of culturally pervasive popularity — from gentle Barney…
We Still Can’t Breathe, But One Day We Will
Being a black man in the United States, I find it prudent to comment on the discussions of racism that have sprung up in recent months. I…
Wong-Fu: Left On Shing Wong
Wong-Fu Productions is run by a trio of filmmakers, Phillip Wang, Ted Fu, and Wesley Chang. Their films are a good mix of comedy, romance…
Like Some Cat From Japan
“A bold, knowing, charismatic creature neither male nor female wearing a bewitching costume straight out of the Surrealist art shows of…
Sakura No Aware
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details for Five Centimeters Per Second and Voices of a Distant Star follow.
Nujabes: Master Without Borders
What more can be said? The music of Japan’s Seba Jun is almost without description. His music seems to take us away to a place, a place…