Monthly Archives: November, 2010
Go where the hipsters go: Privy 5 city guides are all about Asian & Asian American celebs & playas’ Top 5 lists
Here’s a cool Asian/Asian American spin on the ubiquitous city guides concept, if you live in LA or some select other cities around the globe. Privy 5 is a startup that’s launching a series of city-focused websites that invites celebrities and local playas to submit their Top 5 lists in categories such as restaurants, hotels, […]
China Daily Show website brings a taste of Onion to Chinese news
If you didn’t know, China Daily is China’s national English language newspaper and website. It has absolutely nothing to do with a new site that recently launched called China Daily Show, which spoofs the news out of China with the same irreverence of The Onion here in the States, adding a dash of Jon Stewart’s […]
What an atomic bomb looks like from just outside the blast zone: Japanese American photographer finally talks about it
The German news magazine Der Spiegel has an incredible, and disturbing, story about photographers and filmmakers who worked for the US government in the Cold War years, chronicling atomic bomb test blasts… from 3.1 miles from ground zero, just outside the blast zone and considered a safe distance. One surviving photographer, George Yoshitake, shot photos […]
Wong Fu Production’s “Agent of Secret Stuff” comedy film is a big hit on YouTube
Anything that San Diego-based Wong Fu Productions creates is big news in Asian American circles. But their 35-minute indie film, “Agents of Secret Stuff,” a spy comedy has garnered the attention of the mainstream tech press because it’s already been viewed over 2 million times since was posted on YouTube on Nov. 24. Mashable.com, the […]
