Author Archives: Brian

5 ways the KDAY sale can be tolerable

Hip-hop heads and westsiders poured a little liquor last week, when it was announced that KDAY (93.5 FM), aka the best radio station in Los Angeles, was bought out by a company looking to replace 90s g-funk, hourly Eazy-E, and … Continue reading

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YOMYOMF Channel: Week 1 recap

They called it the Bananapocalypse, which could refer to some kind of yellow-faced take-down of the internet-as-we-know-it, a changing of the (racial) guard, or perhaps the fact that Hollywood is willing to get their hands dirty playing in the same … Continue reading

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The Breach ain’t Broke

…we just got ourselves some jobby-jobs. But we’re lurking behind a corner. No water fountain and abandoned car is safe. We’re armed with Twitter, and don’t make us use it. In the meantime, re-visit our year-old Jeremy Lin blog summit, featuring … Continue reading

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Culture mashup: The Karate Kid x Tiger Mother

Poor Amy Chua.  If she were only old, male, unattractive, washed-up, alcoholic, and too pathetic and self-hating to write a memoir, nobody would be giving her any fuss about her parenting methods. On the other hand, lucky Jackie Chan. Things … Continue reading

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Best of 2010: 5 reasons movies need no nations

1. Copie conforme – Certified Copy – Copia conforme – رونوشت برابر اصل (directed by Abbas Kiarostami) A French woman meets a British man on the streets of Tuscany. In a mix of English, French, and Italian at times cacophonous, … Continue reading

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Currently karaoking… (#5)

Leo Ku, “Qing ge wang” (情歌王) Phil Collins, “Against All Odds” Tevin Campbell, “Can We Talk” Faye Wong, “Hong dou” (紅豆) Eason Chan, “Fu si saan” (富士山) Location: K100 Karaoke (Alhambra, CA) Shout out: Eddie with the heat, Christine with … Continue reading

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