Yes, yet another round of taste testing at McDonald’s in Asia! Just yesterday, we showed you Americans reacting to the unique menu items from McDonalds in India. This time, Americans actually […]
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Grace Huang Learns About Courage in Her Latest Film ‘Lost For Words’
Grace Huang discovered her love of acting after being beaten into a coma by her abusive husband – on a television show, that is. Already working as a model, […]
Get to Know Chris Riedell From Wong Fu’s ‘Everything Before Us’
Part of the renowned YouTube filmmaking duo The Brothers Riedell, Chris Riedell plays Ben’s know-it-all best friend Henry in Wong Fu’s first feature-length film, Everything Before Us. Throughout the […]
After 70 Years, This Couple Finally Received Their High School Diplomas
While I’m happy for all the graduates who walked the stage this year, there are two in particular who put a smile on my face. After all, these […]
[Video] Americans Try Indian McDonald’s
We’ve already seen many interesting fast food menu items from Asia. I’m not a big fast food fan myself, but I wouldn’t mind eating at a McDonald’s in Japan just to try out the […]
(Safe) Big Circle Lenses Are Finally Available in the U.S.
An Asian model with 1-Day Acuvue Define in Natural Shine, top, and without, bottom. When circle lenses took off in Asia in the early aughts, everyone walked around […]
Chef Roy Choi Dishes on L.A. Menu Exhibit
Pictured above: Ships Coffee Shop, 1971. (Image courtesy of Los Angeles Public Library) by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com Can the history of a city be told through its restaurant […]
David Tennant Joins Steven Yeun, Felicia Day in ‘Chew’ Comic Adaptation
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Here’s something to chew on: David Tennant will be joining Steven Yeun (not Moffat—sorry, Doctor Who fans) for an animated movie adaptation […]
21-Year-Old South Korean Lee Jong-hyun to Test NBA Waters
by STEVE HAN | @RealSteveScores stevehan35@gmail.com For just the second time in history, South Korea will send a player to the NBA draft this summer with hopes of […]
North Korea Sentences 2 South Koreans to Life on Spying Charges
Pictured above: Kim Kuk Gi, one of two South Korean men detained in North Korea on charges of spying, speaks in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon) by the […]
#WeNeedDiverseBooks: A Hashtag That Sparked a Literary Movement
by PAULA YOUNG LEE | @paulayounglee Last year, the publishing industry’s commercial extravaganza known as “Book Con” invited 30 white male authors and one grumpy cat to participate. Unfortunately, Grumpy Cat was […]
‘Oldboy’ Director Park Chan-wook Shoots Lesbian Film ‘Fingersmith’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Oldboy director Park Chan-wook has started principal photography on his Korean adaptation of Sarah Waters’ lesbian thriller novel, Fingersmith. Set in Victorian-era London, Waters’ […]
Acclaimed South Korean Author Issues Apology Over Plagiarism Claim
by KARIN CHAN A South Korean author who won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize for her novel, Please Look After Mom, has acknowledged having plagiarized material for a […]
South Korea’s WWC Run Ends, But Their Journey Continues
by STEVE HAN | @RealSteveScores stevehan35@gmail.com The short-handed South Korean women’s national soccer team gave the No. 3-ranked France everything it had, but it wasn’t quite enough. With […]
North Korea Blacklists Instagram
Pictured above: A screenshot of an Instagram photo of North Korean soldiers. (Photo via EverydayDPRK/Instagram) by ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Warnings are appearing on […]
