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Review: Tired Of Haruki Murakami? Check Out Yoko Ogawa’s ‘The Memory Police’
The words “contemporary Japanese literature” and “Haruki Murakami” are hopelessly intertwined. And it might have something to do with the fact that his oeuvre has been translated into 50 […]
Review: Wish There Was A Show That Was Like ‘Friends,’ ‘Silicon Valley’ and ‘Boston Legal’ All In One? Try ‘Good Trouble’
Winding down in front of the tube after a long day, with an alcoholic beverage, a favorite fuzzy bathrobe and a TV show that doesn’t demand too much of […]
Review: Romance and Comedy Tie The Knot In ‘Plus One’
Ah, wedding season… It’s great watching all of your heart-eyed college buddies and acquaintances make plans to stick together for the long haul, but it can also be a […]
Review: ‘Delhi Crime Story’ Deconstructs The Cultural Context Of The Rape Of Jyoti Singh
Surely you must remember in December 2012 when the news reported the horrific gang rape of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh and the beating of her male date on a bus […]
How Los Angeles Hearts Yaeji
By all accounts, the unassuming 25-year-old Korean American from Queens, New York, left the Yuma tent smoldering at this year’s Coachella festival, with what has become Yaeji’s signature low-burn […]
Review: ‘Burning,’ A Korean Murakami Adaptation, Is Compulsively Watchable
Readers familiar with Haruki Murakami know all about the Japanese author’s signature literary tropes. A missing girl. A mysterious cat. An unresolved mystery. A man, usually a writer, adrift […]
Review: ‘Shirkers’ Is A Crushing Tribute To A Lost Movie
Roll film, and “action.” 1992 Singapore. A teenage girl (played by Sandi Tan) wearing a pink sailor top ambles gingerly through a quaint neighborhood. Instead of skyscrapers, the landscape […]
Reviews: Filipino Cookbooks, From ‘I Am A Filipino’ to ‘Adobo Road’ and ‘Pulutan!’
Filipino cuisine is the next big thing … or hadn’t you heard? For several years running, food writers have proclaimed the “arrival” of Filipino food, but only after decades […]
Review: Bright Students Win Hearts and Minds In ‘Science Fair’ Documentary
Imagine a sea of anxious, sweaty teenagers thirsting for recognition. The best and brightest STEM minds from all around the world make the term “Nerd Olympics” sound like an […]
Review: Vanessa Hua’s ‘A River of Stars’
“Long ago, two lovers — a humble cow herder and a weaver girl a fairy in disguise — were torn apart when the Goddess of Heaven, the fairy’s mother, […]
Review: ‘Teddywaddy’ by Aussie Noise Band East Brunswick All Girls’ Choir
East Brunswick All Girls Choir is not a choir. They’re not all girls. And they’re not from East Brunswick. But they are a four-person rock outfit based in Melbourne […]
Review: Mitski’s ‘Be the Cowboy’ is Powerful Art About Personal Weakness
About two-thirds of the way through Mitski’s fifth album, she makes a naked confession: “My God, I’m so lonely/ So I open the window to hear sounds of people.” […]
Review: A Fiery Study On Obsession In R.O. Kwon’s ‘The Incendiaries’
“The Incendiaries” starts off with a bang — a bombing of an abortion clinic in New England. From the jacket cover description, readers might expect R.O. Kwon’s debut novel […]
Kina Grannis Returns To Los Angeles For Intimate Hometown Show
Playing a hometown show can be nerve-wracking when it’s been years since you’ve done a proper one. But the anxiety went away for Kina Grannis as soon as she […]