When it comes to “for better or for worse,” it doesn’t get much worse than nosy, critical, undermining parents-in-law. Columnist Paul Nakayama may have gotten lucky with his, but he’s […]
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Get to Know Dis/orient/ed Comedy’s Jenny Yang
The first time Jenny Yang performed a standup routine at an open mic, it felt like time had come to a standstill. Her set at the Tuesday Night […]
Even After 20 Years of Dancing, B-Boy Ronnie Abaldonado Has No Plans of Quitting
At the age of 32, Ronnie Abaldonado, or B-Boy Ronnie as he’s known in the b-boying world, has spent more than 20 years breakdancing. His career is filled […]
Haikus With Hotties: Yen Chen
Our latest Haikus with Hotties poet is the Taiwanese American piano prodigy turned American Ninja Warrior competitor Yen Chen. He recently joined an esteemed group of athletes on […]
Bespoke Beauty: How the Next Generation of Skin Care is Made Specifically For You
Like haute couture is to ready-to-wear, the next generation of skin care isn’t off-the-rack or one-size-fits-all; it’s especially made just for you. 1. IOMA MA CREÌME According […]
Must-Read of the Week: “Our Happy Time” by Gong Ji- Young
Among the many lessons to be learned from acclaimed novelist Gong Ji- Young’s Our Happy Time, a book that has sold over a million copies in South Korea and […]
Rachael Yamagata Gets Ready to Release Her New Album
The year was 2004 when a 20-something Rachael Yamagata released her first full-length studio album, Happenstance. It proclaimed to the music-listening world that a talented singer-songwriter had arrived, […]
‘Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One With the Universe’ by Yumi Sakugawa
One year after her debut comic book, I Think I’m In Friend-Love With You, artist Yumi Sakugawa has released her second book, Your Illustrated Guide to Becoming One […]
Get to Know Actress, Writer and Filmmaker Ayako Fujitani
When her latest film Man From Reno won the top prize at the 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival this summer, Ayako Fujitani was initially confused. “Dave [Boyle, the […]
Karen David Stars in the ABC Musical Comedy Series ‘Galavant’
Karen David has come a long way since her childhood days of being awkward and bullied. You’d never know it now, but her golden complexion was once blanketed […]
Get to Know ‘The Interview”s Diana Bang
HERITAGE: Korean AGE: “I’m of age.” BORN & RAISED: Vancouver, Canada CLAIM TO FAME: Diana Bang stars in the action-comedy film The Interview, starring James Franco as entertainment reporter […]
Ameriie is Back: New Albums, New Novels, New YouTube Channel
Listening to Ameriie talk a mile a minute, it sounds like she’s working on a million creative projects at once. The singer and musician is most known in […]
Michelle Phan, YouTube’s “Beauty Bestie,” Empowers Women From the Outside In
Know this face? This is the face of a CEO, media exec, lifestyle guru, music producer, entrepreneur, author, multimedia artist, beauty expert and YouTube mega-star. And according to […]
