At one point during my time in Tokyo, I was in the historical district of Asakusa, which is home to Sensō-ji, the oldest Buddhist temple in the city. It also attracts herds and herds of tourists. This includes many white women wearing kimonos and “immersing...
Actor, comedian, and activist Jenny Yang is kicking off her Good Egg Immigrant Grocery Store Standup Comedy Tour in Los Angeles on June 5. As the title of the tour suggests, Yang is partnering with local grocery stores in each city and raising money for a specific...
FILM Hocus Pocus Summerween Live Cast Event! – 1 PM, June 6: After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl, and an immortal cat to put an end to their reign of...
MUSEUMS AND ART The Brady Experience – through July 17: Fans of classic television and nostalgia seekers alike will soon have their chance to step inside The Brady Bunch house, one of the most recognizable homes in pop culture history. The Brady Experience is...
FILM Once Upon a Time in China with Jet Li – 7:30 PM, May 8: Martial arts master and Hong Kong film icon Jet Li stars as Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung in Tsui Hark’s wuxia (a genre focusing on martial artists in ancient China with fantastical elements) epic. In...
FILM 40th Anniversary screening of Karate Kid II and Angry Asian Man 25th Anniversary celebration at LAAPFF: This 40th anniversary screening, presented in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Angry Asian Man, will feature a live “Crane Kick Commentary” with star...
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Michael. Michael plays out as if it were a film adaptation of Michael Jackson’s Wikipedia page. Although the film has good intentions (or does it?), the execution falls obnoxiously short, making the entire film...
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Half Man. Richard Gadd went from an unhinged stalker and the effects of sexual abuse trauma in Baby Reindeer to examining the intersection of toxic masculinity and male loneliness in his latest venture: Half Man....
The character of Black Panther was a watershed moment in comics, but there were many comic books for and by Black artists and cartoonists. One of them was Jackie Ormes. Born in 1911, she worked as journalist and gravitated towards comic book art that would serve as...
