I’m generally late to the game when it comes to pop culture. I first heard about the show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel when watching the Golden Globes. Then I saw a deal where it was available to stream for free one weekend so I decided to give it a try. Actually, it’s free for Amazon … Read More
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The Reviewer’s Fallacy
A really good article by Ben Yagoda on Slate about why critics are so far off. Here’s the heart of the problem: The set of critics’ and audiences’ interests do not perfectly overlap but rather form a Venn diagram. In the audience circle, the pressing question is, “Should I spend some number of the dollars … Read More
Mad Black Men
After hearing about this show called “Mad Black Men” on one of my NPR podcasts this week, I’m slightly tempted to watch it. Mad Men, of course, takes place in the fictional world of 1960s ad agency Sterling Cooper and focuses on the lead character, advertising genius Don Draper. In the “parallel universe” of Mad Black Men, protagonist … Read More
KRNFX
First PSY and now this beatboxer guy KRNFX is everywhere. Them Koreans are movin’ up. I just saw a clip today of him on the Ellen Show with dancer/choreographer Mike Song. Then tonight, my friend Christiana sent this to me, where he hooks up with Walk Off the Earth for a Taylor Swift cover. Bonus … Read More
R.E.M. calls it a day
R.E.M. posted on their website that they have broken up: “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone … Read More
Asia News (January Edition)
I haven’t written up a post about Asia in a while, so here’s a mishmash of stuff. Nothing photography-related here. A movie that’s dear to my heart (can you guess why?): Ip Man 1 now available on Hulu. I have both Ip Man 1 and 2 if anyone wants to borrow it. Don’t forget about … Read More