a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Actors, Books, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Interviews, Movies, Pop Culture, Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2009
After watching the movie, Julie & Julia, I craved butter. I craved lots of it. Amongst all the delicious and decadent food scenes in this movie, I craved butter. I wanted to eat a stick of it – which isn’t as bad as it sounds.
More than that, I had this appetite to pick the brain [...]
Posted in Academy Awards, Books, Film, Interviews, Movies, Oscars, Pop Culture, Work on Jan 25th, 2009
Okay, this isn’t really an “I told you so” moment, it’s more of a “I interviewed a famous guy before he was nominated for his first Oscar” moment. Yes, I am talking about Michael Shannon from Revolutionary Road.
When the noms were announced this week I was NOT surprised that Shannon got the nod for his [...]
Posted in Australia, Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Film, Freelance, Interviews, Movies, Random, San Francisco, Twilight, Work, Writing on Nov 22nd, 2008
Monday: Acted a fool while inspiring young minds at the Academy and experimented with calamari cooking techniques, discussed Rosetta Stone and had Tagalog lessons with Trisha and Steven.
Tuesday: Screening of “Milk” (Please, go see this movie. It is one of the best this year – and it was shot in SF!). Wrote. In the evening, [...]
Posted in Actors, Books, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Interviews, Movies, Pop Culture, Robert Pattinson, Twilight, Work on Nov 19th, 2008
So I did an interview with Robert Pattinson – I didn’t get to take a pic with him like I normally do when I interview a celebrity because they wouldn’t let me. Damn. And I was supposed to moderate a Q&A at Hot Topic the same day, but because those tweens were outta control, they [...]
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Interviews, Paris Hilton, Pop Culture, Robert Pattinson, San Francisco, Twilight, Work on Nov 15th, 2008
The week is finally over and I can finally write something for myself – meaning, I can write on this blog that I have been neglecting.
Sometimes I feel as though this blog (or any of my “personal” writing) is my child. It’s as though I gave birth to it and now I am so self-involved [...]
Posted in American Teen, Articles, Documentary, Entertainment, Film, Interviews, Movies, Nanette Burstein, Pop Culture, Work on Jul 31st, 2008
Here’s a little article write up I did with the kids from “American Teen” – it’s less bloggy and more magazine-like
In the Sundance Film Festival hit, American Teen, Academy Award nominated director Nanette Burstein documents the life of five teenagers in Middle America with an honest grit that is a far cry from the trivial [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Interviews, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, SF Bay Area, San Francisco, Teddy Geiger, Work on Jun 14th, 2008
Earlier this week, I went to a screening of The Rocker starring Rainn Wilson (a.k.a. Dwight Schrute from “The Office”), Emma Stone (a.k.a. Jules from “Superbad”), Josh Gad (a.k.a. that funny dude from “Back to You”), Christina Applegate (a.k.a. reinvented comedienne from “Married With Children”) and this one young man that few people know about [...]
Posted in Celebrities, Clinton Kelly, Clothes, Entertainment, Fashion, Interviews, Pop Culture, SF Bay Area, San Francisco, Stacy London, Style, Television, What Not to Wear, Work on May 11th, 2008
For some reason, when I post pictures on here of myself, my eyes look really weird.
Anyways, on Thursday, I went into the city to chat with Clinton Kelly and Stacy London for a “What Not To Wear” piece I am working on. The two fashion therapists ambushed a gal in Palo Alto and they are [...]
Posted in Articles, Asian American, Celebrities, Entertainment, Interviews, Lost, Pop Culture, Television, Work, Yunjin Kim on Apr 8th, 2008
Guess who called me yesterday at work…
Yunjin Kim! (a.k.a. Sun from Lost)
She is contributing her voice to my “Asian Americans in Entertainment” piece I am working on.
Actually she was a bit late calling me – about 30 minutes late. But that’s okay. I mean, c’mon it’s SUN from LOST! You can’t get mad at her!
So [...]
Posted in Actors, Asian American, Battlestar Galactica, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Grace Park, Interviews, Movies, Pop Culture, Television, West 32nd, Work on Apr 3rd, 2008
I am working on a story for work that explores the “new wave of Asian Americans in entertainment.” Yeah, I know it doesn’t sound that groundbreaking because it’s been covered like a million times, but once I get all my interviews in line I am going to flesh out a better angle.
Anyways, I’ve already interviewed [...]