a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, Video on Mar 9th, 2010
As I continue to feed my reluctant obsession with Taylor Swift, I continue to stumble upon things that add kindling to the fire of sugarcoated country pop – and some friends help me along the way.
Within the past couple of months, I have seen her take a crack at comedy on Saturday Night Live, listened [...]
Posted in Dance, Entertainment, Music, Pop Culture, Television on Mar 2nd, 2010
Something is going wrong with my DVR. It has not been recording episodes of America’s Best Dance Crew, therefore ruining my life.
Luckily, MTV posts the episodes on their site and I finally watched it and was very pleased to see that Hawaiian crew Hype 5-0 pulled the gratuitous “two Asian girls kissing” trick out of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television on Dec 16th, 2009
At one time or another, I made sure that my schedule was cleared for shows like Project Runway and America’s Best Dance Crew (the later season where We Are Heroes won, not the one with Quest Crew). Watching these shows in 2009 was painful and annoying. They were the epitome of un-entertainment.
Yawn.
Project Runway made me [...]
Posted in Actors, Celebrities, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television, Work on Aug 17th, 2009
When I did my interview with Margaret Cho for Hyphen Magazine (yes, this is a shameless name drop) I asked her about the state of Asian Americans in entertainment and she answered…
There’s a great crop of (Asian American) talent. There are a couple of more Asian faces here and there – that is great. The [...]
Posted in America's Best Dance Crew, Dance, Entertainment, MTV, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Feb 16th, 2009
Okay, I know I endorsed both Quest Crew and Beat Freaks on America’s Best Dance Crew, but after seeing those hot B-girls tear up that stage, I might be leanin’ towards them…check them out on last week’s episode:
America’s Best Dance Crew (Season 3) – MTV Shows
…but keep in mind, this all might change next week. [...]
Posted in America's Best Dance Crew, Dance, MTV, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 9th, 2009
I have been keeping up with America’s Best Dance Crew and after watching last week’s episode and sitting through Lil Mama’s bedazzled Southwest Airline stewardess outfit, I have chosen to endorse a crew. Okay, I am actually endorsing two crews because I am indecisive.
Beat Freaks
…because B-girls are hot. And that “Womanizer” routine was even [...]