a dapper (and sometimes disgruntled) take on popular culture
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 4th, 2010
I love Tim, Heidi and company, but as each season passes, I am losing interest in Project Runway. It has lost novelty and I miss the days of Austin Scarlett and Jay McCarroll poking fun at Wendy Pepper. Even so, I feel as though I have a sense of responsibility to watch the show.
Now [...]
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, Video on Oct 16th, 2009
*French Vogue stirs the controversy pot with some blackface nonsense. Carine Roitfeld better watch her back.
*Barack Obama visits San Francisco and we welcome him with open protests.
*Miley Cyrus deletes her Twitter account and, in turn, makes me appreciate Jamie Foxx’s radio show from a couple months ago even more.
* Jane Lynch on Glee. Nuff said.
*“No [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Fashion, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Sep 24th, 2009
Okay, so I knew that there was a Project Runway: Philippines, but I didn’t know that there was a second season:
I don’t know if I should laugh or be utterly ashamed.
Posted in Actors, Asian Americans, Celebrities, Culture, Entertainment, Film, Movies, Pop Culture, Television on Aug 30th, 2009
My personal Asian Americans in pop culture tally was pretty sparse this week….
Top Chef: Of course, the sexiest foodie on the face of the Earth Padma Laksmi represents as the host. On Top Chef Masters Korean American Kelly Choi makes it hot as the host – yet another hottie – but I still think Padma [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Pop Culture, Television, Video on Jul 16th, 2009
Wow. The new promos for the long-delayed season of Project Runway has Lifetime written all over it:
All it needs is some maxi-pads and a douche bottle and it will be perfect.
Okay…I think I may have gotten a little misty-eyed at some of their stories – but would expect anything less from Lifetime?