When you donate to a massive charity like Oxfam, you know that some of your cash goes to maintain the shiny corporate image of the organisation but you also imagine the bulk of your donation going...
For this Black History Month, allow me to entice you away from repeated marathons of Roots, Queenie, and Get Out into the lurid world of blaxploitation. Growing up in a very pro-black household...
As I watch the Olympics, I get a strange sense of emptiness. It’s not because of the economics of it all, nor is it because of the commercialization. I’m not some pinko commie, my dudes. And yet...
In early February, it was reported that the United Nations envoy to Myanmar had uncovered numerous mass graves filled with the chemically-charred corpses of an untold number of Rohingya Muslims,...
Before we delve into the posts we’re reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, check out Louise Hung’s piece about coming to terms with her eyelids, which turned out to resonate with a lot...
As a Chinese kid growing up in America, Chinese New Year meant three things: lots of dining with family members whose names I couldn’t remember, “Kung hei fat choi!” proclaimed at every turn,...
Before we delve into the posts we're reading and loving elsewhere on the internet, check out Louise Hung's piece about coming to terms with her eyelids, which turned out to resonate with a lot of...
While most British cops are not allowed to carry guns, the use of tasers has somehow slipped through the net. Nobody seemed to vote on it, yet the police carry them regardless. However, it has been...
When I was not even 10 years old, I remember standing in front of my cousins’ bathroom mirror comparing eyelids. Kara*, my oldest cousin, had just learned about “Asian eyes**” from her...
Flip or Flop: Nashville premiered on HGTV on January 18. I would know, I was there. Rather, I was invited to a swanky premier party for it. In a Mercedes-Benz parking lot. The appetizers included hot...
