Blog Archive: July 2010

Blog Archive: July 2010

Inception Gift Pack Giveaway

Winston Chou - July 30, 2010

It's been a lucrative pair of weeks for Christopher Nolan. Inception, his new sci-fi dream-heist thriller, is perched atop the box office for the second straight week and -- no offense, Steve Carell and Zac Efron fans -- looks to hold that spot this go-around as well. The film, unlike most box office-rampaging mega-schlock, is no critical slouch, holding steady at 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and ranking well with the director's other dark, brainy, critically-adored flicks.

New Poll Reveals Thoughts on Immigration Assimilation

Victoria Yue - July 30, 2010

 

I have a friend who drinks hot coffee through a straw. The first time I saw her stick a straw through the lid of her coffee cup, I honestly thought that she had made a mistake.

“It’s the best way to drink coffee, ya’ll!” she said cheerfully (she’s a Southern belle).

Naturally, I was quite dubious about her claims. But I was curious, so one day, I, too, put a straw in my coffee.

Oddly enough, she was right. A straw makes it much easier to drink when driving because you don’t have to tilt your head back. Depending on the type of lid, a firmly wedged straw helps keep the coffee from spilling out. And, if you’re of the easily-amused persuasion, you can blow bubbles into your drink. By the end of the quarter, the majority of coffee drinkers in our class had spiked their cups with green and orange straws.

'Walang Hiya' Book Launch

Abigail Licad - July 28, 2010

“Walang hiya” is one of the worst insults thrown in the Tagalog language. The phrase means “(You have) No shame,” and behind this insult resides a cultural dictate to respect those in positions of authority or higher social standing.  This dictate was overturned at the book launch for Walang Hiya … Literature Taking Risks Toward Liberatory Practice which took place last July 16th at the Bayanihan Community Center in San Francisco.  Artwork and readings demonstrated that resistance to unfair dominant control and representation leads to empowerment.  Editor Roseli Ilano and president of Philippine American Writers & Artists, Inc. (P.A.W.A.) Edwin A. Lozada hosted the event.

 

AAIFF Films: 'The Mikado Project'

Cynthia Brothers - July 26, 2010

In the spirit of mockumentaries such as A Mighty Wind and Finishing The Game, Director Chil Kong's The Mikado Project follows a rag-tag theatre troupe as they struggle with racial politics, artistic egos, and paying the bills. The Angry Buddha Company, which typically stages "out of vogue" protest theater, is faced with an an eviction notice and imminent closing. To boost ticket sales, artistic director Lance Liu (Allen Liu) decides to mount an all-Asian American production of Gilbert & Sullivan's 19th century very white, very racist operetta The Mikado. And to "give the (white) audience what they want," Lance is determined to keep the musical true-to-form, with yellowface, geisha girls, and all.