movies Hollywood and Asian actors: overcoming prejudice Devin Nealy

films Ke Huy Quan says that Crazy Rich Asians drew him back into acting Devin Nealy

film Can we please stop the "dragon lady" stereotype? Devin Nealy

movies Dwayne Johnson accounts for 1/3 of Asian and Pacific Islander lead roles in top films Thom Dunn

los angeles All-girl garage punk band The Linda Lindas played the L.A. Public Library Rusty Blazenhoff

documentary Watch this powerful short film about the awful things men say to Asian-American women in bars Thom Dunn

books Two perspectives on Asian-American life that riff on fantasy and stereotype: "Interior Chinatown" & "Tiger Style!" Thom Dunn

video Spike Lee reimagines Kurosawa classic with Denzel Washington Grant St. Clair

Entertainment Planned "Tropical Americas" land in Disney World places emphasis on authenticity Ruben Bolling

News Watch a drunk news anchor drawl his way through segment Rob Beschizza

influencers Late and hungover, influencer Johnny Somali pleads guilty in Korean court Rob Beschizza

china Rich people paying $136K per pound for sex mushrooms grown from dead moths Ellsworth Toohey

politics GOP Senators enjoying their Dunning-Kruger party Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets My New Year's resolution: Learning new languages with Rosetta Stone Boing Boing's Shop

politics Costco claps back at "reprehensible radical right" organization's anti-DEI demand Jennifer Sandlin

Environment The slender-billed curlew is extinct Ruben Bolling

Technology Legal expert: Hate streamer Johnny Somali's harassment campaign in South Korea could lead to massive financial penalties Mark Frauenfelder

cancer Cordyceps strain could have cancer-fighting capabilities Thom Dunn

Science Young elephant gets revenge on bully by kinking her shower hose Ellsworth Toohey