Just go ahead and sign me up for “K-Town”
Posted by Jef in Race, Television on 15. Jul, 2010 | 4 Comments
There was a time in my life when if you told me there was going to be a reality show in the vein of Jersey Shore but starring a bunch of Asians, I might have flipped out and raged and maybe used the word problematic 27 times in 14 sentences. Granted, this time in my [...]
The Morning Dump: Medical Drama For Realsies, Canadian politician refuses to read, Is white the black? and a 90s blast of Aaliyah and Krakauer
Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 10. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment
Would you care if your real-life doctor was just like Gregory House — the fictional M.D. with a television show named after him? Well, you should, because if House was really looking after you, you’d probably be dead. TIME investigated the affect of medical shows such as House and Grey’s Anatomy on actual medical personnel, [...]
Prince of Persia? More like Prince of You Are Way Fucking Off
Posted by Anupa in Film, Pop Culture, Race on 02. Mar, 2010 | 2 Comments
No matter how close I shuffled to the edge, I was no match for those spikes Growing up, my cousin was like an older brother to me. He put me on a skateboard when I was five, I fell off and skinned my knee. He smashed my Hungry, Hungry Hippos game for fun, I cried. [...]
For fuck's sake, Melrose Place
Posted by Jef in Pop Culture, Race, Television on 10. Sep, 2009 | 0 Comments
Last night’s (Canadian) premiere of the new Melrose Place carried a few clunky surprises — the return and immediate murder of an old series regular as well as the astonishing longevity of Ashlee Simpson’s career — but for me it was all about the casting; the gorgeous Jessica Lucas and Stephanie Jacobsen both together on [...]
