There’s much to be said about the period of time following the Vietnam War and the circumstances surrounding the relocation of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese refugees to the United States. After being thrown into ...
What does it mean to be an American in this day and age? It wasn't until recently that the answer to that once-simple question became more and more obscured--and more impossible...
“Do I have to write songs that everybody loves? With words so meaningless / Yet I’ll still smile and strum.” So goes the revelation that Filipino musician RJ Manulid comes to on “Impostor” at the ...
Before diving into an album named Keep Drinking, you should already have a sense that you’re in for a good time… especially if the band who made the album is called Drinking Boys and Girls ...
Compared to its distant relative, the butterfly, the moth is a little bit underwhelming. Duller, darker, and always second best–that’s the moth’s unfortunate reality. Yet, they’re a creature that is constantly drawn to the spotlight. ...
Words simply can’t express what Chinese New Year means to a Chinese person. It’s a time of celebration, reflection, and lots and lots of all things red. But for those of us who haven’t seen ...
There’s a certain charm in the nighttime that’s hard to explain. It may be that calming feeling that you get when the world slows down from its bustling pace, or that sudden stillness in the ...
Bedroom R&B wiz keshi (Casey Luong) is back! The self-made musician (whose THE REAPER EP was one of our favorites of last year) returned yesterday with “atlas,” his first release of the new year. Millions ...
Japanese hip-hop duo Yurufuwa Gang makes hype-beast rap that would fit right into place alongside 88Rising’s colorful lineup. Sporting eclectic clothing, a lo-fi hip hop aesthetic, and an intimidating fuck-you attitude, Ryugo Ishida and Sophiee ...
Going blindly into Go Back to China may be an interesting experience. With such an abrasive title, filmgoers might be a bit wary about going to a film so aggressively named–especially in our explosive political ...
