I don’t like Kobe. I think he’s a punk. I don’t care if he’s a great player, a clutch player, whatever. Can’t stand him. Jussayin’. So when I saw these posters on Hypebeast, I had to giggle. He looks absolutely ridiculous. Of course it’s all for his newest signature shoe, the Nike Zoom Kobe V, which is totally dedicated to Bruce Lee (the colorway matches the yellow and black jumpsuit that Bruce Lee wears in The Game of Death, and details like the claw marks are from Enter The Dragon). I’m just going to wait for the Kobe lovers to chime in. But guys, look at these posters. Corny! Kobe is no Bruce Lee. And Bruce Lee never wore Nikes. Read more...
Watching the Knicks stay kinda competitive with the Heat on this Christmas morning made me think about the good ‘ole days when I lived in New York, the 90s. New York made the playoffs every year in that decade. One of my favorite Knicks was Anthony Mason. A New York dude (he was originally from Queens), Mason started with the Knicks in 1991. With Xavier McDaniel, Charles Oakley and Patrick Ewing, the Knicks back then were a physical team. Mase was a big part of it. He had a rough-tough game and a cockiness that I admired. Read more...
First off, Happy Birthday to Jay-Z. Which leads me to this Jay-Z (“I’m the new Sinatra” vs. Frank Sinatra battle for New York anthem supremacy. And I gotta say, there is no competition. Jigga Man wins. I love “Empire State of Mind.” But it did get me thinking about Ol’ Blue Eyes, and then I thought about this guy. I used to love these MTV commercials.
Christopher Cross + Michael McDonald + The Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon = AMAZING. For those that missed the Yacht Rock party last night, check out this classic performance. When Michael McDonald (surprise!) stumbles out, I just thought, “all is good in the world right now,” and did a headnod. The extra bonus of “Sailing” is mesmerizing. “Oooooh the canvas can do miracles, just you wait and see…”
Tao on the cover of November issue of Vogue Nippon
I’m finally catching up and watching online all the New York Fashion Week Spring 2010 shows. It was close, but the unofficial winner of the Asian model walking in the most number of shows this season goes to… Tao Okamoto, who did 25 shows. A favorite blog of mine, Asian Models, did the unofficial tally. Tao just beat out Liu Wen who was featured in 23 shows. Tao is featured on the cover on the November issue of Vogue Nippon, which is actually an issue completely dedicated to her (check out this preview from models.com). The entire issue is Tao photographed by some of the best fashion photographers in the world. An amazing honor for any model. And according to models.com, “Tao is the first Japanese face to grace the cover of Vogue Nippon in nearly a decade.” Now that’s fucking crazy. Want more tall, beautiful, skinny Asian models? Liu Wen editorial for Vogue China and Shu Pei in Elle China from the Asian Models blog. I die. Shout out to the beautiful ones! Work it! Read more...
In honor of Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Lisa Wu Hartwell, who introduced us to her Chinese father and Black mother in last week’s episode (I’m finally caught up this season!), I present a round-up of my favorite Blasians:
Hines Ward: I love the Steelers. So much that I spin a little yellow Terrible towel above my head like a maniac every year starting in the fall. Hines is one of my favorite Steelers: a talented and scrappy wide receiver of Black and Korean heritage, Hines truly reps for his Korean side and literally reps his team’s colors–he’s black and gold (yellow).
I LOVE cheese. And I LOVE rice. I used to make cheese rice all the time as a kid. It was a personal specialty, my own weirdo risotto. American cheese, cheddar, mozzarella, or whatever—melted on a bowl of rice. Hot and cheesy. Back then, it was a convenient meal. We always had leftover rice and a block or slice of cheese. (Sadly, also an indication of my future cooking ability.) My parents didn’t think it was right. They didn’t think those things weren’t meant to be together. Cheese on rice? “Looks gross, dear.” I recently heard about Hong Kong’s trendy cheese baked rice and cheered. Looks lovely.
Hong Kong Kim Gary's Cheese Baked Abalone Rice (via www.wikistreetfood.com)
