Age of the Geek

02/06/2024

Narrated by executive producer Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in World War II, National Geographic's "Erased: WWII Heroes of Colour" consists of four episodes ("Dunkirk," "Pearl Harbor," "D-Day" and "Battle of the Bulge") that attempt reveal the history of non-white soldiers. While the opening promises to cover Black, Indian and Asian soldiers, Asians are not present at all (outside of Asian Indians)....

Narrated by executive producer Idris Elba, whose grandfather fought in World War II, National Geographic’s “Erased: WWII Heroes of Colour” consists of four episodes (“Dunkir…

31/05/2024

It's and almost . What's your best pet pun? Below is my award-winning costume that I wore with a different to a Milonga.

21/05/2024

Here's the video where people told me I was not doing the right thing. We are following the vet's recommendations. I made this video to help people with dogs who have chemo by educating people. Please like, share and subscribe.

Misty is being treated for lymphoma since August 2023. If yo...

21/05/2024

Because of Misty and people telling me what I should be doing (who aren't vets), I posted this and learned more about chemotherapy in humans.You probably know someone who has had cancer or been in chemo or know someone who knows someone. So it IS worth knowing. Please like, share and subscribe.

What the veterinarian said.

20/05/2024

In case you're wondering about Jeremy Clarkson being voted the UK's sexiest man alive, I have an explanation:

?Not in my mind, but consider the source, a website that caters to women who are married and want to have an affair. ...

13/05/2024

Click through and like this video which is just about logical fallacies in the bear versus man debate:

Bear versus Man Debate

09/05/2024

The Bear versus Man dialogue inspired me to watch a Japanese film called "Yellow Fangs" (リメインズ 美しき勇者たち). My conclusion: If you're living in a wilderness, the women should be armed and know how to shoot bear-killing guns.

05/05/2024

For AAPI Heritage Month, I wrote several essays in response to "Masters of the Air."

05/05/2024

As with "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific," the third World War II saga produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Apple TV+ "Masters of the Air,"continues to leave out Asian Americans in the narrative of World War II. In this case, the inclusion of Asian Americans could have broadened our understanding of World War II, particularly in the Pacific or tied the two theaters of war together....

As with “Band of Brothers” and “The Pacific,” the third World War II saga produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, Apple TV+ “Masters of the Air,”continues to…

05/05/2024

The problem with "The Pacific" is that you actually see very few East, Southeast Asian or Pacific Islanders. Nor are we asked to sympathize with the Japanese. There seem to be no interpreters, even though they seemed to be important in "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers." "The Pacific" follows three Marines (Robert Beckie, Eugene Sledge and John Basilone) and draws from five books:...

The problem with “The Pacific” is that you actually see very few East, Southeast Asian or Pacific Islanders. Nor are we asked to sympathize with the Japanese. There seem to be no interp…

05/05/2024

The 2001 American war drama miniseries "Band of Brothers" was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg created the drama and served as executive producers. The series won an Emmy and a Golden Globe, but the series is filled with missed opportunities for inclusion. "Band of Brothers" follows "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. ...

The 2001 American war drama miniseries “Band of Brothers” was based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg create…

03/05/2024

The 1987 "Empire of the Sun" is an intriguing example of Asian erasure. The tale takes place in mainland China, but the question of the Chinese allies is never answered. This epic coming-of-age film is based on J.G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Ballard (15 November 1930-19 April 2009) was born in the Shanghai International Settlement to British parents....

The 1987 “Empire of the Sun” is an intriguing example of Asian erasure. The tale takes place in mainland China, but the question of the Chinese allies is never answered. This epic comi…

02/05/2024

Why is Watsonville Significant in California and Asian American History?
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Why is Watsonville important in Asian American history?

02/05/2024

For the last few days, I've been going over the meaning of "being stuck in the woods"...you can read it in the comments:

Bear versus Man Debate

01/05/2024

Before "Saving Private Ryan," Steven Spielberg directed the 1979 film "1941" about the panic in Los Angeles after the 7 December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor and an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine attempting to find an honorable target in Los Angeles. Toshiro Mifune plays the sub commander Akiro Mitamura. A German officer, Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt (Christopher Lee), is also on board....

Before “Saving Private Ryan,” Steven Spielberg directed the 1979 film “1941” about the panic in Los Angeles after the 7 December 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor and an Imperial…

01/05/2024

You might not remember Lee Majors. He was, for five seasons, C**t Seavers, in "The Fall Guy." Now Ryan Gosling takes on the mantel of the unknown hero of the screen, both large and small; Gosling's the titular fall guy, a stuntman in a film that is a fun romance and very meta murder tale. The film's tagline is: He's only the stuntman, but he's stealing the show."...

You might not remember Lee Majors. He was, for five seasons, C**t Seavers, in “The Fall Guy.” Now Ryan Gosling takes on the mantel of the unknown hero of the screen, both large and sma…

17/04/2024

Portraying F***y Brice brought Barbra Streisand to Hollywood and F***y Brice did end up in Los Angeles, too, starring and featured in some early Hollywood talkies. The 1968 film version of "Funny Girl" doesn't use all the songs of the stage musical and makes some changes that pay tribute to F***y Brice's Hollywood movies and New York stage performances. Funny Girl…...

Portraying F***y Brice brought Barbra Streisand to Hollywood and F***y Brice did end up in Los Angeles, too, starring and featured in some early Hollywood talkies. The 1968 film version of “F…

17/04/2024

The national touring production of "Funny Girl," currently at the Ahmanson, is a must-see for fans of the film, old musicals and old Hollywood. The stage musical and the movie "Funny Girl" are both fairytales, an example of the tragedy of a talented woman overshadowing her man, and thus losing him. That F***y, her kids and even her ex-husband Nick (as well as the original Broadway star Barbra Streisand) all ended up in Los Angeles makes it a local story, part Hollywood fantasy and part Hollywood success story....

The national touring production of “Funny Girl,” currently at the Ahmanson, is a must-see for fans of the film, old musicals and old Hollywood. The stage musical and the movie “Fu…

17/04/2024

Directed by Vincente Minelli, "Ziegfeld Follies" gives audiences a taste of what the original "Ziegfeld Follies" were like. You get to see F***y Brice as a comedian and not a singer, but the best segment is at the end, "The Babbit and the Bromide" which pairs Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly together to the music of George and Ira Gershwin. For many, this film will be like a nostalgic slice of stage and cinematic history but that slice includes blackface (stop-motion puppet) and yellowface....

Directed by Vincente Minelli, “Ziegfeld Follies” gives audiences a taste of what the original “Ziegfeld Follies” were like. You get to see F***y Brice as a comedian and not …

17/04/2024

The black-and-white film musical comedy "Be Yourself" is best viewed as an example of what F***y Brice was like singing, mugging and entertaining. The 1930 film which clocks in at just over an hour is currently available to stream for free on TubiTV. By 1930, F***y Brice (b. 29 October 1891) was on her third marriage to Billy Rose (m....

The black-and-white film musical comedy “Be Yourself” is best viewed as an example of what F***y Brice was like singing, mugging and entertaining. The 1930 film which clocks in at just …

14/04/2024

If you see my gemstone photos, look for where the color is and where the imperfections are!

14/04/2024

I am about to post a lot of gemstone photos. Now you know why Twitter thinks I am a spammer...

12/04/2024

I'm still trying to raise money for Misty, but in reality, I have three problem dogs: Misty = reactive/chemotherapy, Mizore = shy, Amazora = food allergies. So now I'm asking people to follow me on Instagram at my dog-devoted account KamikazeCollies. This has only dogs (mostly collies) and clouds. I'm making a pun because this "kami" means "hair" so it means "hairy wind." I need 10K. So if you're on Instagram, please follow and like.

07/04/2024

Guy Ritchie's "The Covenant" was like a wake up call that echoed through my subconscious, reminding me of a debt that I could pay forward. From the title, you might not know what this film is about. At the end, we are given a definition. Covenant is "a bond" or "a pledge." The film both a fictionalized story about debts of honor and a plea for very real people left behind in Afghanistan, a country that they belonged to, but now live as furtive fugitives because of their cooperation with US military forces. ...

Guy Ritchie’s “The Covenant” was like a wake up call that echoed through my subconscious, reminding me of a debt that I could pay forward. From the title, you might not know what …

07/04/2024

I was surprised when I heard that after winning an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, the husband and wife team of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin were taking on a biographical sport drama film based on swimmer Diana Nyad's many attempts to swim the Straights of Florida. Starring Annette Bening as Nyad, and Jodie Foster as her former partner, Bonnie Stoll, the film received two Oscar nods for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but that's largely due to the understanding and skill the directors have with intimately knowing people pushed to extreme feats of survival....

I was surprised when I heard that after winning an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, the husband and wife team of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin were taking on a biographical sport dram…

07/04/2024

The Oscar-nominated documentary "To Kill a Tiger" provides an intimate exposé on the problems all women face through the specific case of a young girl whose r**e became the topic of controversy in her Indian village. Her father says, “I was once told, ‘You can’t kill a tiger by yourself, but I replied, ‘I’ll show you how to kill a tiger all by yourself.’ And so, I did.”...

The Oscar-nominated documentary “To Kill a Tiger” provides an intimate exposé on the problems all women face through the specific case of a young girl whose r**e became the topic of con…

07/04/2024

While it's the Year of the Dragon, spring 2024 is shaping up to be the Year of the Monkey. First there was the inaccurately named "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" which was mostly about Kong, an oversized gorilla. On 8 May 2024, the next installment in the reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise, "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," will be released....

While it’s the Year of the Dragon, spring 2024 is shaping up to be the Year of the Monkey. First there was the inaccurately named “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” which was mostl…

01/04/2024

In 2024, when being a geek can be cosplay cool, can you imagine a major comic convention without light sabers or absurdly awesome weaponry? The biggest day of a rain-soaked WonderCon almost veered into the dark side, unlit by light saber-wielding Jedi heroes (and villains) as attendees and performers verbally clashed with prop check management over whether light sabers and other weapons with metal parts should pass into the halls....

In 2024, when being a geek can be cosplay cool, can you imagine a major comic convention without light sabers or absurdly awesome weaponry? The biggest day of a rain-soaked WonderCon almost veered …

30/03/2024

I'm part of a panel discussion on Godzilla. The Easter Bunny version of Godzilla, Bunzilla, won't be there. But here's an Easter egg reveal of the companies that gave me raffle swag.

30/03/2024

We're in the Star Trek photo with Misty.

Now in its 36th year, the comics convention, which brings together costumed fans, artists, authors and celebrity guests, runs through Easter Sunday.