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November 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

Reality TV is my guilty pleasure. I can spend hours planted in front of the TV watching bachelorettes hand out roses and Snooki drink herself into oblivion. Needless to say, since seeing some clips of the new K-Town reality show on YouTube, I have been eagerly anticipating its debut.
Luckily, we had the chance to chat with Eddie Kim, one of four producers of the show, who took some time out of his busy schedule promoting the show.
Eddie had an unconventional start to a career in the entertainment world. He graduated …

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October 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

If you’re looking to make spaghetti carbonara or beef tacos, you can find countless recipes on the Internet. But, if you want to create a dish to satisfy your cravings for char siu pork, there are few English-language sites where you can browse Asian cuisine recipes. Good news for fans of Asian food–you can now find such recipes on Asian Supper, a user-contributed site full of both modern and classic Asian recipes.

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October 4, 2010 | No Comments

A while back, we brought attention to the intriguing culture of 2-D love, a sub-culture of otaku, which included Japanese men “falling in love” with pillows printed with their favorite anime character. With virtual communities like Second Life, it looks like physical pillows will no longer be necessary since men can now live out their fantasies with cyber girlfriends.
Once packed with honeymooners, the Japanese resort town Atami is now looking for a new type of customer. The city launched the LovePlus+ campaign, based on a dating simulation game, and Japanese men and their virtual …

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August 13, 2010 | 1 Comment

As Warren Buffett prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday this year, many are wondering who he will name as his successor at Berkshire Hathaway. While Mr. Buffett has no plans to step down as Chairman and CEO any time soon, Berkshire’s Vice Chairman Charlie Munger has identified Chinese American Li Lu as a likely candidate to take over Mr. Buffett’s role as one of Berkshire’s top investment professionals, the first possible successor to be named.

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July 30, 2010 | No Comments

Let’s face it—we all love raunchy humor, even if we won’t admit it. Now we have something to look forward to: Korean American comedian, Margaret Cho, who is best known for her witty and hilarious takes on taboo subjects such as homosexuality, sex and drug abuse, will be releasing a comical music album on August 24.
Margaret will not disappoint her fans with the album, “Cho Dependent,” which touches on all the topics that we all wish we had the balls to openly talk about.