Entertainment & Arts

Hot dish on Aziz Ansari, Bobby Lee, MIA, and more.

Date posted: June 20, 2008

We’ve got our rice radar on the Bruce Lee musical, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Sharon Stone’s gaping wide pie hole

Date posted: May 30, 2008

Hot dish on Nan Zhang, Jackie Chan, Bai Ling and more

Date posted: April 11, 2008

It certainly looks and feels like a Wong Kar-wai film, but does “Blueberry Nights” deserve the master’s imprimatur?

Date posted: April 8, 2008 6:39 PM

Your weekly dish of entertainment news with spicy Asian sauce!

Date posted: March 7, 2008 1:38 PM

Your weekly dish of entertainment news with spicy Asian sauce!

Date posted: February 29, 2008 3:47 PM

Your weekly dish of entertainment news with spicy Asian sauce!

Date posted: February 15, 2008 1:50 PM

Asian-Americans are the second-class citizens of Rhythm Nation

Date posted: February 10, 2008 2:05 PM

Your weekly dish of entertainment news with spicy Asian sauce!

Date posted: February 8, 2008 2:46 PM

Crime novelist (and poet) Qiu Xiaolong dishes on Chinese censors and soup dumplings

Date posted: January 13, 2008 7:41 PM

Ed Lin on the writing life, coffee, and marmosets

Date posted: January 11, 2008 5:25 AM

Paparazzo gets the ultimate crotch shot

Date posted: January 3, 2008 11:36 AM

Paris Hilton gets shanghai’ed at MTV China’s Style Gala

Date posted: November 26, 2007 11:02 PM

An eye-opening Q & A with “Lust, Caution” director Ang Lee

Date posted: November 25, 2007 4:05 PM

No joke! Burma’s Stephen Colbert arrested once again

Date posted: November 2, 2007 1:03 AM

Think you’re a sexpert? Not till you’ve read these sex manuals from Asia

Date posted: October 26, 2007 11:45 AM

Stylized eroticism in Ang Lee’s spy thriller and not much else

Date posted: October 25, 2007 5:45 AM

Hey, let’s fetishize Asian men for a change!

Date posted: October 24, 2007 12:36 PM

On her new MTV show, “A Shot at Love,” Tila Tequila’s no pneumatic slut—she’s America’s most surprising performance artist.

Date posted: October 21, 2007 5:01 PM

Think Ang Lee’s the kinkiest director in Asia? Think again! Here’s seven of the most disturbingly sexy movies to come out of the Far East.

Date posted: October 18, 2007 1:05 PM

China, Japan and India race to moon and beyond

Date posted: October 18, 2007 11:12 AM

In “Darjeeling Limited,” Wes Anderson casts all of India in the role of Noble Dusky Purveyor of Spiritual Catharsis

Date posted: October 16, 2007 10:22 AM

A mapcap martial-arts comedy with universal appeal

Date posted: October 10, 2007 3:13 PM

Islam-a-rama comedy “Aliens in America” sure to invoke a fatwa … of laughter

Date posted: September 17, 2007 11:51 AM

TMM takes a look at the uncanny parallels between Britney Spears and Shinzo Abe

Date posted: September 14, 2007 12:41 PM

Min Jin Lee’s sprawling first novel about strivers in New York evokes Wolfe—and Balzac

Date posted: August 6, 2007 3:01 PM

TMM survey of Great Asian Moments in “Simpsons” History. Woo-Hoo!

Date posted: July 25, 2007 4:04 PM

Plenty of Asian cameos in the yellow-friendly “Simpsons” universe

Date posted: July 24, 2007 1:07 PM

Catch a rare—and free—performance by Indonesia’s coolest export at Chicago’s Music Without Borders festival

Date posted: July 22, 2007 5:02 PM

Asians take first and second place in the World Series of Poker? It’s a good thing, right?

Date posted: July 20, 2007 6:53 PM

The singer-designer sues cheapo fashion chain Forever 21

Date posted: July 18, 2007 5:58 PM

Cultural mash-ups headline the venerable NY Asian-American International Film Fest

Date posted: July 16, 2007 5:06 PM

Robots in disguise? How about racists in disguise!

Date posted: July 9, 2007 12:59 PM

TMM presents The Secret Asians of “Transformers,” from Trailbreaker to Wreck-Gar

Date posted: July 6, 2007 9:49 AM

Plus, Maggie Q and this week’s Honorary Asian

Date posted: June 29, 2007 5:20 PM

The E! True Swashbuckling Story of Captain Sao Feng

Date posted: June 6, 2007 10:50 AM

Did George Lucas rip off Asia? You bet your Obi-wan Kenobi!

Date posted: May 25, 2007 6:54 PM

Good movies, great food at the 8th annual Jeonju International Film Fest

Date posted: May 8, 2007 12:01 PM

Top 10 Reasons Why Connie Chung Belongs on “The View”

Date posted: May 3, 2007 4:43 PM

“Magnum P.I.” was more than a TV show, it’s a vindication of America’s unsung Vietnam vets

Date posted: April 30, 2007 10:13 PM

R.I.P., Little Sweetie. Hong Kong’s tabloid queen who married rich and loved the cameras

Date posted: April 29, 2007 11:15 AM

Two new breakdancing movies are poppin’ and lockin’ their way to a theater near you

Date posted: April 25, 2007 7:12 PM

This week: Sanjaya and Don Ho are goners. Shilpa’s hot kiss. A dash of MSG

Date posted: April 19, 2007 7:40 PM

From Sanjaya Malakar to Shilpa Shetty, Asians make their mark on reality television

Date posted: April 16, 2007 12:29 PM

TMM talks movies, Museum and monkeys with rising star
Mizuo Peck

Date posted: April 3, 2007 6:09 PM

Will the Ninja Turtles inspire a whole new generation of ninja-wannabes?

Date posted: March 23, 2007 12:10 PM

TMM’s guide to ninjas we’ve known and loved

Date posted: March 22, 2007 12:48 PM

A feel-good movie about immigrants? Mira Nair and Kal Penn pull it off.

Date posted: March 12, 2007 1:47 PM

Vietnamese American pop tart Tila Tequila takes her music to the masses.

Date posted: March 8, 2007 6:52 PM

The MySpace starlet is a “crazy bitch” who will “fuck you up.” She’s also a genius.

Date posted: March 8, 2007 6:28 PM

The Host is Korea’s first big creature feature, but can its tentacled tadpole stand up to King Kong and Godzilla?

Date posted: March 6, 2007 12:30 AM

Brangelina to adopt a second baby boy from Southeast Asia? TMM’s got the perfect name!

Date posted: February 27, 2007 6:01 AM

One’s a Hong Kong cult classic, the other won an Oscar. But which flick is worth your time?

Date posted: February 26, 2007 10:28 AM

Asian actors get snubbed by the Oscars, while rehabbed racist Mark Walhberg gets the nod? Time for a close-up view of race in the Oscar Race

Date posted: February 23, 2007 12:21 PM

Does Rinko Kikuchi have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning Best Supporting Actress? The Academy tosses nominations to actresses who reveal all in the name of art, but the award itself remains elusive

Date posted: February 22, 2007 2:02 PM

In shaving her head, has Britney renounced materialism and the evils of excess? Has she entered spiritual rehab?

Date posted: February 19, 2007 12:51 AM

The Tao is up thanks to a rise in Asian hunky male stocks, from Yul Kwon to Ken Watanabe

Date posted: December 18, 2006 10:42 PM

Rosie O’Donnell finally apologies for offensive jingo lingo

Date posted: December 14, 2006 3:35 PM

The Wire’s multiracial lesbian detective talks to TMM about poetry, gay cops and stereotypes.

Date posted: December 4, 2006 9:21 PM

Lucy Liu plays a Chinese peasant in the AIDS melodrama “3 Needles.” Sandra Oh plays a nun. What fun!

Date posted: December 1, 2006 10:59 PM

From Dr. No to Michelle Yeoh, the best, bad and bedded Asians in the world of 007

Date posted: November 17, 2006 5:33 PM

Competitive eating champ Kobayashi gets the superhero treatment

Date posted: November 17, 2006 12:53 PM

The Asian Redneck
re-orients pro-wrestling. Yee-Haw!

Date posted: October 22, 2006 10:04 AM

As Lil’ Kim tested his nukes, East Asia’s movie stars and fans took shelter at the movies

Date posted: October 20, 2006 1:08 PM

Whatever happened to Ensign Hoshi Sato?

Date posted: October 19, 2006 9:30 PM

Forget the pirate costumes! Dress up like Maddox this Halloween. And you too can be Too Cool for School

Date posted: October 17, 2006 10:10 AM

An orgy of wit, pathos and lots of unsimulated polysexual sex

Date posted: October 9, 2006 1:17 PM

The ultimate fall-season matchup: Lost’s Yunjin Kim versus Battlestar Galactica’s Grace Park. Who kicks more ass?

Date posted: October 4, 2006 12:14 PM

From Captain Nemo to Sulu to Cylons, Asians have always had a role in science fiction—though not always a good one

Date posted: October 4, 2006 9:04 AM

Indian city prepares for Hurricane Brangelina

Date posted: October 1, 2006 11:45 PM

How I learned to stop worrying and love—love!—Korean soap operas.

Date posted: October 1, 2006 1:29 PM

Meet Chicago-based actress, musican and TV personality
Mia Park

Date posted: September 26, 2006 1:39 PM

Jackie Chan’s recent admission that he appeared in a porno flick has lead to a closer examination of his body of work

Date posted: September 19, 2006 1:22 PM

The squeaky-clean action star reveals details about his sordid past—and his bit part in a porno film

Date posted: September 19, 2006 1:10 PM

A fresh and funny take on the Asian American family drama

Date posted: September 16, 2006 9:50 AM

Young Muslims turn to satire, humor and hip-hop to state their case

Date posted: September 11, 2006 2:33 AM

With his latest flick “The Protector,” Thai martial arts star Tony Jaa reaches new heights

Date posted: September 8, 2006 1:30 AM

Peeping Tom photos of Canto-pop star Gillian Chung spur mass protest—and magazine sales

Date posted: August 30, 2006 1:06 AM

CBS plays the race card to boost ratings. Should Jeff Probst be voted off the island?

Date posted: August 24, 2006 8:57 AM

Doritos introduces S & M flavor in Japan?

Date posted: August 21, 2006 11:00 PM

George Allen hates brown people, or why U.S. senators keep dissing the desi community

Date posted: August 16, 2006 1:59 AM

Did bad karma sink M. Night Shyamalan’s “Lady in the Water”?

Date posted: August 13, 2006 12:18 PM

A top-notch horror movie with a fierce female cast, led by Filipina Natalie Mendoza

Date posted: August 12, 2006 3:11 PM

In this zany play, Oscar Wilde’s comedy of errors mashes with a campy martial-arts movie

Date posted: August 3, 2006 11:04 PM

Korean American model Daniel Henney redefines the Asian Fetish as we know it

Date posted: July 25, 2006 11:39 PM

Gong Li adds class to crass in Miami Vice

Date posted: July 23, 2006 9:26 PM

The model-actress-motorcycle mama wins a gay icon award

Date posted: July 18, 2006 11:29 PM

The hip-hop supergroup brings the phunk to Asia this month

Date posted: July 12, 2006 5:19 PM

Please, don’t let DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda be as dumb as it sounds!

Date posted: July 11, 2006 11:04 PM

Denizens of a seedy motel find humor and hope in Michael Kang’s award-winning film

Date posted: July 6, 2006 11:17 AM

Meet Wong Kar-Wai’s new muse, demi-desi Norah Jones

Date posted: June 28, 2006 9:46 PM

In his Superman Returns cameo, Kal Penn makes an impression without saying a word

Date posted: June 27, 2006 9:58 PM

Sundance darling Michael Kang talks about the making of his debut movie and how America reminds him of one big seedy motel

Date posted: June 22, 2006 4:15 AM

Asian America watched in horror as the wax-like figure of Connie Chung melted into a public spectacle. Can she recover? Can we?

Date posted: June 19, 2006 4:54 PM

Close quarters. Tight uniforms. Men wearing make-up. Is there a show more gay than “Star Trek”?
Yes and No

Date posted: June 18, 2006 1:59 PM

Finally, a Fast and Furious installment with some brains under the hood

Date posted: June 13, 2006 1:58 PM

Straight outta Canton by way of NYC, this fularious rap trio strikes a blow for neo-coolies everywhere. Plus: A Brief History of Gimmickry

Date posted: June 1, 2006 10:21 AM

With the arrival of Baby Brangelina, we want to reassure little Maddox Jolie-Pitt that he'll always be Number One Son to us

Date posted: May 27, 2006 9:14 PM

The Notorious MSG joins a roster of music’s most famous shtick figures

Date posted: May 17, 2006 12:14 AM