Auditioning for The Traitors season 5...
J/k, celebrating our dear friend @mbatmanl 's wedding to the brilliant and loving @slee57 this weekend. What a blessing to witness their union. ❤️
I've been on a writing hiatus as I work on new professional opportunities, but what happened at the BAFTAs last night was a perfect storm of colliding systems of historical exclusion and discrimination. Equity is not a zero-sum game, but that doesn't mean it comes easy. Link in bio.
Meet Rebecca (the journalist cousin). Working at the intersection of journalism, Hollywood, and DEI = Bermuda Triangle of layoffs???
#journalism #DEI #layoffs
One year without you. The older my brother and I get, the more we see and appreciate your humanity: your idiosyncrasies, your burdens, your strengths. And above all, God's grace upon our family. @dangerhsun put it best: We are so thankful to be yours. We love you forever 爸爸
For my latest Substack post, I'm trying out a new format that served as the inspiration for this newsletter: unraveling the layers of context behind big news stories.
The narrative behind Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite" suspension is simultaneously about the relationship that monopolies have to authoritarianism, and also about the nihilistic, unknowable recesses of the web that few of us operating in the "real world" are equipped to fully grasp.
My latest cultural criticism longread is about everybody's favorite movie, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. This one is a multimedia collaboration with my friend @carolinagroppa 's excellent @angleonproducers podcast. Substack link in bio!
My latest Substack essay exemplifies the kind of cultural analysis I look forward to contributing whenever controversies arise -- a clear and comprehensive explainer of the situation, and the deeper issues at the heart of the conflict.
It's my humble hope that work like this lowers the temperature enough for reasonable, well-intentioned people to better understand one another, even when we disagree.
I'm blown away by the response to my newsletter so far, including folks who pledged to become paid subscribers if I ever exercise that option. (You know who you are, and THANK YOU.) Please subscribe if you are interested in reading more of my work!
#maybehappyending🤖
By semi-popular demand, here is my long-awaited Substack. I'm still searching for sustainable employment, but in the meantime consider this my sandbox for practicing self-expression and maintaining my voice. I'm excited to write about anything and everything that interests me, and I figured I'd start with an accounting of the past five years.
The support of your readership is much appreciated! Link in bio.
Gazing upon the @bellylaughsfestival lineup confirms what your gut has been telling you these last few years: We really are living in a golden age of Asian American comedy right now, and a *huge preponderance* of them are converging upon DTLA next month in one absolutely killer fest! Combining A-list API stand-up with the most mouthwatering API eats is genius-level thinking that could perhaps only be birthed in the mind of @vdonowang . What could be better? Oh... just *MY VERY OWN COUSIN* @vickiefromtaiwan joining the bill!!! 😮😯😲
(Seriously, don't miss this. There's a 4pack4pride promo running through the end of this month!)
You are redefining what committed fatherhood can look like, and Luca is all the more blessed by it. Thank you for so carefully fostering his physical, intellectual and emotional growth. He is thriving thanks to you, and you are laying for him a secure foundation that will serve him well all his days.
I wish I'd been recording your prayers for him every night. I love that what you hope more than anything for Luca is that he would live up to his namesake and bring light into others' lives. What a wise and faithful dad he has. #happyfathersday❤️ @therealmikekim
