At Austin’s Indie Meme Fest
Here are a few pictures* from the super-fun Indie Meme Film Festival, which showcases indie films from South Asia. It was great to see a red carpet filled with female directors, and I love...
Category: Asia
If You’re Going to San Fransisco…
Every time I spend some time in San Fransisco, I want to spend more time in San Fransisco. It’s just adorable! **The transit is adorable (or at least what’s left of the cable car...
The Dogs Bark the Loudest
Enjoy this special guest post from Austin resident Teresa Kohl, who traveled to China to bring back this report! Last July our family traveled to Beijing China for a two week Chinese (Mandarin) language...
A SXSW Steampunk Photo to Japanese Meme!
I think someone used one of my SXSW pictures a meme generator. But since it’s in Japanese, it’s hard to tell!
The Assassin: A Visual Masterpiece
As a highly visual person, I’m always looking for films and experiences that are lovely and different for my eyes. The Assassin is a lovely, lyrical film. Director Hou Hsiao-Hsien has given us a...
Don’t See Wolf Totem: It’s Terrible!
Every so often you see a film that is so misguided that you wish you could travel back to the meeting where the people who brought you the film decided to go ahead with...
Thanks Advertising: I <3 This K-Pop Song!
Being that I’ve been sick for the last week, I’ve been watching a lot of television and doing a lot of online shopping. Among the ads I’ve seen a lot of is one for...
Pictures! With 28,842 views! (Thanks Keanu Reeves!)
As many of my readers know, traffic is the metric that matters on the Internet. Not just likes and favorites, but the sheer number of eyeballs crossing your content. It’s the new world, like...
Merry Halloween! In Japan!
When I was in Japan last year, I took a few pictures of decor for the upcoming Halloween holiday. You can read about the emergence of Halloween in Japan here.
Confederate Flags Can Be Seen All Over The World
As a Southerner who had at least three great grandfathers fight on the Confederate side of the Civil War, I have a problematic relationship with the old Confederate flag.
