Hyun Jin-young and Black America’s Stake in K-pop
Once upon a time (the 1980s), A man from a faraway place came to America—no, not Prince Akeem, goofy—to study engineering....
A Thought: Jay-Z, Mayor of Gotham
Whenever the Batman movies come back, this is a move they could consider: making Jay-Z the mayor of Gotham in the year 2025.
If Trump...
A Thought: Why Aren’t There More Asian American Male White Supremacists?
In a world that puts Asian men down, silences us, uses us, ignores us, and shapes this utterly bland, uninspiring, unattractive, and vaguely repulsive...
A Thought: 21 Savage Is STILL From Atlanta, Goofy
I may or may not update this piece given the reactionary nature of this news + subsequent dialogue, but the initial reactions to this bizarre...
A Thought: Random ass kids getting 100,000+ likes on Twitter
Would you RT this if you saw it on your timeline?
she wanted to show everybody her stick. so everybody, here is her stick. pic.twitter.com/uffJZZFLR9
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Super Apps: Apps as Industries
Originally featured on Zachary's website (zacharyhurdle.com). Can also be found on Civic Eagle
If Zachary's thoughts on a Chinese social credit score system didn't blow your...
A Thought: Anime isn’t real, except on the Internet, and it’s driving me mad
When was the last time you saw something resembling Anime sold as a physical product in a store that could be walked into?
Unless you...
2 Ways The Junior Basketball Association Could Actually Succeed
The JBA, or Junior Basketball Association, is a men’s basketball league founded by LaVar Ball. It’s composed of young players who, for whatever reason,...
A Thought: The BET Hip-Hop Awards Are Still In Middle School, But Have Potential
We all know hip-hop needs a legitimate alternative entity to the GRAMMYs to annually acknowledge and award the best of the best in the...
A Thought: Asian Americans Can’t Rock Out
Name one Asian American musician in a major scene or subgenre in American music.
This prompt on its own warrants some pushback against what my...