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  • Observations

    So… Conan O’Brien took Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to the Tonight Show after all.

    Very funny Television Without Pity feature on the upcoming GI Joe movie, which isn’t like the 1980’s cartoon whatsoever (which might be the point, but that still feels rather wrong). Not that I’m going to go hating on a movie I haven’t seen or isn’t even out yet (I was already terrified of the idea of a live-action GI Joe movie, but now that it is about to be real, well… I’ll also admit that I’m not thrilled with the Transformers thing either, but oh well). But, if you really want to see a GI Joe movie, as also previously noted, so see that old cartoon movie – major drama with all the characters and the kookiest Cobra Commander scene (the YouTube link I include there include the classic Cobra Commander transformation as well as the sad Duke scene; for reference purposes only; no infringement intended; don’t come after me, Hasbro!…).

    The latest Mary Worth comic strip storyline: give me a break – so Mary Worth’s friend, Delilah, a no-longer-newlywed, wants to dump her husband because she doesn’t want to talk to him about making a compromise to spend more time with her, because she knows he loves his career and he travels a lot for it, and to discuss raising children, because … she wants to avoid confrontation and expects him to read her mind? …

    I’m sorry, but the whole institution of (heterosexual) marriage isn’t doing too well here when people don’t want to work on marriage (apparently not in Comic Strip land for Delilah anyway; it gets sillier in the 6/22/09 edition) or in someone’s real life – Sandra Tsing Loh’s article really depresses me on how it simply wasn’t worth it to continue (so, if marriage is too much work, give up? Am I missing something here?). Slate’s associated Double XX does present rebuttals by Hanna Rosin and Jessica Grose on how marriage and motherhood (parenthood generally) are pretty ambivalent but beloved stuff in America.

    Interesting article in Slate, regarding the study of health care policy in medical schools. I think it’s not easy to pull off, obviously (as if we want more burdens on med students), but reasonable to consider. Imagine – students learning the complexities behind medicine, business, policy and law, and maybe doing something about these complexities one day! Heck, I vaguely remembered there was a health law class in law school as an elective; but in my law school, we studied NY law and practice, not so much theory (and other law schools might do the reverse). Bottom line: Really not easy to balance the study of policy and practice, sadly, but I think our future professionals and those who receive their services might depend on such a balance.

    Speaking of NY Law — do we actually have lawmakers or something else in Albany? WPIX’s Marvin Scott with a terribly sad (but funny, if it wasn’t so sad) look at the State Senate mess.

    While health care reform is very much a work in progress, President Obama is working on how to deal with tobacco. Considering that he’s still struggling with his own cigarette habit (well, he’s not alone, if that’s any small comfort; lots of people are struggling with their tobacco problems), and well, stress is stress (I wouldn’t be surprised that lapsing into such bad habits is how he or others deal with their stress; like Newsweek’s Gaggler, I could be sympathetic to the president’s situation).

    So, does the smoking thing really make Pres. Obama that much of a hypocrite? Although it kind of is fair game as William Saletan notes in Slate, Obama’s only human (not a half-Vulcan — funny how the latest press conference had to make a Spock reference and that Obama made into something involving his ears – he does get sensitive about that too).

    Otherwise, much of the health care stuff is going over my head, and I went to law school. Not easy to figure out.

    The annual breakfast discussion on Slate about the US Supreme Court’s final decisions, with Dahlia Lithwick, Walter Dellinger, and Linda Greenhouse.

    The passing of Ed McMahon, Tonight Show sidekick; link to Time.com’s James Poniewozik’s observation.

  • Mild Weather in June

    Took awhile, but I finished reading “Great Transformation: The Beginning of Our Religious Traditions,” by Karen Armstrong (heavy duty reading on comparative religion analyses), in addition to Qiu Xiaolong’s “Red Mandarin Dress” (a Chief Inspector Chen Cao novel; interesting read; still wish Chief Inspector Chen had more of a personality).

    Slate commentary on an anti-drug cartoon of my generation; what’s scary is that I remembered watching it during that late 1980’s/early 1990’s period – where the Muppet Babies, Alf, the Chipmunks etc., convince this idiot kid to Say No To Drugs. Upon review, yes, Slate, you’re right – it was a lame cartoon, but it was one of those rare opportunities to see so many characters in one place and at one time – and all acting very patronizing and pedantic… yes, even Alf.

    Goodbye to Analog TV; Time with a photo gallery to honor ye olde television. I’m not entirely certain about digital tv, but here goes nothing.

    Also, another end of an era: goodbye to the Virgin Megastore. Admittedly, I didn’t shop there very much, but I am concerned by the loss of a big retailer and the lack of commerce in a huge amount of real estate in the city.

    Time Magazine poses the question of whether Facebook hurts the school reunion industry. I thought Facebook actually helped my college’s 10th year reunion; people came. It’s hard to tell if that will generate donations for Alma Mater or if the alumni office is really out of business because of Facebook, but that depends on what one thinks is the purpose of reunions and alumni offices, I think.

    Hmm, so every time Time Magazine comments on Facebook, so does Newsweek? Well, at least Newsweek tries to remind people that Facebook is only a supplement to enhancing your friendships, not replace them.

    Why am I a sucker for cop shows that get cancelled? I like “The Unusuals”; enjoyed watching the leftover episodes. It’s too bad that ABC won’t give it a shot.

    The articles on Judge Sonia Sotomayor have been interesting, to say the least. Count on Tom Goldstein of Scotusblog to review all of the racial discrimination appellate cases that Judge Sotomayor sat in (Scotusblog is awfully known for being thorough) and finding that there’s no so-called bias in Sotomayor’s decision-making. Goldstein’s key conclusion: “The public debate ought to be about what the law should command in these kinds of difficult cases. Unsubstantiated charges of racism distract us from these questions and demeans our justice system.”

    For a country that doesn’t quite like America, Iran apparently likes the English language, sort of – as the Slate Explainer explains.

    Slate’s John Dickerson ponders on President Obama’s response to the Iran situation, which is still developing and with no certain answers regarding the elections (at least, not to people outside Iran, anyway). So, query: how do you respond to a still developing situation? Answer: Very carefully, whether the American people, or the world at large, likes it or not.

    That is really fascinating: Obama’s the first president of a generation that grew up watching Sesame Street, not just a parent of kids who watched it? The first generation of Sesame Street watched 1960’s tv at its most diverse and optimistic (and oddly entertaining, in that 1960’s way; Obama was the first generation that grew up watching Star Trek too) – this all pretty much sums up Obama. This was an awesome article on Time.com, plus great accompanying video of Obama praising Sesame Street.

    It must be a slow news day if we get excited over President Obama’s killing a fly; well, it was kind of impressive.

  • Monday

    Watched a good much of the Tony awards. Neil Patrick Harris as host was – wait for it – awesome! His closing musical number was great – he has such a nice singing voice! In fact, I wished he was more on the show than the presentation of the musical numbers from musicals now on national tours (clearly making the Tony awards show a huge commercial for musicals, rather than an awards show and a show to promote the nominated shows (which may or may not be still on Broadway and in need of audiences) or currently opened shows for that matter). I thought it was irritating that just before the end of the night, it was irritating to see… Jersey Boys? (insert eye roll here). Please, while it was mildly entertaining, it simply did not belong on this night and it wasn’t even the original cast (who had the best voices, including the original Frankie Valli actor).

    Time’s James Poniewozik on the NPH’s role as host was pretty much on target (I had to think about the sushi reference; forgot about Jeremy Piven’s mess with bailing on the play “Speed-the-Plow” because of alleged mercury poisoning).

    NY Times’ live-blogging on the Tony awards was a good read.

    Congratulations to Roger Federer for (finally) winning the French Open, and ensuring his place as one of the greatest.

    I’m not in the private sector, but I’m still waiting for the cultural shift to affect the legal profession – if and only if the old white shoe Big Firms can figure it out already – the old model of (legal) business isn’t quite working and you’re going to have to shrink and cut back on your extravagances.

    Fascinating article in the NY Times on Judge Sotomayor’s ADA days. Indeed, it sounds like the gritty career of a lot of young ADA’s (putting aside that it was the grittier 1970’s/1980’s). It has been awhile since the US Supreme Court had someone with her career perspective, if it all; could be interesting, since it sounds like she has the capacity of being empathetic to the law and order side of things (yes, I’m using the word “empathy” – it’s not like it’s a bad word). (and apparently, she likes the tv show, “Law and Order” – which apparently is a trend among powerful women – hmm…)

    The New Yorker has a conversation with William Bowen, the former President of Princeton, regarding Judge Sotomayor and the issue of affirmative action in universities. Interesting article.

    Ending this post with commentary about tv – there might be a trend in which more Canadian television might coming stateside. I haven’t gotten around to watching CBS’ “Flashpoint” (starring Enrico Colantino, aka the ex-Veronica Mars’ dad as the head of a Torontonian SWAT team – wait, Toronto has SWAT?), but I was a fan of “Due South,” the last Canadian import (which CBS treated rather badly). I remember the days when Canadian actors played Americans; I’m still a little weirded out by the Brits and Australians playing Americans.

  • 1st Week of June 2009

    Conan O’Brien returns – but on the Tonight Show. 1st night was ok (well, I’m not a Will Ferrell fan, so I can’t judge how he was as a guest, nor am I a Pearl Jam fan) – did enjoy that opening video skit – Conan literally running out of NYC – through the country to Universal Studios in L.A.

    Slate’s TV critic Troy Patterson on the 1st episode:

    The rest you must see for yourself. Look at the purpose in Conan’s cross-country stride, the fine line of his back, the slim suit a Reservoir Dog would die for, the flow of his Eero Saarinen hair as he cruises. In the opening sequence of the new Late Night, Jimmy Fallon goes running every show, but it feels as if he’s anxious and rushing, as if he’ll get fired if he’s tardy for work one more time. Conan is swift with confidence.

    The setup for the pay-off is gorgeous. Even as your heart swells at seeing the sights of all America—or, at least, of those parts of America hosting the network affiliates Conan has been working to woo—it starts sinking with the worry that the trip will conclude with the host sprinting straight onto his new stage. That would be cheesy. That would spoil the whole thing. The tension is palpable, and then you get that forlorn shot of the forgotten keys and a sweet release.

    Conan’s hot cold open says this is action, this is a national institution, this is physical comedy as sophisticated as Harold Lloyd’s or Jacques Tati’s, this is absurdity as deft as John Ashbery’s or Spike Jonze’s. He wants mom and dad rolling with laughter on the couch, and he wants to go the distance.

    I do agree – that opening was funny and the new studio looks classy. In fact, the studio reminds me of the old Carson Tonight Show (which I barely remember, but I’ve seen clips!). But, still – Conan, did you have to leave NYC? …

    The second night was more enjoyable, in that I like Tom Hanks, and Green Day was pretty much their usual crazy band mode. I’m already getting tired of the running joke abou Conan’s exploring LA (maybe because LA doesn’t hold my fascination all that much), but he’ll settle in and do ok, I think. I thought it was amusing that he and Andy Richter did “In the Year 3000” lines – “In the Year 2000” got a little silly once we were in the year 2009.

    NY Times’ Alessandra Stanley puts in her review of Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien at the end of the week and makes the point that things did get more interesting as the week went on. Conan’s not a rookie; but we’re all going to have to get used to this.

    Two high school seniors didn’t realize the guy next to them on the plane was Justice Clarence Thomas:

    High school seniors Terrence Stephens and Jason Ankrah, star football players at Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Md., were sitting on a plane returning from a recruitment session at the University of Nebraska when they struck up a conversation with the man sitting next to them.

    Their seat-mate just happened to be a major Cornhuskers fan. […]

    “I was amazed this guy knew so much about us as football players and as people,” said Stephens. “That was shocking. I felt honored to be known by someone of his caliber. He was just a regular old guy, sitting in coach, which really shocked me.”

    I think it was especially nice of Thomas to speak at the kids’ graduation. Kind of amazed that he flies coach, but oh well.

    Monica Youn writes in Slate about the further context about why Judge Sotomayor is in the position of talking about race (and, for that matter, Pres. Obama) – somehow, so-called “ethnic” or “minority” attorneys – attorneys especially, I should say – are put into this position that aren’t asked of white attorneys (as if they’re no less “ethnic”? oh well). Not that there’s anything wrong with that – you kind of can’t avoid talking about diversity in the profession when your very presence and what you are put diversity on the table at all. Youn makes some great points:

    Of course, “nonethnic” professionals are often invited back to their home communities—at Rotary Club functions, alumni gatherings, or similar events. But they are not usually asked to speak about race relations (just as they are not usually asked to speak on abortion, gay marriage, or any other potentially controversial topic). Yet prominent “ethnic” people are constantly asked to lay bare their opinions on the subject of race and their personal experiences of racial issues. At first, these invitations come from one’s community, one’s family, one’s classmates, mentors, and students. Later, as with a certain first black president of the Harvard Law Review, such invitations may well come from major publishing houses.

    Such figures rightly view it as their professional responsibility—and their honor and privilege—to step up to the podium when invited, to act as a role model, to offer commiseration and encouragement for communities often deeply in need of inspiration. That such invitations are extended to prominent “minority” figures has resulted in immeasurably important contributions to our national dialogue about these issues and hopefully has helped to chip away at the glass ceiling.

    But this podium should not become a pillory. Frank talk about racial identity is neither racism nor its reverse and should be invited from “ethnic” and “nonethnic” figures alike. It’s hardly fair for minority candidates to be attacked for accepting invitations to talk about race when members of the silent majority are allowed to remain silent.

    I think the point is that we should try to talk about race (or sex or anything else relating to how we might want to define “diversity”) without denigrating each other and to have an open mind. Kind of what Obama or Sotomayor might actually desire – although, sometimes that’s easier said than done. I personally don’t think we’re in a post-racial world yet.

    Judge Sotomayor’s career path is an interesting example of one’s work reputation (i.e., do good work and your bosses love you) becoming one’s network to getting great work opportunities.

    NY Times’ Adam Cohen on the British judiciary holding that Pringles are potato chips and thus Proctor & Gamble must pay up taxes. First of all: the Brits tax on chips? Second: I guess, sure, Pringles are potato chips the way tomatoes are fruit; but, they’re not exactly made of potatoes (check those ingredients – Lays chips may be oilier like those old Pringles ads use to show, but Lays chips are made of real potatoes).

    There is inexpensive food midtown? (ok, yeah, the carts, but cheap restaurants? hmm). At least someone blogs about it.

    Speaking of midtown – NY Times’ Jennifer 8. Lee on Koreatown.

    Is it strawberry season already? NY Times’ Mark “The Minimalist” Bittman on strawberries and custard (almond creme anglaise, specifically); the video was also quite pleasant.

    Still trying to catch up on the coverage about the Obama speech in Cairo; this is what happens when history is made, while you are asleep due to time zone differences between you and the place where history is made.

    The passing of actor David Carradine (who is not Asian in real life, but played a half-Asian on tv).

    Otherwise, in Manhattan for the 10th undergraduate reunion. Time flies…

  • Observations

    Hip hop comes to China, via Chinese American expats and general American influence. Could it mean (political) expression? Hmm.

    Apparently, US Dept. of Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner, is having a great time visiting China. Besides the job of reassuring people that the US economy isn’t totally imploding, he gets to use his Mandarin skills. Well, I’m guessing that he can still speak Chinese decently; he did spend a semester or two at Beijing University.

    I really have fell behind on this: the passing of Him Mark Lai, Chinese-American historian. Sad that both he and Ronald Takaki are no longer with us. See also Asian Week’s coverage on Lai and its continuing coverage on Takaki.

    Fascinating post by Hyphen, including a link to this video on Him Mark Lai on YouTube by the Chinese Historical Society of America:

  • APA Heritage Month Continues, as do Other Items

    With the historic nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court, there’s some question as to whether Justice Benjamin Cardozo was actually the first Hispanic justice of the S.Ct.. Personally, I’m of the view that sometimes it depends on how that person identifies his/her racial/ethnic identification. The term “Hispanic,” as the linked NY Times article notes, wasn’t exactly in usage at the time Cardozo was appointed, plus he apparently identified himself more as a secular Sephardic Jew (of Iberian/Portuguese origins).

    Plus, the Slate Explainer article explains how “Hispanic” or “Latino” usually hasn’t included those of Portuguese origins or language speaking. So, I’d posit that Cardozo isn’t/wasn’t the first Hispanic/Latino justice; but Sotomayor might become the first one, if all works out.

    Following up on a previous post, on Wednesday night, I really enjoyed watching “Hollywood Chinese” on “American Masters”. It had fascinating insight from Justin Lin, director (who makes that ironic point that in America, he could be applauded – that clip of Roger Ebert defending Justin Lin‘s “Better Luck Tomorrow” as one Asian-American’s way of presenting a story at the Sundance Film Festival was a great clip – but not quite similarly appraised in Asia – well, that was interesting) actors B.D. Wong, and Nancy Kwan, and others.

    A friend of mine forwarded the info she found on angry asian man.com – the passing of Ronald Takaki. I read Takaki’s “Strangers From a Different Shore” for an Asian American history course back in college, and still have my copy of it somewhere – such great stuff.

    Here’s the press release from UC Berkeley, and Asian Week is putting up statements about Takaki. Poignant that Takaki passes away during APA Heritage Month.

  • History

    And… we’re off! President Obama has nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the US Supreme Court. Best wishes for smooth sailing through confirmation in Congress (as much as can be possible) to Judge Sotomayor! We could have the first Hispanic/Latina in the S.Ct. She’s a New Yorker, too (the Bronx, specifically), who saved baseball from perpetuating that last strike – so pretty darn cool. (well, not to mention other great stuff, like having been a prosecutor and been in private practice, plus attending Princeton and Yale Law).

    Much to read; hopefully I won’t drive myself up the wall with the coverage, as I was during the last bunch of confirmations. Good stuff so far, as Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick observes that it’s rather pointless to go after Judge Sotomayor for being human (therefore has feelings and stuff like that; one would think that we must have androids or Vulcans be Supreme Court justices).

    But recall such fun blog posts regarding past S.Ct. nominees…

    Ex., as in the days of the Alito confirmation, with us having a rather curious future – where you’re not sure who your justice is until a few years pass).

    Let’s not forget the Harriet Miers stuff, much of which wasn’t all that praiseworthy (I mean, really – she was thought of as an “inkblot” – and not in a positive way; come on, she wasn’t that bad; she just wasn’t meant to be a Supreme Court justice).

    Even the Ch.J. Roberts’ confirmation was as close as smooth, with the usual this-is-how-you-prepare stuff.

    By the way – I’m behind on linking this, but Jeffrey Toobin’s article on Ch.J. Roberts’ incrementalism to the right is a must-read. Well-written, but a bit worrisome, depending on your politics.

    Toobin does confirm that we don’t really know what we have with a justice yet (see that theory, above) – but he notes that Judge Sotomayor’s backstory kind of resembles the president who selected her).

    No doubt, Obama’s taking a chance on her – as Slate’s John Dickerson notes, he knew her least of the judges on his list. Time’s Richard Lacayo analyzes Judge Sotomayor’s work in this article, coming down on how she’s seems to be moderate left of center, but on some things, we probably don’t really know.

    But, that’s what makes the US Supreme Ct. so interesting, isn’t it? The odds of things happening in ways we just don’t expect – while kind of being exactly what we expect anyway – if I’m making sense at all.

    Hey, who knows – maybe one day, we could be closer to having an Asian in the US S.Ct? (well, we need some more in the circuit courts, so I guess it’s one step at a time?).

    Anyway, I’m going to keep reading and watching the coverage, since I’m a junkie on this stuff, but maybe I should stay away before things start to upset me (the mainstream media doesn’t seem all that good at making educational and enlightening coverage for lay people, in my opinion).

    Last but not least: North Korea’s getting worrisome; and Slate’s Explainer explains that the US is technically still at war with North Korea (no final peace treaty kind of does mean there’s still something going on between two nations).

  • Stuff

    Newsweek’s “The Gaggle” blog has a correspondent who visited the Baskin Robbins in Hawaii where Pres. Obama had his first job as a kid. Kind of cool to think that, back in the day, the president had a regular after school job like anyone else.

    On Channel 13 at 9pm, on “American Masters” – a presentation of “Hollywood Chinese.” Something to look forward to watching!

    Another PBS thing: the current impact of “Sesame Street” in the day and age where kids’ attention are all over the place.

    Hat tip to the Trek Bulletin Board on TrekNation: Leonard Maltin’s interview with Anton Yelchin, with a question about his portrayal of Chekov from Star Trek – real cool! (I liked how Yelchin played such an adorable and smart Chekov – kind of like how Wesley Crusher from ST:The Next Generation kind of was in his best episodes).

  • Memorial Day Monday

    Hope you took a moment to observe the meaning of Memorial Day.

    Saturday: saw “Angels and Demons” – nothing spectacular, but Tom Hanks as Prof. Robert Langdon is bearable; Stellan Sarsgaard handles himself well; and Ewan McGregor as a hot priest — mmm! Except for the twist that should have been foreseeable, McGregor was good old fashioned fun.

    Sunday: re-watched the Star Trek movie. Still good fun.

    Apparently, Slate’s John Dickerson might be a Star Trek fan. Or at least I liked how he ably analyzed the way Obama approaches “empathy” and further elaborated on the whole “Obama is Spock-like” theory.

    Really great cover article by Time’s Nancy Gibbs and Michael Scherer about Michelle Obama. I liked these lines: “Maybe this is what women watching her covet: not the clothes or the glamour or the glory, but the fact that she seems to be having a blast, in a way Laura Bush and the rest never did. After working hard for 20 years, she gets to take a sabbatical, spend as much time as she wants with her kids, do as many high-impact public events as she chooses and, when it’s all over, have the rest of her life to write the next chapter.”

    Slate presents an alternate universe, where Obama and Friends are on Facebook and posting stuff about those first 100 days. Very funny!

    Time.com asking US Dept. of Energy Secretary Steven Chu questions on US energy policy priorities.

    So… it was only last week that Time.com got on board with this story about how Big Law Firms are deferring the 1st year associates? The rest of us in the industry have known about this for awhile now. Frankly, the deferred ought to count themselves lucky – when I got out of law school, $60k for that first yr in a non-Big Firm job was good thing. Or maybe the mainstream population ought to start getting scared: if salaries for one industry is starting to drop (or be corrected by market forces), then I’m not sure what can happen to everyone else’s salaries.

  • Memorial Day Weekend

    So, not only was Queen Elizabeth the one who received an iPod from Barack Obama (which made Obama the worst gift-giver as a Head of State, since… in all likelihood, from what I’ve read about the queen, she probably already had an iPod), she has also gotten herself a totally special Wii. Man, if Queen Elizabeth also has a Kindle, then she really is a 21st Century person.

    Ok, May’s flying by so quickly and I have to do some APA coverage while it’s still APA Heritage Month. Some items for consideration:

    So, in California, the election to re-fill former Congresswoman Solis’ seat (because Solis is now US Secretary of Labor) will be a Chu v. Chu election. Either way, there’s going to be an Asian-American congresswoman for that district. In fact, this is likely something of a soap opera kind of election, since Betty and Judy Chu are cousins-in-law – not close and pretty much starting their own family feud. Betty’s a lawyer/city councilperson, Judy was a psychologist/state legislator; Betty’s married to Judy’s cousin; Judy’s the Democrat, Betty’s the Republican; and… yadda, yadda, yadda.

    As much as Chu v. Chu election seems like a fascinating political thing, I’m kind of glad I don’t live in California.

    Congratulations to the Jih siblings for winning Amazing Race. A fascinating Q&A with these attractive Asian-Americans lawyers (which, understandably, we of Triscribe may find particularly interesting, since… hey, they’re one of us!).

    Although, really, it is tad unfair that Victor Jih is a partner of a law firm, alumnus of Harvard Law, AND won Amazing Race. At least his sister Tammy is still only an associate.

    Anoop Desai did not last long on “American Idol,” leading to his own Q&A with Entertainment Weekly – so I guess APA’s still haven’t quite made it all the way yet with “American Idol.” But, the winner is Kris Allen won; Adam Lambert is only a runner up (probably a better thing for him in the long run).

    NY Times’ Alessandra Stanley reviews the finale of “American Idol” from the tv critic perspective, while Jon Caramanica provide the music critic analysis. Confession: I really haven’t followed much of the whole season, although I did kind of watched Adam’s cover of “Mad World.” (primarily because I was waiting for “Fringe” – but it was an excellent cover – he does have quite a voice).

    NY1 covering APA Heritage topics (for a week) – with Lewis Dodley on Asian pop – seriously, Lewis Dodley? He’s been the stiff one in the local news media (even back when he was on Channel 13 – I always thought he was a bit waxy – very anchorman-like). Maybe Dodley likes music in real life or Asian culture; or maybe he was assigned to cover this; all in all, interesting stuff.

    Last but not least: Pres. Obama selected the new US Attorneys for Southern District of NY (to you non-lawyers: jurisdiction of Bronx, Manhattan, and downstate upstate) and District of NJ. Bonus for APA Heritage Month: an Asian US Attorney for NY, Preet Bharara.