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Asians and Asian Americans are Out There…
Asians and Asian Americans and the Super Bowl, from Angry Asian Man. Yep, that was Aaron Takahashi in the Living large commercial (he was already the guy who did not resist the ketchup for his McDonald Angus burger). (see here for a previous mention on Takahashi and his Angus burger here at triscribe).
And, yes, that was freaking Voltron in the MetLife commercial, with Peanuts and every other cartoon character. Gasp.
(but the New England Patriots had Patrick Chung, who’s part Chinese and Jamaican).
Oh, and boo to the racist political ad…
(I’ll probably link more later about the ads from the Super Bowl).
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Super Bowl! NY Giants!
OMG. NY Giants win! (against New England Patriots; again!!). Yay, Giants!
I had actually called the score, days ago, when I put in my picks. Man, I should have put money on this.
Still: the Giants win!
Regarding the commercials: the Coke polar bears commercials were sweet, as was the MetLife commercial that brought Peanuts characters with other cartoons (even Voltron!). The NFL commercial (supposedly about safety in the sport, but really about the history of football) was moving, as was the one where they thanked fans (after all, this season had a lockout). Other commercials – ugh.
Also, I didn’t hate the Matthew Broderick as not-Ferris Bueller commercial, but you had to wonder why he had to do it for Honda.
Otherwise, way too much end-of-world commercials (really? Chevy trucks and Twinkies will survive alien invasions? in addition to trailers for movies that I’ll pass on, thanks). I think one of us at triscribe will post links to the commercials or articles about the commercials.
What a Super Bowl, ultimately…
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Lunar New Year 2012 Events
Happy Year of the Dragon… May it be auspicious for all of us!
In the NY Daily News:
an article on the question of why NYC Chinatown still doesn’t have its own arch. I posit that inertia, money, and lack of actual analysis (of where to put it and how to drive the tourists to it) are factors. Disclaimer: it’s not like I actually know why this hasn’t happened already, but I kind of wonder if having an arch is like admitting your Chinatown is a tourist thing and no longer a living community. That’s just based on my familiarity of the Montreal Chinatown arches and seeing the one in San Francisco.
a slideshow of where to eat (a couple of 8th Avenue Brooklyn places – like Pacificana – are included in the photos).
Daily News also profiles a couple of Chinese/Taiwanese foodie bloggers and their recipes for the Lunar New Year.
Check these items out in the city:
In case you’re looking for Lunar New Year events/highlights from Brooklyn, here are some items from the Brooklyn Public Library.
In case you’re looking for Lunar New Year events/highlights from Queens, here are some items from the Queens Library.
Over at World Financial Center, New York Chinese Cultural Center is bringing some arts and crafts for the kids and performances next weekend.
And, of course, last but never least, a whole bunch of stuff in Chinatown in Manhattan.
In case you want a whole list, check out Time Out NY. Time Out NY is good that way, even talking to the cast of “Chinglish” about Chinese food for the Chinese New Year (“Chinglish” is ending Jan. 29, 2012 – check it out while you can).
