Asian Girl Alienated in Neiman Marcus Ad: 8 Asians points out this awkward ad image from Neiman Marcus where they've depicted the Asian girl as the sullen, black-clad loner. Unpopular? Social outcast? Smelly girl? I prefer to think that she's just too cool for them.
Hot Hyphen: Lisa Lee & Melissa Hung Better Win This 7x7 Contest: Hyphen's Lisa Lee and Melissa Hung have made the cut into the Top 10 of 7x7's "Hot 20 Under 40 Reader's Choice." The current round of voting ends on August 9, so cast your vote for them here.
Why I'd Love To See A New Charlie Chan Film (And Fu Manchu Too!): Phil at YOMYOMF has a cool idea for a Charlie Chan movie that would flip the iconic-but-highly-problematic Chinese detective on his head.
Is M. Night Shyamalan Really a Failure? He isn't quite box office poison -- yet -- but director M. Night Shyamalan's steady fall from being Hollywood's golden boy to, um, Airbender is kind of fascinating. You know things are bad when audiences laugh at the mere mention of your name.
FIRST ENTRY INTO RACE RELATIONS: An innocent experience with the board game Guess Who? with his young daughter leads actor Parry Shen to make some very interesting observations about racial profiling.