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12.05.2021

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'PEN15' was a radically honest, thoroughly singular show about Asian American girlhood
On Hulu's PEN15: "True representation has to include the messiness of humanity, and few characters are messier than Maya Ishii-Peters, a menstruating, masturbating, self-hating yet self-involved Portnoyette, disliked by many but loved more than she thinks."

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The Many Lives of Giant Robot
Founded Eric Nakamura, Giant Robot began in 1994 as a zine distributed in Los Angeles, and has since blossomed into a gallery and pop art store.

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A Walk in the Metropolitan Museum of Art with Min Jin Lee
An interviewer and author Min Jin Lee get rained in at the Met, and a long, lovely conversation ensues.

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For many Asian Americans, graphic novels are way to explore history, fight racism
Graphic novels can have the same intimacy as diaries, one author said. "Issues of identity can be so emotionally fraught, so it makes sense to talk about them using a visual medium."

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Squid Game Creator Hwang Dong-hyuk Answers All Our Lingering Questions
Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk on "Gganbu," Ali, and how he lost six teeth during production.

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Steven Yeun: Patriarch, Outsider, Loyal Boyfriend, Sociopath, Producer
Having followed his star turn in Minari with The Humans, actor Steven Yeun will soon turn up in a horror movie directed by Jordan Peele.

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Jon M. Chu Reflects on 'In the Heights' Box Office Performance, Colorism Criticism
Director Jon M. Chu discusses why he wanted to adapt the hit stage musical In the Heights for the big screen and the challenges in doing so.