lawmakers condemn lowe's for withdrawing advertising from all-american muslim

By now, you've heard about Lowe's ridiculous, cowardly decision to pull advertising from Discovery Channel/TLC's All-American Muslim, a reality show depicting the lives of Muslim American families living in suburban Michigan, including the discrimination they encounter because of their religious beliefs: Lowe's faces backlash over pulling ads from 'All-American Muslim.'

The home improvement chain withdrew advertising after the conservative, anti-Muslim Florida Family Association accused the show of being "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values." It's dumbass, hateful nonsense, but Lowe's lacked any kind of spine to listen to reason and caved.

Several politicians, including California State Senator Ted Lieu and Congresswoman Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, are condemning Lowe's actions: Lawmaker: Lowe's 'bigoted' for pulling 'All-American Muslim' ads. Here's Rep. Judy Chu's statement:

visions of astropolis, december 16

If you're in Chicago, I implore you to check out the premiere screening of Visions of Astropolis, an audio-visual collaboration between indie-rock/electro-pop artist XYZR_KX and visual artist Chien-An Yuan, described as "a hypnotic expedition into the vanishing dreams of a not so distant future."

What the heck does that mean? The evening will feature a live performance, videos and a special preview of the upcoming Visions of Astropolis sound and visual installation. It's happening this Friday, December 16 at Transistor in Chicago. And it's free. Here are some more details:

parents asked church member to discipline their kid -- with a beating

What the hell? Last week in Irvine, California, a man was arrested for beating a teen with a metal pipe -- with the permission of the kid's parents: Authorities: Southern California family asked fellow churchgoer to beat their child.

According to authorities, the parents dropped of their child at the home of 39-year-old Paul Kim, asking him to discipline the 15-year-old after they found a lighter in his possession. Kim was apparently their church's go-to guy when parents needed someone to kick their kids' ass:

target commercial: little drummer girl

Yet another one of these awesome nationally-televised Target commercials featuring an Asian American family front and center. This one features a mom and her budding rock star daughter. Love this: Little Drummer Girl.

guest post by karin chien: an open letter to the producers guild of america

Our friend, indie film producer extraordinaire Karin Chien, whose latest film Circumstance is nominated for an Independent Spirit Award, drops in with a guest post calling out the Producers Guild of America on their outdated, archaic and inexplicable English-only stipulation for awards consideration.

Recently, a film I produced with Melissa Lee and Maryam Keshavarz, Circumstance, was submitted for the Producer's Guild of America's awards consideration. Circumstance is a hard film to categorize: it's a story of teenage love and personal freedom set in Iran, filmed in Beirut, edited in Chile, finished in France, and financed primarily by U.S. sources. And the film is in Farsi. We knew we were a long shot to be nominated, but we were still excited by the prospect. Producing is often thankless and invisible work, and awards that solely recognize a producer's contribution are few and far between.

That excitement ended when I received an email from the PGA's Director of Arbitrations & Legal Affairs on December 1. It informed us "unfortunately under the current rule structure, we are unable to accept foreign language films at this time."

chan sung jung defeats mark hominick in seven seconds

I'll admit I'm not much a fight fan, but this is pretty sweet. Over the weekend at UFC 140 in Toronto, underdog South Korean fighter Chan Sung Jung, aka "The Korean Zombie," took down Mark Hominick in just seven seconds -- tying record for fastest knockout in UFC history. Here's the video (it's short):

firefighters in pearl harbor photo identified!

Remember that awesome photo of female firefighters at Pearl Harbor? Some research has turned up more information about the photo to set the record straight. Turns out, the photo was indeed taken at Pearl Harbor, but definitely not on December 7, 1941: Pearl Harbor surprise: Photo of female firefighters wasn't from Dec. 7.

It's likely that this is actually a Navy publicity photo taken to showcase the roles of women during role. At some point, the photo was mislabeled by various sources that described it as taken during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But the original photo has been uncovered at the Hawaii War Records Depository -- with the correct caption:

"A crew of women fire fighters, all crews having been chosen from personnel working in the immediate vicinity of the pumper stations. From left to right: Elizabeth Moku, Alice Cho, Katherine Lowe, and Hilda Van Gieson."

The woman pictured second the right, Katherine Lowe, is still living in Hawaii at age 96. She confirms that the photo definitely wasn't taken December 7, 1941:

jeremy lin heading to the houston rockets

On Friday, news broke that Jeremy Lin had been let go from the Warriors. That had to be rough to get cut from his hometown team, but before the end of the weekend, we had already gotten word (via Jeremy's tweet) that he has been scooped up by the Houston Rockets: Rockets pick up guard Lin.

university of illinois professor injured in hate crime knife attack

Last week in Champaign, Illinois, a man was arrested on attempted murder charges after slashing the throat of a South Asian university professor in a vicious hate crime attack at a train station: One Injured, One Arrested After Knife Attack At Train Station.

Police arrested 23-year-old Joshua Scaggs in the attack on University of Illinois College of Law professor Anurudha Udeni Dhammika Dharmapala. According to a witness, both were waiting at the station when Scaggs shouted that this was "his country" and attacked him with a box cutter:

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George Takei is the Broker of Star Peace: Our elder statesman George Takei, best known as Sulu on Star Trek, steps in to broker the peace between warring internet supporters of the Star Trek and Star Wars franchises -- and identifies a mutual threat to all.

Anatomy Of A Bad Confession, Part 1 & Anatomy Of A Bad Confession, Part 2: WBUR details the 2008 interrogation of 16-year-old Nga Truong by Worcester police that led to a false confession and arrest on the charge of murdering her baby.

When Will We Stop the Scapegoating? Deepa Iyer, Executive Director of South Asian American Leading Together, speaks out against the growing tide of xenophobia in American political discourse targeting South Asian, Arab and Muslim communities.

I Was Called a Chink on BART: Justin Tse shares about a recent encounter he had with a racist passenger while riding public transit.

this week's angriest posts

Not really the angriest, just the most viewed.

• chick-fil-a cashier names customers "ching" and "chong"


• mother convicted of murdering 4-year-old adopted daughter


• who are the women in this amazing pearl harbor photo?


• sidwell friend school is serving "asian" food today. so what?


• 11-year-old kid fights back against kidnapping carjacker


• the library "finals freakout" video


• some asian american college applicants are leaving the 'asian' check box blank


• warriors cut jeremy lin


• the last airbender: legend of korra opening credits


• vietnamese actor don duong dies at 55

Also, I'm still searching for an Angry Asian Intern. Stay Angry.

Chick-fil-A cashier names customers "Ching" and "Chong"

UC Irvine students find racial slurs on their fast food receipts.



Several folks have sent this my way... If you need more reason not to like Chick-fil-A, check out this Tumblr post about some UC Irvine students' -- who happen to be Asian -- recent visit to the fast food chain.

Take a good look at those receipts. The cashier, identified as "Lia," did not ask for their names when she took their orders, but apparently took it upon herself to provide these Asian customers with names of her own invention:

the library "finals freakout" video

It's been a hell of year for Asians and libraries. I guess we couldn't close out the year without one last bit of Asian library madness. This video, apparently shot during finals at Cal State Northridge, is rapidly making the rounds today. At the center, we have an agitated Asian American student having a certified freakout in the library, directed at fellow students who were being too noisy:

warriors cut jeremy lin

Dammit. Just got word through the grapevine that the Golden State Warriors have cut Jeremy Lin: Warriors Waive Guard Jeremy Lin.

According to team sources, the 23-year-old guard was pulled from practice and informed that they were letting him go. I don't have much more information than that right now. More to come: Jeremy Lin Waived.

angry reader of the week: oliver saria

Gather 'round, everyone. It's time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Oliver Saria.

Who are you?
Oliver Saria. My friends call me "O" or "Ollie." My Tagalog nickname is "Berong."

What are you?
I'm Pilipino. Not quite the alibata tatoo-wearing kind, but I do speak Tagalog and I do spell it with a P.

I'm also the former (and-still-occassional) drummer for the Bay Area indie-pop band, The Skyflakes.

music video: "home:word" by magnetic north & taiyo na feat. sam kang / wong fu productions

Magnetic North & Taiyo Na have partnered up with the guys from Wong Fu Productions for their latest music video, the title track from the recently re-issued album Home:Word, featuring Sam Kang. The song and video are wisful dedications to family and home, whoever and wherever that means to you. Take a look:

who are the women in this amazing pearl harbor photo?

Check out this amazing photo of firefighters commanding a hose after the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

The photo was posted yesterday on msnbc.com's PhotoBlog, and people were wondering who these brave women were or whether any of them are alive: Do you know these brave women from Pearl Harbor?

vietnamese actor don duong dies at 55

Vietnamese actor Don Duong, who appeared in Hollywood films like the Vietnam War epic We Were Soldiers and the indie refugee drama Green Dragon, has reportedly died of heart failure and a brain hemorrhage in San Francisco. He was 55: Vietnamese actor Don Duong dies at 55.

Considered one of Vietnam's best-known actors, Duong left Vietnam in 2003 after being heavily criticized and labeled a traitor by the country's official Communist media for his Hollywood roles:

korean immigrant workers recover unpaid wages from new jersey restaurant

Some news from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund... In Palisades Park, New Jersey, AALDEF's New Jersey-Asian American Legal Project has recovered over $30,000 in unpaid wages for three Korean workers from the Pokoo Sushi & Sashimi Restaurant: Korean Immigrant Restaurant Workers Recover Over $30,000 in Unpaid Wages from Employer in Palisades Park.

The three worker were all sushi chefs who often worked more than twelve hours a day and rarely got breaks while they were continuously prepping for restaurant patrons and delivery orders. With AALDEF's help, one of the workers received unpaid wages of over $20,000, another received over $12,000, and the third received over $7,000. Read the rest of AALDEF's press release here.

angry gift guide: make a donation to the korematsu institute, get the aapi civil rights wall calendar

This holiday season, give the gift of AAPI history. If you make a donation to the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, you'll receive the first-ever limited edition Asian American and Pacific Islander Civil Rights 2012 wall calendar.

it's the hollywood whitewash: tom cruise to star in japanese novel adaptation all you need is kill

Well, hooray again for Hollywood. Last week, word got out that the one and only Tom Cruise has signed on to star in Warner Brothers' sci-fi action flick All You Need Is Kill, based on the Japanese novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka: Tom Cruise cues 'All You Need Is Kill.'

I originally posted something about this project over a year ago. Alas, you know the drill. The movie adaptation has been completely scrubbed out all traces of the the source material's Japanese-ness. Thus "Keiji Kiriya" becomes "Billy Cage," and everything's neat, tidy and white. As usual.

the last airbender: legend of korra opening credits

For my fellow fans of the Avatar: The Last Airbender animated series, here's something to help you forget the stinky tragedy of M. Night Shyamalan's live-action adaptation...

The people of the internet were recently treated to some leaked footage of the opening credit sequence for the upcoming spinoff series The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra. io9's got it here. Watch it before it gets pulled down.

sidwell friend school is serving "asian" food today. so what?

Wow. I guess things are pretty slow in the WUSA 9 news room. Because this story, written by Manny Fantis, appears to be a blatant attempt to create some bullshit controversy out of nothing. It's also flat-out ignorant as hell: Sidwell Friends School, Sasha and Malia Obama's School, Opts For Asian, including Japanese Food On Pearl Harbor Day.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. A day of remembrance. But this observant reporter has made the shocking discovery that the Sidwell Friends School, where President Obama's daughters attend, is serving up -- gasp! -- Asian food on the lunch menu. On today of all days! The insensitivity.

angry gift guide: poketo annual holiday sale, december 10

Poketo, founded by husband-and-wife team Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung, is the super-cool purveyor of "art for your everyday," with really fun, beautifully designed items ranging from clothing to wallets to household items.

Want to get that special someone a cool, unique gift this Christmas? Peruse Poketo's handsome inventory. And if you're in Southern California this weekend, you ought to check out Poketo's Annual Warehouse Sale, where you can get up to 50% savings. It's happening Saturday, December 10, 10:00am-2:00pm at the Poketo headquarters in Downtown Los Angeles.

Come on out, enjoy some coffee and baked goods, and check off some items on your holiday list. For more information on the Holiday Sale, memorize the details on the flyer above, or go to the Poketo blog here. And of course, you can still get your hands on regularly-priced Poketo goods from the online store here. Will someone please buy me a Creature Mug?

register early for ecaasu 2012

Student conferencegoers! Time to make some plans. Early registration for the next ECAASU, the nation's oldest and largest Asian American student conference, ends this Friday, December 9.

The East Coast Asian American Student Union's 35th conference is happening February 24-26 at Duke University. Speakers, workshops, networking, entertainment. All that good stuff. And if you register right now, you'll save some cash. Here's the blurb with the info:

emi meyer's "on the road" is the perfect prius music

Here's the unmistakably rad voice of singer-songwriter Emi Meyer supplying some tunes in this cool little commercial for the Toyota Prius, currently airing in Japan. It's just thirty seconds long, but I want to hear more! Take a look:

sikh man stabbed at fresno airport in possible hate crime

In Fresno, police are investigating an attack on a Sikh man who was stabbed Sunday night while waiting to board a plane at Fresno Yosemite International Airport: Sikh man stabbed waiting for plane at Fresno airport.

According to authorities, 26-year-old Mitchell Dufur stabbed the victim, described as a Sikh man in his 50s, near the security checkpoint. Thankfully, he only suffered a minor cut and was able to board a flight bound to India.

Dufur was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a knife in an airport. But police have not yet determined why the victim was stabbed:

america's best dance crew season seven auditions

It's back! MTV is currently casting season seven of the hit dance competition America's Best Dance Crew. They're looking for "the most talented, fresh, creative, and diverse crews to dominate the ABDC stage."

For me, as a fan of this show, you know what that means. Asians have had a pretty damn good run over six seasons on this show, and it would be great to see that representation continue. Here are some more details:

11-year-old kid fights back against kidnapping carjacker

You're eleven years old. You and your little sister are waiting for your dad in his truck, when a stranger jumps in tries to drive off with it -- with you inside. What would you do? I think I'd pee in my pants.

This actually happened to 11-year-old Jonah Yano on Thanksgiving Day. However, he did not pee in his pants. He took action: 11-Year-Old Hero Attacks Kidnapping Suspect, Protects His Younger Sister.

When the suspect got in the truck, Jonah jumped on him, giving his dad enough time to open the door, pull the carjacker out of the truck, and beat the crap out of him. That's a badass big brother:

a hawaii five-0 wedding

If you've been following along with CBS' Hawaii Five-0, you know there have recently been some pretty big developments in the personal life of Detective Chin Ho Kelly, played by Daniel Dae Kim. In next week's episode, Chin ties the knot with Malia, played by fellow Lost alum Reiko Aylesworth.

You know me. I'm certainly not going to pass up the chance to take note when two Asian American characters get to do some romancin' on a prime time network television show. Here's a first look at the TV island nuptials: EXCLUSIVE First Look: A TV Wedding, 'Hawaii Five-0' Style.

Of course, the episode will also include crimes and bad guys and guns and murder. This is a cop show, and these characters live on the most dangerous island on television. You can catch the next episode of Hawaii Five-0, "Alaheo Pau'ole," on Monday, December 12 on CBS.

high school student wins siemens science competition with cancer-fighting research

This is pretty awesome news. Major props to 17-year-old Angela Zhang of Cupertino, California, who has won prestigious top honors in the Siemens Foundation's annual science competition: Calif. teen takes $100K national science prize.

Angela wins a $100,000 scholarship for her innovative cancer treatment research designing an "Image-guided, Photo-thermal Controlled Drug Releasing Multifunctional Nanosystem for the Treatment of Cancer Stem Cells." What the heck does that mean?

For us Associated Press-reading mortals, she says it's a tiny particle that sort of like a "Swiss army knife of cancer treatments" because of its precision in targeting cancer tumors:

Z & I benefit showcase, december 10

If you're in Los Angeles this weekend, Chaos Theory Music invites you to Z & I, a benefit show for Zandi De Jesus -- our Angry Reader of the Week. The evening will feature performances from Zandi, Alfa Garcia, Sam Kang, Andrew Figueroa Chiang and Jane Lui. It's happening Saturday, December 10 at Cafe Bleu in Koreatown.

Zandi was diagnosed with breast cancer on September 15. At only age 27, she and her family were stunned. After numerous tests and scans, she found out that the cancer was Stage 3, Grade 3 Her2neu positive breast cancer. The cancer hasn't spread to the rest of her body, but it is extremely aggressive. She's undergoing chemotherapy and will have a mastectomy in a few months.

Saturday's event will not only raise funds for Zandi but is intended to spread breast cancer awareness through an evening of music and support by Zandi's artist community. Here are some more details about the show:

2011 united states artists fellows announced

United States Artists is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to investing in America's finest artists and to illuminating the value of artists to society. Each year, they honor 50 artists with individual fellowship awards of $50,000 each. Just wanted to note that this year's grant recipients include:

music video: "the hate" by exit clov

Here's the official music video for "The Hate" by Exit Clov, from their album Memento Mori. It's described as "a kitschy film noir-style story about a self-replicating artificial intelligence robot and her clone, who are pursued by a ragtag mix of government agents." See for yourself:

mother convicted of murdering 4-year-old adopted daughter

Some awful news out of Tennessee, where a pediatrician was convicted last week on multiple accounts of abusing and killing her own adopted daughter: Mt. Juliet doctor guilty in death of 4-year-old daughter.

In Mt. Juliet, Dr. Deborah Mark was found guilty of murdering her 4-year-old daughter Kairissa, just a few months after she was adopted from China. Doctors testified that the girl showed several signs of consistent abuse, including bruises, a swollen brain and thirteen broken bones:

angry gift guide: signature tees from epic proportions

If you want to give that comic book geek in your life something a little bit stylin', check out the supercool Signature Tees from Epic Proportions, featuring wearable art designed by the likes of venerable artists Cliff Chiang, Geoff Darrow, Larry Hama and Walt Simonson.

My favorite one is the Cliff Chiang "Mecha" shirt (pictured above) which I wear all the time. That's not me in the photo, but I can assure you I look pretty damn good in the shirt too. And while you're it, check out the rest of the kickass t-shirt designs -- for both men and ladies -- available from Epic Proportions.

And just for you readers, you'll get $7 off each shirt if you enter "angry" in the promo code area when you check out, now through the end of December. Enjoy.

1492 pictures picks up the movie rights to charles yu's how to live safely in a science fictional universe

Some cool movie news! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures has picked up the movie rights to the novel How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: Chris Columbus' Production Company Acquires Sci-Fi Novel.

Published in 2010, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, the debut novel from from writer Charles Yu, is the tale of a time travel technician -- who also happens to be named Charles Yu -- searching for his father... through quantum space-time. Here's the book description:

this is awesome: custom retro mego-styled lost playset

Saw this on io9... and wow. I don't know who has the time and genius to come up with this kind stuff, but check out this crazy-ass custom-bult retro-styled Lost Swan Station playset, complete with Dharma computer, Dr. Chang's training video, and smoke monster. Check out this video:

some asian american college applicants are leaving the 'asian' check box blank

Got bombarded over the weekend with this Associated Press article about college-bound mixed-race Asian American students who are choosing not to identify themselves as 'Asian' on their applications: Some Asians' college strategy: Don't check 'Asian.'

The idea is to get an edge at elite schools, where Asian Americans are perceptibly held to higher admissions standards than applicants from other ethnic groups. If standing out from the crowd means keeping quiet about being Asian, a lot of applicants are apparently leaving that check box blank:

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Bay Area Native: An awesome new painting by artist Hellen Jo, who pays homage to her hometown of South San Jose.

An Open Letter To Yelp Reviewers of Vietnamese Restaurants: "Your M.O. seems to be peremptory dismissal of an entire cuisine because you went one time with firm guards up against having a good time."

S. Floyd Mori: Internment specter raises ugly head in forgetful U.S. Senate: S. 1253, the National Defense Authorization Act, would let any U.S. president use the military to arrest and imprison without charge or trial anyone suspected of having any relationship with a terrorist organization.

Never Again: George Takei, who spent four years in an internment camp as a child during World War II, urges you to write to your senator, telling her or him to vote against S.1253.

this week's angriest posts

Not really the angriest, just the most viewed.

• casting call: "must have an extremely small penis"


• a very massive boycott of harold & kumar


• angry reader of the week: zandi de jesus


• searching for an angry asian intern


• why even bother calling it akira?


• babysitter arrested for child molestation


• seattle hairdresser fatally beaten in possible hate crime


• das racist performs "michael jackson" on conan


• fund this: chink, the first asian american serial killer movie


• yet another flashmob proposal

Stay Angry.

angry reader of the week: zandi de jesus

What's up, good people. It's time to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool folks, and this is a way of showing some appreciation and attention to the people who help make this blog what it is. This week's Angry Reader is Zandi De Jesus, who could use your support.

angry gift guide: totoro sleeping bag

Okay, I don't know where you can buy this freaking amazingly cute Totoro Sleeping Bag, but if you get this for your kid, you're the raddest parent ever. But do they come in extra large? You know, for big kids... like me.

racist animal rights group threatens to spread poison in toronto's chinatown restaurants

Okay, I can get behind a shark fin ban, but this is going too far. In Canada, an underground animal rights group has threatened to spread rat poison to the restaurants in Toronto's Chinatown: Shark Fin Soup: Underground Animal Rights Group Threatens To Spread Poison In Toronto's Chinatown.

According to the Toronto Chinese Business Association, they received a racist letter from an organization calling itself Animal Liberation Canada/USA, informing them that the group has people spreading "rat poison on meat, fish, fruit and vegetables" in Chinatown's restaurants:

meet me at higo: an enduring story of a japanese american family

In Seattle, a new exhibit opening this week at the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, "Meet Me at Higo: An Enduring Story of a Japanese American Family," tells the story of the longtime Higo store and its important role in Seattle's Japantown. If you're interested in checking it out, here are some more details about the exhibit:

call for entries: 2012 philadelphia asian american film festival

Attention, filmmakers. You are invited to submit your film to the 2012 edition of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. They're looking for works of all shapes and sizes, as long as they're directed, written, produced, or principally acted by an Asian Pacific Islander. Here are some more details:

pioneers from the east: first chinese families in austin

This is pretty fascinating. The Austin History Center recently posted an online version of Pioneers from the East, a groundbreaking photo exhibit of the city's first Chinese families, whose presence dates back to the 1870s.

Did you know, according to the city's Census, there were twenty Chinese living in Austin in 1875? The exhibit is a really interesting glimpse into the lives of the area's early Asian Americans. To see the photos, go to the Austin History Center's website here. (Thanks, Eugenia.)

former philadelphia schools superintendent files for unemployment

Oh hell no. Last week, word got out that former Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman has applied for unemployment. This is the same Arlene Ackerman who received nearly a million dollars earlier this year as part of a contract buyout: Former Philadelphia Schools Chief Arlene Ackerman Files Unemployment Claim.

To refresh your memory, this is the same Arlene Ackerman who galactically mishandled the racial violence targeting Asian students at South Philadelphia High School. The school board paid Ackerman $905,000 to buyout the remaining three years of her five-year contract. And now she's filing unemployment claims?

angry gift guide: asian american documentaries

Feel like giving something a little different this Christmas? How about the gift of Asian American documentaries? They'll love you for it...

book buzz: legend by marie lu

I just picked up my copy of Marie Lu's debut novel Legend, which hit shelves this week. The young adult futuristic thriller has been getting a ton of buzz, so I decided to see what the hype was all about.

The buzz actually started kicking up months ago, when CBS Films acquired the movie rights for the book. Everybody's looking for the next Twilight or Hunger Games-these days, and producers are hoping Legend has that hit franchise potential: 'Twilight' Producers, Penguin Are Betting on 'Legend.'

Legend is set in a dystopian future, when North America is now split into two warring nations. The story focuses on Day, the Republic's most wanted criminal, and June, a teenage military prodigy who is hired to hunt him down. Here's the book jacket synopsis:

the best thing about this music video

This is the music for "Levels" by Avicii. I wasn't familiar with this artist or his music before watching it (thanks, Jennifer), but dude, you can't deny that this Asian woman is clearly the best thing about the video. Just watch:

a trip to the supermarket: turkey broth, salt and a hate crime

Last week in San Jose, a South Asian man was assaulted by a group of men who broke his jaw, knocked out his teeth and called him a "terrorist": San Jose man punched, called 'terrorist' on grocery trip to Lucky.

The victim doesn't identify himself for fear of retaliation, but according to the story, he is an Indian American man who grew up and went to college in Silicon Valley. And now he's a victim of a hate crime -- during a trip to the grocery store: