tom cruise stars in all you need is kill, minus all that japanese-ness

This crazy-ass photo is our first look at Tom Cruise in the upcoming movie All You Need is Kill, based on the Japanese sci-fi novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka: Tom Cruise Dons a Robot Suit for Doug Liman’s 'All You Need is Kill.'

In the book, armored soldier Keiji Kiriya is recruited to fight alien invaders and dies on the battlefield, only to find himself reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. In the movie -- adapted for American sensibilities, of course -- Keiji is now Cage, played by Tom effin' Cruise:

virginia's controversial race-based achievement goals

Whaaaaat. As part of Virginia's waiver to opt out of mandates set out in the No Child Left Behind law, the state's board of education has created a controversial new set of performance goals with significant disparities between subgroups -- higher for white and Asian kids than for blacks, Latinos and students with disabilities: Firestorm Erupts Over Virginia's Education Goals.

Based on students' test scores in reading and math, the board of education proposed new passing rates. In math, the new acceptable passing rate is 82 percent for Asian students, 68 percent for whites, 52 percent for Latinos, 45 percent for blacks and 33 percent for kids with disabilities.

Understandably, the plan has drawn controversy, particularly from the state legislature's black caucus:

kollaboration star 2012 - the finale, november 16

This is it! Kollaboration, the world-famous Asian American community talent showcase, presents its all new show, Kollaboration Star 2012 - The Finale, as part of its collaboration with the Asian lifestyle cable network Mnet. It's happening Friday, November 16 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

Mnet followed the Kollaboration movement to twelve local competitions around the country, filming the shows and their winners for an original television series, Kollaboration Star 2012. From these winners, six semi-finalists will be selected by a public online poll and one finalist will be chosen to represent their cities at the finale, which will ultimately air on Mnet.

Here are some more details about the show:

sign the petition to establish an asian/asian american resource and cultural center at purdue university

Here's something I can definitely get behind. I've heard from several students about a growing movement to establish an Asian and Asian American Resource and Cultural Center at Purdue University: Time now for Asian culture center, Purdue students say.

The center would provide institutional support for the cultural and social needs of the school's significant Asian student population -- including the second-largest international student population among U.S. public universities -- which accounts for nearly a quarter of Purdue's enrollment.

Students have started an online petition that's quickly gaining momentum:

guest post: paperdoll's all or nothing china tour, day 1-2

Teresa Lee, lead singer of the New York City-based indie pop band PaperDoll, is dropping guest posts on the road during the "All or Nothing" China tour.

Obama almost ruined our tour. It's 4:30am the day after the election and we're waiting in a car for Will at Union Square. Our flight is at 7:30a out of Newark and post-Sandy, the tunnels are all closed so we don't have much room for error. I call Will, it goes straight to voicemail. We figure he's on the subway.

4:45am .... I call again - straight to voicemail. 5am...still no sign of him so we look up his roommates' phone numbers on facebook and ring them. One of them answers and we learn as suspected, Will slept through his alarm. He stayed up watching election results. As a band mate - BOOO! As an advocate of civil responsibility - I give the English immigrant a pass.

Sound and Fury Podcast Episode 6: Lynn Chen

We're back, angry podcast listeners! Back with the latest installment of Sound and Fury: The Angry Asian Podcast. Thanks to everyone who's downloaded and listened to the first five episodes, available here. To get them all delivered to your device as soon as they're released, be sure to subscribe.

Now on to episode six. This edition features a fun and insightful conversation with our good friend, actress and blogger Lynn Chen:

justin chon in 21 & over trailer

If you like the poster, here's the brand new trailer for the upcoming comedy 21 & Over, starring Justin Chon. He plays a straight-A college student whose 21st birthday becomes a night of chaos and debauchery. If it looks Hangover-esque, it's because it's written and directed by the guys who co-wrote The Hangover. Take a look:

win tickets to daylight savings in seattle and portland

This is for you movie lovers in the areas of Portland and Seattle. The indie film Daylight Savings, directed by Dave Boyle and starring Goh Nakamura, is playing in your town this week. It's a great little quirky road comedy with a lot of charm. Want to win a pair of free tickets? Read on. But first, here's the trailer:

what studio ghibli characters would look like in real life

Wowwwww. Saw this on io9, had to share... Fans of director Hayao Miyazaki will get a kick out of this. Artist Andrew Golden has been attempting to create photorealistic images of animated characters from Studio Ghibli films. Recognize the figure above? It's the robot from Castle in the Sky! Here are a couple of my other favorites:

chinese restaurant robbery thwarted by language barrier

You gotta love it. Some fools try to rob a Chinese restaurant. But the robbery is thwarted because the restaurant employees can't speak English, and failed to understand the robbers' demands: Police: Robbery Thwarted After Chinese Restaurant Workers Fail To Understand Demands.

Last week, three masked men bust into the New China restaurant in Orlando, pointing guns and demanding cash. Problem was, the workers reportedly only spoke Cantonese -- or at least pretended to -- and couldn't understand what the hell the robbers wanted:

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The Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk: David Henry Hwang's new play Kung Fu is inspired by the man himself -- Bruce Lee.

Who Was Richard Aoki?: Part I: Part one of a four part series from Hyphen that examines the life of Richard Aoki and the impact of the recent news that the Black Panther member and radical activist was actually an FBI informant.

White identity politics doomed 2012 Republican effort: What does it mean when Asian American voters chose Obama 73% to 26%? Gotta re-strategize, Republicans.

For Elderly, Extra Peril Accompanies Power Loss: The Lower East Side death of 101-year-old Pao Chu Hsieh illustrates the peril of older people living in buildings that still lack power and heat after Hurricane Sandy.

this week's angriest posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.

• historic election night for asian americans


• chinatown pedestrian fatally struck by national guard truck


• the "make me asian" app is not amusing


• suspect charged in toronto chinatown restaurant brawl


• ex-dean of st. john's found dead in apparent suicide


• campaign flier features candidate's face on chinese food containers


• this week's crazy-ass episode of the walking dead


• get off your ass and vote, asian america


• david chang in pbs series the mind of a chef


• k-town season two trailer

Hell of a week! Stay Angry.

casting call: on-camera talent for isatv

International Secret Agents has posed an open casting call for on-camera talent for their weekly pop culture web series on ISAtv, ISA Weekly Rewind.

The position is unpaid, but comes with great exposure and the opportunity for creative development within the ISAtv network. It's open to qualified candidates over the age of 18 that live or can travel to the Los Angeles County area. Here are some more details about the position:

angry reader of the week: howard chen

Good day. Once again, we gather for a feature called 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 Howard Chen.

Who are you?
My name's Howard Chen. I've also been called Ho Chen. Or Ho Chizzle. Or Ho Diggity. Or just a Ho. Your choice. On Twitter, I'm @ho_chenCSN.

What are you?
A dork. A Canadian-Texan dork with parents from Taiwan. Oh, I'm also a sports nut. And a foodie. I loooooooove eating good food. I also loooooooove watching TV shows showcasing good food.

bao phi's orange county sông I sing book reading and signing, november 10

Orange County! Bao Phi is coming to town. This Saturday, November 8, come to the Vietnamese American Arts & Letters Association in Santa Ana for an evening of readings and conversations with poets and writers Bao Phi, Lan duong, Isabelle Thuy Pelaud, and Caroline Kieu-Linh Valverde.

The night will end with a special spoken word performance by Bao Phi, who will read and sign his new book of poetry, Song I Sing. Here's what you're in for:

justin chon in the epic poster for 21 and over

Check out a triumphant, nearly-naked Justin Chon in this new poster for the upcoming comedy 21 and Over. Justin stars as a straight-A student who celebrates his 21st birthday with his two best friends the night before a big med school interview. As you can see, things get out of hand:

Man tries to rob kung fu studio. Bad idea.

Some criminals are just asking for it. Ask the would-be robber who tried to rob a kung fu studio. Really. In Pittsburgh, authorities are looking for a man who tried to rob a kung fu studio, but was thwarted by an instructor and his students: Kung fu instructor, students fight off would-be robber in Squirrel Hill.

An armed gunman walked into the Win-Win Kung Fu Studio in Squirrel Hill last week just as a night class had finished, and told everyone to get down. Turns out, he messed with the wrong disciples of kung fu. Not just instructor Joshua Wang, but his students too:

2012 philadelphia asian american film festival, november 7-17

This one's for all the film fans in Philly. The 5th Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival is off and running, celebrating and elevating the Asian American experience with dozens of culturally relevant film programs.

It's happening right now through November 17. So take a look at the schedule and make some plans to see some Asian American cinema. Here are some highlights:

watch the premiere of lolwork

Speaking of reality television, Bravo's new series LOLwork premieres this week. The show follows the behind-the-scenes office antics of staff members at ICanHasCheezburger -- you know, the funny cat photo website -- led by chief executive Ben Huh. You can watch the first episode online.

When I first heard they were making this show, I joked that I envisioned something like TMZ, but instead of employees standing around their desks dishing celebrity gossip, they discussed the merits of cat photos.

After watching the premiere, that's kind of what it actually is. Watch:

k-town season two trailer

Uh oh. Here comes trouble. K-Town is back. Love it or hate it, you watched at least some of the trashy reality web series everybody was talking about. Admit it! Hell, I watched the first season and I kind of hated myself a little for it... but no lie, I watched the whole damn thing. The second season premieres this month, promising to be "wilder and sexier than ever."

Here's the season two trailer:

the "make me asian" app is not amusing

Oh hells no. At the risk of giving this damn thing more attention than it deserves, behold this ridiculously racist Android app: Make me Asian, which allows users to make themselves "a Chinese, Japanese, Korean or any other Asians!" No, seriously. This is a real app. Here are some actual screenshots:

historic election night for asian americans

Good morning, America. Recovering from Election Night 2012? Of course, voters re-elected President Barack Obama, giving us another confetti-obscured glimpse of Konrad Ng (aka "that Asian guy with Obama's family") in the First Family victory huddle. That's always fun.

Early national exit polls data suggests that Asian American overwhelmingly voted for President Obama, with 73 percent pulling for a second term, while only 26 percent supported Mitt Romney: Exit Polls Show Asian Americans Backed Obama by Wide Margin .

Elsewhere, around the country, it was a historic night...

toronto reel asian international film festival, november 6-17

Hey Toronto film fans! While we Americans are preoccupied with this election nonsense, the 16th annual Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival is now underway, showcasing sixty diverse films and videos reflecting some of the most exciting works in Asian cinema.

It's all going down November 6-11 in downtown Toronto and November 16-17 in Richmond Hill. Here's the funny festival trailer:

insatiable! seattle's 7th asian american playwrights' festival, november 8-12

Insatiable! is Seattle's five-day festival of play readings by local Asian American playwrights. It's coming to you starting November 8 through November 11 at the Prima Vera Arts Center, and will feature new works by Maggie Lee, Roger Tang, and Zheng Wang. Here are some more details:

paperdoll's all or nothing china tour 2012

One of my favorite bands, PaperDoll, is going on tour. The New York City-based indie pop band is off on the All or Nothing China Tour 2012 in support of their recently released sophomore album Sashimi Deluxe.

This is the band's fourth time in China, with stops in major metropolitan cities including Shanghai, Yiwu, Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Kunshan. Here's the tour schedule -- pass it along to your friends in China:

ex-dean of st. john's found dead in apparent suicide

Whoa. This week in New York, the disgraced former dean of St. John's University, who faced trial for stealing over $1 million from the school, was found dead of apparent suicide: Ex-Dean of St. John's, on Trial for Stealing Over $1 Million, Is Found Dead at Home.

59-year-old Cecilia Chang was found hanging from a ladder inside her Queens home on Tuesday, a day after testifying at her own trial.

Chang was arrested in 2010, accused of embezzling more $1 million from St. John's while she was dean and president. She also faced charges of forced labor and bribery, accused of using foreign scholarship students as her personal servants:

this week's crazy-ass episode of the walking dead

Hell yes for The Walking Dead fans. For your information, this week's totally insane, game-changing, all-hell-breaks-loose episode was written by Sang Kyu Kim. You can thank him for crushing your soul with that nut-kick of an hour.

Honestly, this post is just my excuse to post a totally bitchin' animated .gif of Steven Yeun as Glenn, most skillfully slicing a zombie's head off:

David Chang in PBS series 'The Mind of a Chef'

This one's for the food fans. Executive producer Anthony Bourdain's new TV show The Mind of a Chef premieres on PBS this Friday, November 9.

Season one of the 16-episode travel-cooking series follows the adventures of New York City chef and restaurateur David Chang in the kitchen and beyond. I think it looks pretty cool. Here's a sneak peek of the show:

chinatown pedestrian fatally struck by national guard truck

An 82-year-old man was struck and killed by a speeding National Guard convoy vehicle this afternoon in Manhattan's Chinatown: National Guard Truck Fatally Strikes Pedestrian On Canal Street.

According to one witness, the man was crossing the road near Centre and Canal streets when the last truck in the convoy ran a red light and hit him. However, a National Guard spokesman claims the victim actually stepped off into traffic:

get off your ass and vote, asian america

Election Day, my friends. Time to get off your ass, find your polling place, and exercise your right to vote. It's not just votes for who will lead this country, but also for the issues and offices that affect you on the state and local level. If you don't think your vote matters, then you are dumb.

The cute Dragon Boy image above, created by artist Martin Hsu, is meant to encourage you to vote. If that doesn't compel you, here are some infographics about the Asian American vote, courtesy of 18 Million Rising.

sbs k-pop super concert, november 10

Orange County K-Pop fans! Your dreams have come true. This Saturday, November 10, SBS presents the return of the K-Pop Super Concert in the U.S. Yup, Girls' Generation, 2NE1, and many more will take the stage at the Verizon Amphitheater so you can get your K-Pop fix. More info, including the rest of the line-up:

call for workshop proposals: ecaasu 2013

Heads up, students. The 2013 East Coast Asian American Student Union (ECAASU), the largest and oldest conference in the country for Asian American students, is happening February 22-24 at Columbia University in New York.

It's going to be an invaluable time of workshops, speakers and networking with fellow students, so mark your calendars. Early bird registration is now open for just $65, so get in on this now and save yourself some cash.

Conference organizers are also currently looking for organizations and experienced facilitators to host workshops at ECAASU 2013. Got something cool and useful to share with the conference community? To apply, fill out and follow the instructions outlined on the workshop application.

For further information about the conference, and to registers, visit the ECAASU website here and follow the latest updates and announcements on the ECAASU 2013 Facebook page here.

14-year-old golfer will be the youngest the play in the masters

Wow. Over the weekend, Chinese golfer Guan Tianlang of Guangzhou won the Asian Pacific Amateur Championship at the Amata Spring Country Club in Bangkok, securing himself a invitation to the U.S. Masters in April. By the way, Guan is in the eighth grade: Guan Tianlang, 14, gets Masters shot.

At fourteen years and five months old, Guan will become the youngest ever to play in The Masters, a distinction previously held by Matteo Manassero of Italy at age 16. Could this kid be the "next big thing"?

angry poetry corner: "asian americans" by beau sia

We're getting poetic up here. It's time for another installment of Angry Poetry Corner, a regular weekly spotlight on the work of API poets -- not necessarily angry -- curated by Cara, our Angry Asian Intern.

Because you could use a little more poetry in your life.

In the corner this week, a poem by Beau Sia, from his new book The Undisputed Greatest Writer of All Time:

k-pop giveaway: win I am smtown: live world tour in madison square garden on dvd

This is for all you K-pop fans out there. The concert documentary I AM: SMTOWN Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden, featuring performances from Korean pop superstars KANGTA, BoA, TVXQ!, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, SHINee and f(x), hits DVD shelves this week.

The film includes the full-length, sold-out 2011 U.S. concert at one of the world's most-hallowed arenas and a feature-length documentary, venturing behind the scenes and providing unprecedented access to these mega-hit K-pop acts.

Watch the trailer here.

To be honest, I don't know whole lot about these groups, but I do know they're pretty darn popular. And it just so happens that I have two extra copies of the DVD. Anyone want to take it off my hands? Yes, I am giving away the I AM: SMTOWN Live World Tour in Madison Square Garden DVD to one lucky winner.

Want it? Here's how to enter:

justin lin producing/directing hibernation and subdivision

More Justin Lin movie projects! The director of Fast Five and Better Luck Tomorrow is attached to direct and produce the sci-fi thriller Hibernation: Justin Lin to Direct Sci-Fi Thriller 'Hibernation.'

The details of Hibernation's plot are being kept under wraps, but according to producer Troy Craig Poon, it's a "dynamic futuristic thriller." Cool.

News also recently broke that Justin will produce the sci-fi comedy Subdivision through his Universal Pictures-based production company Barnstorm Pictures: Universal, Justin Lin team on 'Subdivision.'

So I've lost count. How many movies is Justin attached to produce or direct? He's currently hard at work shooting the sixth Fast and Furious movie (which looks pretty damn awesome), in addition to several other projects:

campaign flier features candidate's face on chinese food containers

Hey, candidates! Election Day is tomorrow! You've still got plenty of time to get your racist campaign material out there. Here's a candidate who's trying extra hard to go full anti-China on his opponent: Ohio Republican Mailer Features Chinese Food Containers, Chopsticks To Tar Democrat.

As all political campaigns know these days, the best way to demonize your opponent is to paint them as China's best friend. Ohio congressional candidate Rep. Jim Renacci recently sent out a campaign flier prominently featuring illustrated images of opponent Rep. Betty Sutton on a Chinese food take-out container, complete with that stereotypical wonton font.

Yup. This one doesn't win any points for subtlety:

suspect charged in toronto chinatown restaurant brawl

In Toronto, a suspect has been arrested in connection with last weekend's crazy plate-throwing brawl at a pho restaurant in Chinatown: Man charged with throwing plate in Chinatown brawl.

28-year-old Aenoy Vilaysane, who was caught on video throwing a plate that shattered on a woman's face, reportedly surrendered to police on Friday. He was charged with assault with a weapon and weapons dangerous. If you've seen the video, he's the guy wearing the "SWAT" team costume:

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Region Crippled by Hurricane Sandy — Day 2: A striking New York Times photos of a man carrying his wife through flood waters in Hoboken.

Hurricane Sandy: The Storm's Impact on Immigrant Workers and Organizations: "The stories of Hurricane Sandy's aftermath in the mainstream and alternative press have so far included some acknowledgement of public sector workers, transit workers, and immigrant workers. "They keep the city running!" runs the triumphant script. This is true. In a sense, it is always true, but never more clear than when the rest of the city is still recuperating at home. Few talk, however, about how this may be linked to the lack of any other option -- that the necessity to keep working is over-riding concerns about health or safety, for instance. Fewer still acknowledge that transit work, food delivery, and driving are some of the more dangerous and vulnerable occupations a person can hold, even without post-storm conditions."

this week's angriest posts

Not necessarily the angriest, just the most viewed.

• your halloween costumes, part one


• your halloween costumes, part two


• suspect sought in toronto chinatown restaurant brawl


• this dad and daughter are going back to the future


• speak out against radiolab's "yellow rain" segment and tell npr this can't happen again


• hurricane sandy's biggest twitter troll unmasked


• jay chen receives another racist rant


• linsanity: phase two begins


• caaav leading post-hurricane relief for manhattan's chinatown


• taiwanese will no longer need visas to visit u.s.

I'm enjoying the San Diego Asian Film Festival this weekend. Stay Angry.

amp music festival, november 10

Hey San Diegoooooo! Time to enjoy some good-ass music. The AMP Music Festival returns, featuring an exciting lineup of up and coming Asian American performers/musicians in a multi-genre, all day, outdoor music festival. It's happening Saturday, November 10 at the Market Creek Plaza in San Diego. Here's a promo video:

the search for alice wong

Is your name Alice Wong? Do you know someone named Alice Wong?

The Fred Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education will be honoring a series of Asian American and Pacific Islander civil rights heroes in January. They're desperately trying to track down Alice Wong, great granddaughter of Wong Kim Ark, the San Francisco native and plaintiff in a landmark 1898 Supreme Court case that re-affirmed birthright citizenship.

Here's a 1998 article about Alice and her great grandfather's case: The Progeny of Citizen Wong.

If you are THE Alice Wong the Korematsu Institute is looking for, or if you know how they can reach her, please email info@korematsuinstitute.org. Spread the word.

angry reader of the week: tim jo

Okay, everybody. You know what's up. 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 Tim Jo.

my very own superhero in shattered: the asian american comics anthology

My fellow comic book geeks! Next week marks the official launch of Shattered, follow-up to the groundbreaking Asian American comics anthology Secret Identities, from editors Jeff Yang, Parry Shen, Keith Chow and Jerry Ma.

While the first collection focused on the conventions of traditional superhero comics, this new volume explores some darker and edgier genres to subvert and shatter Asian stereotypes.

The book features an impressive lineup of contributors, including leading comics creators Bernard Chang, Sean Chen, Cliff Chiang, Larry Hama, Sonny Liew, Takeshi Miyazawa, Christine Norrie, Greg Pak, G.B. Tran, Gene Yang and more, as well as folks from the film and literary world like Tanuj Chopra, Michael Kang, Jamie Ford, Gary Jackson and Bao Phi.

I managed to slip something in the book too.

your halloween costumes, part two

Another year, another Halloween. A big thanks to everyone who submitted their awesome costume photos. (See part one here.) This is always a really fun feature to put together. Above, the Yang brothers know what time it is. Adventure Time! Here's the second and final batch of costume photos:

sorority scavenger hunt item: "hook up with three asians"

Growing up, living your life and just being Asian in America, you will inevitably have encounters, big and small, that smack you upside the head and remind you of a hard truth: you are different.

Well, hell, everybody's different. But the hard truth of these encounters -- whether it's a kid making "ching chong" eyes at you on the playground, or someone taking a baseball bat to your head -- is that there are those who perceive you as different. And that difference, to them, makes you something other than human.

In this piece for The Daily Pennsylvanian, graduate student Dephanie Jao describes a recent seemingly innocuous street encounter where she, as a person of Asian descent, was dehumanized: Hunting Asians.

Basically, a Drexel University sorority recently held some kind of scavenger hunt event where one of required items was to "hook up with three Asians." Yeah. So on a Sunday night, Dephanie unexpectedly had to deal with some assholes:

moca presents rocket man: the future of jeremy lin, november 9

The NBA season is officially underway, and yes, we've got our eye on Jeremy Lin. If you're in New York and you want to talk sports, head over to the Museum of Chinese in America for ROCKET MAN: The Future of Jeremy Lin, a discussion on the impact of Jeremy Lin, featuring writers Rembert Browne, Devin Gordon, Hua Hsu, Will Leitch and Ursula Liang. It's happening Friday, November 9 at MOCA. Here are some more details about the event:

former friend convicted in murder of michelle le

This week in Oakland, 28-year-old Giselle Esteban was found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of her former high school friend, nursing student Michelle Le: Michelle Le Murder Trial: Giselle Esteban found guilty in nursing student's 2011 death.

Le went missing from a Kaiser Hospital parking garage in May, launching a massive Bay Area search. Her heavily decomposed remains were found months later in a secluded area in the East Bay.

Early on, investigators quickly zeroed in on Esteban, whose past behavior -- including making death threats -- revealed a jealous obsession with her former friend. According to prosecutors, she was enraged at Le's friendship with Scott Marasigan, with whom Esteban has a young daughter:

beau sia is the undisputed greatest writer of all time

Here's all you need to know: our friend Beau Sia, spoken word assassin, recently published his first book of poetry in over a decade, The Undisputed Greatest Writer of All Time. If you're fan of Beau's work, then that's really all you need to know. But if you're the kind of person who likes to peruse the back cover before you crack open a book of poetry, then read this:

linsanity: phase two begins

Amidst the craziness of this week, I almost forgot to note that Jeremy Lin made his regular-season debut with Houston last night, helping the Rockets defeat the Detroit Pistons, 105-96: Lin Victorious in Debut With Rockets.

It wasn't quite February-level Linsanity, but for those who have been looking forward to seeing Jeremy back in action after that season-ending knee injury, he was fine form. He played 35 minutes, finishing with 12 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. Call it next-level Linsanity:

your halloween costumes, part one

The other day I put a call out for photos of your awesome Halloween costumes, and you delivered. Every year, this is a pretty popular feature, so we're doing it again. Above, we have 7-year-old Maceo as Bruce Lee and his buddy Ayden as Spidey mask ninja guy. Awesome.

As you settle into your pile of sticky candy wrappers and come down from that sugar high, here are lots more fun costumes:

sergio romo makes a statement

As a lifelong fan of the San Francisco Giants, this has been an amazing week. Yesterday, the city celebrated the team's awesome four-game World Series sweep over the Detroit Tigers with an orange-and-black ticker tape parade.

And today, everybody's talking about pitcher Sergio Romo's t-shirt. The Giants' bearded Mexican American star closer took the opportunity to make a statement, rocking a shirt on the parade route that boldly proclaimed "I JUST LOOK ILLEGAL." Love it: Sergio Romo not afraid to speak his mind.

I bring it up here because this article mentions that the shirt is sold by Wicky Tees in Los Angeles, founded by Jack Chan. Sales for the shirt apparently exploded yesterday after the parade: