submit a question to m. night shyamalan

TIME.com is soliciting questions from readers for an upcoming interview with M. Night Shyamalan, acclaimed director of The Sixth Sense, some other not-as-good movies, and of course, the controversial upcoming adaptation of The Last Airbender: Ask M. Night Shyamalan.

gene yang talks prime baby

Check out this recent interview in The Comics Reporter with graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang: CR Sunday Interview: Gene Luen Yang.

His recently published Prime Baby was collected from a run of strips in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. It's a really charming, funny book. In the interview, Gene mentions three inspirations for Prime Baby:

wong fu & kevjumba: funemployed episode 1 and 2

After a great deal of work and hype, Kev Jumba and Wong Fu Productions have premiered the much-anticipated first two episodes of their new webseries Funemployed:

apalc wants to hear about ipad discrimination

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center is looking into recent claims that Apple stores possibly discriminated against Asian customers who tried to buy iPads, in an apparent attempt to curb unauthorized smuggling of the devices into China. New York's attorney general is already investigating these claims.

ktown cowboys episode seven

And now, we sing. Here is Episode Seven of the comedy webseries Ktown Cowboys. Directed by Daniel DPD Park and written by Danny Cho, it tells the story of one guys' epic crash-course introduction to Los Angeles' Koreatown over the course of one fateful evening. Here's part seven:

super mario beatbox

This is a video of a Japanese dude doing some mean beatbox to the tunes of Super Mario Bros. Some people have too much time on their hands.

retired army officer charged with killing wife, daughter

Some gruesome news out of Virginia about a brutal double murder... Last week in Fairfax County, 49-year-old Kenston Yi was charged in the murder of his wife, who was beaten to death, and 15-year-old daughter, who was asphyxiated: Fairfax's Kenston Yi, retired Army officer, charged in wife, daughter's deaths.

jeremy lin works out with the warriors

Here's an interview with Harvard hoops star Jeremy Lin, who worked out for his hometown team, the Golden State Warriors, over the weekend: 6.20: Warriors Workouts - Jeremy Lin, RAW.

He talks a little bit (not much) about his chances in the NBA Draft. I don't what the future holds, but I think it would be cool to see an Asian American player with the Warriors, especially one hailing from the Bay Area.

More here: Jeremy Lin Interview. I know a lot of folks are hanging their hopes on Jeremy Lin being the first big Asian American NBA star, and that's a lot pressure. But overall, he always comes across as a smart guy with a good head on his shoulders. His future's bright, no matter what.

a story about a dad

This editorial by Ray M. Wong ran in USA Today a couple of days ago, just in time for Father's Day. It's a moving piece about his father, who was absent for most of his life, which the author mistook for not caring. I have to admit, I got a little choked up reading this: In death, assumptions about Dad melt away.

take action: tell film critics about discrimination in the last airbender

With the release of The Last Airbender coming up next week, Racebending is organizing fans to take action and make sure movie critics -- who may not be fully aware of the characters' animated origins -- are aware of the racist casting issues surrounding the film, which will hopefully inform their reviews: Take Action: Write Film Critics About Disrimination in 'The Last Airbender.' Three easy steps:

what I've been listening to: home:word by magnetic north & taiyo na

Over the last two weeks, I've been wearing out my copy of Home/Word, the recently released collaborative album by Magnetic North and Taiyo Na. I feel like've been waiting for this record for a long time, but it's totally worth the wait. Here's the blurb from the official press release:

look at all the indian americans running for office

Saw this Associated Press article on the front page of Yahoo! over the weekend, about an emerging new wave of Indian American politicians. At least eight children of Indian immigrants are running for Congress or statewide office, the most ever: Record number of Indian-Americans seeking office.

The star of this trend is Nikki Haley, born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, who is favored to win the election for governor of South Carolina, but has faced her fair share of criticism and accusations of abandoning her culture:

kina grannis performs "valentine" on cbs' early show

Real quick... as I mentioned last week, Kina Grannis was a guest on CBS' Early Show over the weekend, performing "Valentine." For those of you who missed it (like me), you can watch the video here. She's awesome. For more info on Kina and her music, go to her website here.

chinese market justice

At A & N Food Market, they do not play. Like any neighborhood store, this Chinese market in Flushing, Queens has its usual share of shoplifters, but has a very unusual way of dealing with the problem -- old country style: Stores' Treatment of Shoplifters Tests Rights. It's called public shame:

green hornet movie trailer hits the web

Check it out. As promised, Yahoo! Movies just posted the trailer for The Green Hornet. We get to see Seth Rogen doing the action hero thing, but more importantly, we get our first glimpse of Jay Chou as Kato. Take a look:

casting call for "mr. yum"

The following casting call was recently spotted on Phoenix Craigslist: Actor/Comedian-Asian Preferred (Litchfield Park). Should I be optimistic that this product is trying to use an Asian pitchman, or should I be concerned that this product is trying to use an Asian pitchman? Here are some more details about the role:

music video: "love as tragedy: a play in 3 acts" by alfa

Alfa is another wonderful artist I heard about through the Kollaboration circuit. Winner of last year's acoustic show in Los Angeles, she recently released the music video for "Love as Tragedy: A Play in 3 Acts," off of her album Second Skin. Good song. For more information on Alfa and her music, check out her website here.

this time, it's true: charice is joining the cast of glee

Oh, what's this now? A couple of weeks back, rumors started swirling that Filipino teen singer Charice was joining the cast of Glee -- a rumor she quickly squashed. But hold up! It appears that the rumors are indeed true this time: 'Glee' exclusive: Charice IS joining the cast! EW's got the scoop:

first official green hornet movie photos

Check it out. Here are the first official photos of Seth Rogen as Brit Reid and Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou as Kato in the upcoming Green Hornet movie.

teen sentenced to life in sacramento cop killing

Last week in Sacramento, a judge sentenced 19-year-old Jimmy Siackasorn to life in prison for the 2007 shooting and killing of Sacramento County Sheriff's Detective Vu Nguyen: Emotions Flare As Teen Deputy Killer Is Sentenced.

Things in the courtroom got heated as Nguyen's brother yelled at Siackasorn during the sentencing, and had to be restrained by deputies: