Hubris and How Not to Run a CON
By now, most of you know the much-hyped Universal FanCon is “postponed” until further notice. It was “postponed” just days before it was meant to kickoff. How it was cancelled was super shady (really?...
View ArticleNetflix’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ Starring Ali Wong and Randall Park Begins...
Netflix’s Always Be My Maybe, starring comedians Ali Wong and Randall Park, started filming this week in Vancouver, Canada. Written by Wong, Park, and Michael Golamco, the romantic comedy is about...
View Article‘Captain Marvel’ First Look and Setting Up the Future of the MCU
UPDATE (9/18/18): The Captain Marvel trailer is here! Previous story continues below… Captain Marvel will be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first female fronted solo film. The title character is...
View ArticleAOC is NOC AF! (Updated)
UPDATED OCTOBER 13, 2019 for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s birthday. See #12-14 below! For those visiting our blog for the first time, ‘round these parts “N.O.C.” stands for Nerds Of Color (or...
View ArticleGold House Announces Annual A100 List of Influential Asians in American Culture
Just in time for AAPI Heritage Month, a collective of AAPI creatives and leaders, including Bing Chen who I interviewed on the Southern Fried Asian podcast last year, known as Gold House have...
View Article‘IT: Chapter 2’ Footage will have You Floating Too
Warner Bros. had an exciting opening to Comic-Con with their Scare Diego presentation of IT: Chapter 2. Hosted by Conan O’Brien, select fans and press were invited to preview the trailer and several...
View ArticleD23 Expo: Things We Learned from the Disney+ Panel
Disney+ made its D23 Expo debut this afternoon with a presentation filled with several classic movies and TV series and new original content for their new streaming service at the Anaheim Convention...
View ArticleEverything We Learned from the D23 Expo Disney Studios Presentation
The second day of D23 Expo kicked off with the Disney Studios presentation with new films coming from the studios of Disney, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and Lucasfilm. Alan Horn, chief...
View ArticleOpinion: The Gillis-SNL problem
By Brian Chu We were so close. So close to having a genuinely positive and momentous news story about Saturday Night Live hiring its first cast member of Chinese descent in its 45-year history. And...
View ArticleRachel Maddow in ‘Batwoman’ Heralds Birth of DC/MSNBC Universe
Holy Fancasts, Batwoman! MSNBC news host Rachel Maddow confirmed on-air that she will voice Vesper Fairchild in CW’s Batwoman TV show! The new series starring Ruby Rose as DC’s openly gay Bat-person...
View ArticleSouthern Fried Asian: Qasim Rashid
A few weeks ago, Keith had the pleasure of welcoming to Southern Fried Asian human rights lawyer, policy advocate, and candidate for State Senate in the 28th district of Virginia, Qasim Rashid. With...
View Article‘Long Distance’ Podcast Evolves for Season Two
Last year, we introduced you to one of the most exciting new podcasts to hit your AirPods! Long Distance is the first and only independent documentary podcast series about stories in the Filipino...
View ArticleTake Part in the Gold Rush This Holiday Season
Gold House, the largest collective of Asian cultural leaders, has unveiled its Gold Rush deals that will be live from November 20-22. They represent never-before-seen major deals from the likes of...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: Fancasting the Impeachment
For the last two weeks, the most riveting show on television was actually the impeachment hearings. So naturally, Dominic and Keith convened an episode of Hard NOC Life to talk all about it....
View ArticleHard NOC Life: No Time to Go Viral
This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith discuss the effect Coronavirus panic has had on the nerd pop landscape. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL184.mp3 Since the episode was recorded...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: Reflections on the Coronapocalypse
This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith continue to discuss how Coronavirus is upending the nerd pop landscape. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL185.mp3 For the next several weeks,...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: ‘Birds of Prey’ and the Fantabulous Isolation of Self Quarantine
This week on Hard NOC Life, Dominic and Keith are joined by fashion photographer and Birds of Prey superfan Lauren Nakao Winn. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL186.mp3 Back in February,...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: The Pandemic Paradox
For the fourth week in a row, Dominic and Keith continue to discuss COVID-19’s effect on the nerd pop landscape. http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL187.mp3 Movie theaters are closing, the...
View ArticleThe Middle Geeks Episode 11: Quarantine Edition
This month on The Middle Geeks, we’re recording from home, per usual, but it feels different this time as we literally have no other choice of location to do so. It’s Quarantine Edition! In the midst...
View ArticleHard NOC Life: The New Normal
Dominic and Keith are still talking about how COVID-19 is changing the nerd pop landscape. This week, what will “normal” even look like? http://traffic.libsyn.com/thenerdsofcolor/HNL188.mp3 Up first,...
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