• Michael Jackson Hologram Technology and Its Implications

    By Chongchen Saelee

    http://youtu.be/RFoSwc3w0PA

    I wonder if you’re getting spooked by how advanced this technology is. What possible good can come of this? I already know that it’s dead in the water when it comes to “live performances”. No one wants to go watch a big screen. They want REAL PERFORMERS doing real music. Otherwise, they can go watch a movie.

    The technology is so advanced, if my understanding is correct, that they video feed can be broadcast in real-time with a body double and have the face tracked onto the moving double with no problem. That’s scary stuff.

    It makes me wonder which countries our governments are going to use this to dupe. Who are they planning on assassinating? Who are they planning on ressurrecting and impersonating?

  • Asian Long Hair + Jazz Hands in Slow-Motion

  • Best of Asian YouTubers 2014

    By Chongchen Saelee

    Greetings, my loyal followers! I thought I’d give an update of the best of Asian YouTubers. You can view the previous title holders here.

    So, without further ado: (more…)

  • McDonald’s New Mascot Happy The Happy Meal Is Scary

    Happy The Happy Meal

    McDonald’s just announced their new mascot “Happy The Happy Meal” and it looks like it aims to mooch off of the success of the film Despicable Me’s minons. But it comes off as creepy. I think it’s the angular edges and not necessarily the big eyes or big smile. Then again, Ronald McDonald has ALWAYS been scary looking. Or maybe it doesn’t matter. McDonald’s is still at the top of the fast food chain. It’s only worth posting because I do character designs myself.

  • Jackpot Bloom: A Child’s Nightmare – Prequel Short Story

    By Chongchen Saelee

    I remember a story my father told me when I was a young boy. I must have been 8… 9, 10 years old? Anyway, he would tell me this story about brave warriors fighting off dark demons. It was a strange story to tell a boy before he’d go to sleep. It would induce strange dreams. But over the years, I had forgotten the story. Remnants of that dream, however, still come back to me every now and then. It only takes a single moment in my day, something like looking up at the happy yellow sun, and the smell of green grass to conjure up the images from my father’s story. (more…)

  • Why Do Young White Men Love FX’s “Louie”?

    By Chongchen Saelee

    The cable FX TV show “Louie” is played by comedian Louis CK, in a pseudo-biographical series. He’s a middle-aged white man, divorced from a black wife, and raising his “white-looking” daughters on his own. Most of the gags involve his fallible nature and quirks on how he sees life. And most of it is quite surreal. (more…)

  • ABC’s “Fresh Off The Boat” TV Show Coming in 2015

    By Chongchen Saelee

    For those keeping up with ABC’s new TV lineup, you might notice a lot of new minority-based TV shows. One of them is “Fresh Off The Boat” or “Far East Orlando” which is based on the memoir of American celebrity chef Eddie Huang. The main setup is about how an immigrant family struggles to assimilate with American culture. The term “fresh off the boat”, of course, is a derogatory term used against Asians who immigrate to the United States and have difficulty fitting in. It’s the equivalent of “fish out of water”. It’s about alienation. (more…)

  • Interstellar Trailer 2 Full Trailer

    http://youtu.be/kf_MZmctzo0

    No twists revealed in this trailer. No wormholes, cyborgs, or fancy timejump sequences.

  • Godzilla (2014) Tries Really Hard To Be An American Movie

    By Chongchen Saelee

    Gareth Edwards is a talented director if you’ve just learned that this is only his second major motion picture. But I being a heavy consumer of all-things American, I spotted too much of the same-o-same-o to really be too impressed. (more…)