Kim Jong Il is dead. Kim Jong Il, the man who used up North Korean resources to build up his coffers and nuclear weapons while many in the country perished of famine, is dead. Kim Jong Il, the man who liked to look at things, is dead. The death of such a notorious man inevitably results in a flurry of reactions. Some say good riddance, the "dear" leader is dead. Some say be … [Read more...] about Video Monday: The Death of a Dictator
Video Monday? Not This Again…
Some months after the Alexandra Wallace YouTube incident left a sticky stain on American race relations, another Asian-in-the library video has gone viral. This time, the video features not one single offender, but an ensemble cast of shush-ers and shouters at CSU Northridge. In it, an obviously distressed Asian student confronts some unidentified students who she thinks are … [Read more...] about Video Monday? Not This Again…
Happy Thanksgiving
We tease! OVN and VTP are truly grateful for our members and readers. We hope you all have a restful holiday with your family and friends. Happy Thanksgiving! (Sorry we missed the Canadian Thanksgiving post.) Image by gamene on Flickr … [Read more...] about Happy Thanksgiving
Anthony Bourdain Says U.S. Can Learn From Vietnam
Maybe someday someone will do a study on how Anthony Bourdain single handedly popularized Vietnamese food in the American mainstream. (Okay, that's an exaggeration. Vietnamese food is delicious enough that it would've caught on its own accord, but one can't deny Bourdain's pop cultural capital. As a vocal fan of Vietnamese food and the host of travel shows with near cult-like … [Read more...] about Anthony Bourdain Says U.S. Can Learn From Vietnam
Video Mondays: Our Thinning Moral Fiber
At VTP, we love a good joke as much as the next loopy ivrogne, but some subjects are just too serious that there’s no room for levity. While we don’t mean to douse the beginning of your week with melancholy or misanthropy, we do think it'd be good if VTP could provide readers with materials and media to think a little more critically about their world. So, today’s selections … [Read more...] about Video Mondays: Our Thinning Moral Fiber