February 22, 2009 • 4:54 pm 1
These two Slumdog Millionaire co-stars really look good together. I love Fredia Pinto‘s John Galliano gown, although I must admit that I loved her mustard colored Golden Globe dress more. That was just so gorgeous!
Want more red carpet photos? Check out @danicalo‘s blog, Hi Lo, on the New York Post – She’s live blogging from the Oscars right now.
Filed under: Fashion, Film, Academy Awards, Asian, Entertainment, Fashion, Film, Freida Pinto, India, John Galliano, Oscars, Slumdog Millionare
February 12, 2009 • 11:23 pm 0
Filed under: Film, Asian-American, Entertainment, Event, Film, Film Festival, San Francisco Bay Area
June 27, 2008 • 4:06 pm 0
Chopsticks, originally uploaded by sonictk.
Asian/Asian American entertainment and community site, iiStix (pronounced “two sticks”) has been around for quite some time now (circa 98 or 99…..I am not quite sure based on the “about us” page). However, when I first discovered the site in 2006, it was under construction. While I had heard that the site was quite popular, I really couldn’t tell from the “under construction” page that was left up. So I left and would occasionally check back, but was only greeted by that “under construction” page again and again.
Two years later (i.e. earlier this week), I noticed a little bump in traffic for my post, The Face Shop + Walgreens, was coming from iiStix. Could it be I thought? Is the site actually up and running? I looked and it was…..since December 2007 apparently.
Looking around, I have to admit that it looks pretty impressive. Their front page blog is basically a running compilation of Asian/Asian American related entertainment, consumer and lifestyle stories gathered from other news sites and blogs with some interesting original articles by their core team of editors and contributors. Their forum is also pretty active with the most popular topics being (1) general chat, (2) love, sex & relationship, (3) tech, gadgets & gaming and (4) entertainment. They have a few, sporadic podcasts with the promise of some video casts, which should be interesting.
Check it out and see for yourself!
Filed under: Web, Asian-American, Entertainment, Forum, Publication, Web Site
June 13, 2008 • 6:23 am 0
Hong Kong Hustle
Hong Kong nightlife, street fashion, culture and cool
(www.hongkonghustle.com)
This is probably one of my favorite blogosphere finds in recent weeks. With this blog, you and I can live in HK vicariously and pretend that we part of the cool crowd….one of the people who always know where and when all the “it”parties are happening. Since 2005, Hong Kong Hustle has been offering an alternative glimpse into HK’s urban life and nightlife, very different than the often cutesy and squeaky clean image (though Edison Chen pretty much shattered that earlier this year) that is portrayed in the media. The unnamed blogger covers everything from art & design, food, local culture, music & DJs, parties & events and people.
Hong Kong Hustle screen capture, originally uploaded by hongkonghustle.com
Filed under: Web, Art, DJ, Entertainment, Events, Fashion, Food, HK, Hong Kong, Links, Music, Nightlife, Street Fashion, Web Site
May 29, 2008 • 7:17 pm 3
Sharon Stone – Dior, originally uploaded by SerenityF.
Celebrity spokespeople are notorious for being unpredictable, though they are also a sure fire way to get quick and easy press for a company or brand. The problem though is that when celebrities behave badly, it will take your brand’s name through the mud with it.
Case-in-point: Sharon Stone, former spokesperson and model for Christian Dior
What I don’t understand though is why Dior would select a celebrity who was supposedly pro-Tibet for their advertising campaign in China. That’s just asking for trouble. Perhaps its was a budget issue (though I doubt it considering the profit margins on a tiny bottle of perfume), in which they decided it would be best to go with a rather washed up B-list Hollywood actress, rather then an A-list Chinese actress.
Now thanks to Stone’s poor choice of words during an interview with the Chinese media at the Cannes Film Festival on May 25th, Dior is now in crisis communications mode in order to make amends with the Chinese people. It’s interesting to note that this is not the first time that Ms. Stone has put her foot in her mouth over global issues and policies–Tanzania, malaria and mosquito nets.
For me personally, the interview was rather painful to watch. Not only were the comments rather cold and insensitive, she sounded like she was dumbing down her vocabulary to talk to a little kid, or perhaps she’s just being true to form–a dumb blond. See the whole clip here:
In retaliation, Chinese netizens have been quick to respond with countless YouTube videos to voice their anger at Ms. Stone’s comments.
Hopefully other brands and companies will heed this cautionary tale and choose their celebrity spokesperson a little more wisely. Choosing an individual whose lifestyle and opinions are in-line with the product and connect with the target market. A celebrity spokesperson should is not just simply a face and name to increase press. He or she will be come the representative of the brand, whose words and actions (good or bad) will be associated with the brand.
Filed under: Fashion, Marketing, Buddhism, Celebrity Spokesperson, China, Christian Dior, Dior, Earthquake, Entertainment, Film Festival, Pro-Tibet, Sharon Stone, Sichuan Earthquake, Spokesperson, Tibet, YouTube
