I hate getting sand in by bag when I’m at my beach, especially if it’s a nice one. And you’d be surprise how hard it is to come by a sweet looking beach bag. Fear not! Hello Kitty to the rescue! The Hello Kitty Face Beach Bag answers all your beach bag totin’ needs. The [...]

It’s that time again. The nation’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian films, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) kicks off tomorrow (March 11) until the 21st. And we’ve got free tickets for readers (keep reading for details).  Opening the festival is Today’s Special, a heartwarming, comedic ode to food [...]

If you think that people are finally getting sick of waiting three hours in line to get their tacos and grilled cheeses cooked from an automobile, think again. The Food Network is serving food trucks hot off the grill in their new reality cooking competition series, The Great Food Truck Race. The Tyler Florence-hosted show [...]

An outdoorsy girl who loves to kayak down the Hudson River, climb the Rocky Mountains, and enjoy nature every chance she gets; Erin Bell is in love with the earth. But she felt that eco-fashion labels were lacking in a certain department. So it was no surprise that she came up with the brilliant idea [...]

ISSUE: Spring 2012 DEPT: Personalities STORY: Courtney Hong Get ready, America. Japanese superstar Jin Akanishi is set to take over with his U.S. debut album, Japonicana. Singer, songwriter, producer and actor Jin Akanishi is remarkably focused. The 27-year-old groundbreaking artist has been working hard (often with no time to eat) on his highly anticipated U.S. debut album, Japonica [...]