Crindy Archive

  • Calling for an Asian Hollywood Invasion

    Calling for an Asian Hollywood Invasion

    Lots of supporting roles seem to go to Asian-American actors, and from a personal standpoint I see a lot more diversity in Hollywood now than 10 or 15 years ago. But the Asian lead is still a scarcity in the American film industry.

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  • Sad Panda, Happy Panda

    Sad Panda, Happy Panda

    China days can seriously make you hate living here. They can make you glare at every local person you pass on the sidewalk, cursing them under your breath because you know you just paid 30% more than them for produce from a street vendor. China days can ruin your faith in humanity. And make you a sad panda.

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  • Networking: To the Max!!

    Networking: To the Max!!

    Before I moved to Shanghai, I had no concept of what it meant to network. Using friends and acquaintances for personal gain? Business card handing-out? Awkward conversation-having? My God. Why would anyone want to network?

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  • Watch? Bag? Sorry, no good DVDs.

    Watch? Bag? Sorry, no good DVDs.

    It has recently come to my attention that DVD stores in Shanghai are starting to suck, and suck real bad. Last time I went down to my local store, the shelves were 95% empty with the dregs of mediocre TV shows like Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory

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