Rapper Mike B dropped another single “Light Up” of his upcoming album “Better Late Than Never”. The song talks about making your dreams come true and reaching baller status. This is the latest from his soon-to-be-released 12 track album, which includes Roll Credits, On Top of the World, Be With Me. Other Mike B track to check out are Loves Me Not and All My Time.
Light Up by Mike B. (contains profanity)
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Wes, Phil and Ted take you around their new Wong Fu Productions office (featuring Puppet Ted) in the latest episode of Wong Fu Weekends. See the work areas of each of the Wong Fu guys and the multitude of nerf guns at the office. Their meetings look fun too. No word on whether there was hot lava at the office.
Wong Fu Weekends : Episode 53
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Wong Fu Weekends : Episode 53 (extended version)
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Inspired by THE TOWN, THE DEPARTED, THE FIGHTER and THE BOSTON RED SOX, director Kevin Boston and his crew are looking to create a boston cop drama series, The Blue Line. In Boston, when a car has a sticker of a “blue line” on it’s window, you know he’s a cop! It’s passion project developed by a diverse ensemble of experienced/talented artist. They want to bring you an authentic show with many realistic twist/turns of true stories about Boston. Here’s more about the cop series:
In Boston you grow up with the most crooked of criminals as your best friends and can turn out to be the most loyal of lawmen with your brothers in blue. The line is so blurred that when you wake in the morning and look in the mirror you hardly recognize the boy you were or the man you’ve become. For Detectives Mak (David Yee), Briggs (Wes McGee), and Torres (Jorge-Luis Pallo) there are a lot of shades between black and white and they’re divided by The Blue Line.
Detective Mak fights with following in his crime lord father’s footsteps, Briggs struggles to keep up with his dying wife’s medical bills and Torres sinks into a co-dependent, addictive love affair. Will these champions of Boston’s Finest prevail over adversity or fall further into a world of depravity? These questions are answered in The Blue Line original series.
Learn more on how you can fund the project here. You even have a chance to become an Associate Producer.
You might recognize some of Kevin Boston’s work in the music video for Charlie Sheen by Traphik x Dumbfoundead x Jin and All The way Turnt up by JimmyBoi x Smitty.
The Blue Line trailer (contains profanity)
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The Blue Line fundraising
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Vern Yip, interior designer and star of several TV home improvement shows, talks about his latest design ideas, why we love TV home shows and how to get your house on a TV makeover show. Learn what it takes to get the most out of your home improvements. Every time we watch one of these shows it looks so easy to do, but not so easy for us to do.
Vern Yip talks Home Makeover Shows
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More about Vern Yip Vern Yip, HGTV Design Star judge and designer for the annual HGTV Urban Oasis home, is an award-winning architectural and interior designer who gained national acclaim for his expertise in transforming homes and restaurants in his private design practice and on primetime television. Vern runs his own design company in Atlanta, Vern Yip Designs, and vernyip.com, where design tips are dispensed with consumer value in mind.
With a Bachelor of Arts in economics from The University of Virginia, a Master of Science degree in management and a master’s degree in architecture from The Georgia Institute of Technology, Vern has used his varied educational background to build a distinguished business. His creations and room transformations range in budget from frugal to eight-figure projects for high-end clients, including the design for a high-profile Oscar party in 2006. His eclectic style is influenced from his world travels, which include childhood trips to Asia, Latin America and Europe.
A few weeks ago, reports surfaced that Houston Rockets center Yao Ming would be retiring from the NBA. On Wednesday, he told a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg injuries forced him to end his playing career at the age of 30. Yao was selected by the Houston Rockets as the #1 overall pick in the 2002 and the rest is history. He played eight seasons in the NBA, but missed 250 regular-season games over the past six years.
“Today is an important day for me and holds a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,” Yao said in comments translated into English. “I had to leave the court since I suffered a stress fracture in my left foot for the third time at the end of last year. My past six months were an agonizing wait. I had been thinking (about my future) over and over. Today I am announcing a personal decision, ending my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one door is closing and another one is opening.” He also thanked the Houston Rockets and the city of Houston for helping him grow into a man.
As Yao Ming embarks upon the next chapter of his life, he leaves behind a legacy that promises to live on. Although he’s retiring from playing basketball in both the NBA and China’s national team, Yao said he will return to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of becoming general manager and plans to continue his philanthropic work with his Yao Foundation.
We’ll miss you Yao Ming!! You’ve made a lot of Asian Americans proud!!!
Yao Ming’s Retirement Speech
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Yao Ming Press Conference on retirement with questions from the media (about 40 minutes long in Mandarin with English translation)
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A look back at Yao Ming (career highlights with dunks, blocks, shots, and rebounds)
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Slo-mo highlights
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NBA commissioner David Stern on Yao Ming
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Shaq on Yao Ming
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This Target commercial with an Asian American second grade teacher has been playing on TV. It’s going to be a big year in her classroom. Kids will learn about the former planet Pluto, fraction, dinosaurs, and much more. Amongst these class room activities, the second graders will take care of two adventurous hamsters (Lewis and Clark). With all that learning, they need some back-to-school supplies from Target. It’s bound to be a fun year. Wish we had a teacher like this growing up.
Update: the actress playing the Asian American teacher is Tania Gunadi, not Charice as some people are claiming online.
Check out this other Target commercial with an Asian American family.
Asian American second grade teacher : Target commercial
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