Olivia Rodrigo, 19, took home the award for Best New Artist at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. “I want to thank my mom for […]
Nicole Lee is Chicago’s first Chinese American alderperson
The Chicago City Council unanimously confirmed Nicole Lee as the city’s first Chinese American alderperson on March 38. Lee has deep roots in Chicago’s Chinatown, saying she and her two […]
Microsoft hires Carmen Best
She resigned as Seattle’s Police Chief—but Carmen Best has been busy at Microsoft as the company’s director of Global Security Risk Operations. On her LinkedIn page, Best said she is […]
The Layup Drill
Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, we take a look at the NCAA Tournament and March Madness.
Hawaii sees return of tourism as pandemic concerns ease
HONOLULU (AP) _ — Hawaii’s tourism industry is starting to see a rebound as people return to travel and coronavirus concerns ease. Data from the state Department of Business, Economic […]
Korean pop star Luna readies for Broadway debut in ‘KPOP’
By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Korean pop star Luna is ready to make her Broadway debut this fall in the musical “KPOP“ and she’s already dreaming […]
Disputed school admissions policy OK’d pending appeal
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has granted a request from a northern Virginia school system to continue using a challenged admissions policy […]
Wayne’s Worlds: A case of curious stares
Has anyone ever written a humor column about having seizures during Covid? Looks like I’m about to try.
Deadly shooting in CID
Detectives are investigating after a man died from a gunshot wound in the International District on April 2. Officers were dispatched to a report of a man down at 6th […]
White guy doesn’t find his hot Asian wife attractive, WHAT? — A-pop! Cherry-picked AAPI pop culture news!
In this latest column, we learn that Asians are sometimes the victims of themselves (or other Asians)—I mean, obviously in addition to being the victims of white supremacy.