blog/20 Actors Between 20-25 to Watch until They’re 30 – The Graduating Class
posted Wednesday, June 20th, 2012
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About… three years ago, I made a list of actors from around the globe. 16 out of my 20 picks are already NOT eligible for this list any longer. Shocking how time flies.
tv features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment: It’s All About Japan: Part II
posted Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
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The part in which we explore the Japanese drama format.
tv features/Editor’s Chatroom: TV Shows, Better When They’re Short?
posted Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
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On this weeks Editor’s Chatroom Julyssa and Amy discuss the length of tv-series. What is better? Longer seasons with many episodes, or shorter seasons with fewer episodes?
features/The Banana Guide to Asian Entertainment
posted Saturday, February 18th, 2012
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I am a Banana. To rephrase that: I was one for about 17 years of my life. A series of posts on my journey discovering Asian entertainment.
tv features/While Brazil Telenovelas Shrink Families, Jdramas Seek to Expand Them?
posted Monday, February 13th, 2012
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Is Japanese television trying to tell Japanese women something about having families?
tv reviews/Kaitakushatachi
posted Sunday, January 29th, 2012
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Kaitakushatachi, or simply The Pioneers, is a drama commemorating the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Japan.
blog/NHK scouts the web for clips, but we can’t help but talk about the Kouhaku~
posted Sunday, January 1st, 2012
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Another year has gone by, another night full of Pop, Enka, some Rock and some odd ones out at NHK’s Kouhaku Uta Gassen (紅白歌合戦) event, already in its 62nd edition.
tv reviews/Chouchou-san
posted Saturday, December 31st, 2011
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Chouchou-san is Japan’s NHK’s take on the famous Puccini’s opera, Madame Butterfly.
blog/Diandra’s 2011 Media Highlights
posted Thursday, December 29th, 2011
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Your friendly internet neighborhood book reviewer is here to list her favorite media consumed this year.
tv reviews/Bitter Sugar
posted Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
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Bitter Sugar tells the story of three women nearing her 40s who have a lot of problems in their lives.