The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and the Celebration of White Feminism

Gender and Race issues in Blade Runner and Blade Runner 2049

Occasionally, I am reminded of how many friends I’ve lost because I criticized the media they love. Then again, we weren’t all that close anyway. If you’re part of the Blade Runner cult, you might want to stop.

Hidden Figures and White Savior

— the position of white men being the oppressors and saviors.

I have to admit, when I watched Al Harrison smashed hateful “colored bathroom” sign, I felt great. It was a cathartic moment of good vs. evil, progression vs. oppression. I welcomed it…

No, Disney, You Got Mulan Wrong, Again

Disney’s new live-action Mulan trailer debuted during Women’s…

Enola Holmes — A Disappointment in every way

I’ve been looking forward to Enola Holmes since the first trailer came out. I love the entire idea of Sherlock and Mycroft having a baby sister, who was also a detective. Being a woman in a time of intense misogyny, I’m looking forward to seeing Enola…

The Unbearable Passive Voice of Offred

I must be a horrible feminist.

That’s the thought I had after reading Handmaid’s Tale.

I must be a horrible feminist because

1. I do not like the story. I LOVE the world setting, but I do…

The Poppy War — Chinese Culture as Window Dressing

— A Chinese perspective of The Poppy War

I had always been wary about fantasies and urban Fantasies based on Chinese mythology and/or history, especially those written by second-generation Chinese Americans. Because…

The Magus: an anti-Chosen One story I don’t know I need

Spoiler Alert! (and self-congratulatory rambling alert!) You've been warned.

I’ve given up “literature” pretty much entirely after grad school. This is true for both Chinese and English literature. I found…

About Lincoln Clay

This is not a full review of Mafia 3, which I intend to write after I finish the game. This is my impression of Lincoln Clay, the protagonist. Lincoln Clay is so fascinating, he deserve his own “review”.

I wish I knew Rose Tico 20 years ago

I’m going to tell you something about myself that I will most definitely regret. Before I got…