Bruce is everywhere, from Ben Tanaka to those shiny cars in THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT
By Reihan Salam
Recently, I found myself arguing with a friend about a very vital question, namely, “Why is Justin Lin so dope?” We really do talk like that: I’m not proud of it. Anyway, we were breaking down why Justin Lin is so dope, and we concluded that it had something to do with why Ben Tanaka is so wack. Allow me to explain.
One writer’s childhood search for the perfect role model
The infamous mirror scene from ENTER THE DRAGON.
By Jenn Fang
I was a late-80s and early-90s child, and in the brightly-colored worlds of that era’s Saturday morning cartoons and after-school specials, I found the heroes who could inspire my imagination. Though faced with hundreds of televised protagonists who resembled G.I. Joe’s blonde-haired and blue-eyed Sgt. Duke, I gravitated towards those who resembled the Asian side-character, Quick Kick. Playing make-believe, my secret games transformed me into those favored characters that represented the best of who I could be. I spun wildly through the house engaged in desperate battles invisible to all but me, much to my parents’ barking dismay over the safety of second-hand couches and antique coffee tables.