Bishonen and Gay -- in Technicolor!
Kanara Ty wonders what Yaoi is all about -- and gets more than she bargained for.
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August 8th, 2008 ISSUE
The Cosplayer Psyche
An appearance by Tite Kubo at 2008's Comic Con prompts writer William Hong to analyze the concept of fandom, through his own illogical loyalty to the Bleach manga.
Age of Annoyance
Uninteresting characters and too-obvious symbolism of Hindu mythology reduces The Age of Shiva to another unfortunate portrayal of India as a foreign, exotic land.
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August 8, 2008
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No Regrets for No Regret
In this week's edition of dueling reviews, Justin Jimenez admires Leesong Hee-Il's feature debut No Regret for its quiet sense of dignity and drama.
A Regretful Archetype
In this week's edition of dueling reviews, Siddarth Puri argues that No Regret is predictable, ineffective and worst of all, typical of the "queer film" genre that is lacking in originality these days.
C L I P S
August 8, 2008: News Bites
Snoop Dogg takes Bollywood to Chuuuch, Dark Knight buries mummies, and Ryuhei Kitamura suffers a Hollywood hello. All this and more in the latest edition of News Bites.
F O R E I G N
August 8, 2008: News From Abroad
Tony Jaa flirts with disaster, Tan Dun strikes the right chords, and Tran Anh Hung takes on Haruki Murakami. All this and more in the latest edition of News from Abroad.