Chinese, Featured, Hong Kong, Internet
“Viral” by Ben Sin
The word “viral”, according to the dictionary, means “of or relating to virus and disease”. It’s not supposed to be a good word, yet it’s become something of a positive term in the internet age, where viral marketing is a major strategy for billion dollar companies and viral videos can turn a nobody into a [...]
Anime, Asian, Featured, Film
10 Great Moments of Fullmetal Alchemist
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos was screened at the Reel Asian International Film Festival, which was likely the last time we get to see the Elric brothers in action. As a parting gift, we present to you what we thought were the Top 10 Moments of Fullmetal Alchemist. Granted that there are many great moments throughout [...]
Asian, Featured, Sports, Taiwanese
Why Jeremy Lin Matters
On July 20th, 2010, Jeremy Lin was signed by the Golden State Warriors. After being undrafted coming out of Harvard University, Lin dazzled in the NBA summer leagues, including going toe to toe with the NBA’s 2010 first pick, John Wall in a summer league game against the warriors.. Thanks to his exciting and ferocious play in 5 games, Jeremy Lin became a fan favorite even before having an official NBA team. This, for more reasons than the average NBA fan would understand, matters.
Anime, Featured, Internet, Manga
OneManga: The End of a Short, but Incredibly Awesome Era.
At approximately 3am Eastern Time on July 22nd 2010, a major contributor to the wildly, and sometimes silently popular, online subculture of manga scanlation announced its eventual end. In about 7 days time, the legendary OneManga will come to an end. If you log on to the OneManga website now, a disclaimer will pop up [...]
Anime, Featured, Japanese, Manga
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Closed Gate – A Review
As of today, the acclaimed story of the Fullmetal Alchemist has ended with its 108th chapter. The second anime series adapted from the original manga, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, will also conclude later this month. Fans across the globe could not ask for a more wholesome and honest ending, without any loose ends or leaving us [...]
Humour, Meme Mondays
Meme Mondays: He was no Dragonball, Fire Cannot Kill the Dragonball
Posted on 13 February 2012
Everyone hates Mondays, it’s a known fact. To help your Mondays be a little easier to get through, we here at The Banana Times will try our hardest to bring you the best memes every week that are related to the “Banana”. This week, more Dragonball goodness, “He was no Dragonball. Fire cannot kill the [...] Continue Reading
Humour, Meme Mondays
Meme Mondays: Year of the Dragonball
Posted on 06 February 2012
Everyone hates Mondays, it’s a known fact. To help your Mondays be a little easier to get through, we here at The Banana Times will try our hardest to bring you the best memes every week that are related to the “Banana”. Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year! Check back next Monday for more great memes! Philbert: @philbertlui [...] Continue Reading
Chinese, Culture, Food
年年有魚 – A Year of Plenty
Posted on 31 January 2012
// I would like to start by saying, “新年快樂, 恭喜發財, 年年有餘!” Happy Chinese New Year, wishing you wealth and good fortune, and year after year of plentitude! A brand new year welcomes brand new beginnings, and brand new adventures. To kick off, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank The Banana Times for the guest spot; I’m [...] Continue Reading
Humour, Meme Mondays
Meme Mondays: Internet Censorship is SOPAthetic
Posted on 30 January 2012
Everyone hates Mondays, it’s a known fact. To help your Mondays be a little easier to get through, we here at The Banana Times will try our hardest to bring you the best memes every week that are related to the “Banana”. So here is our first Meme Monday – SOPA edition. The Internet is a [...] Continue Reading
Film, Korean
Review: Silenced (Korean title: 도가니)
Posted on 25 January 2012
Movie reviews are generally among my easiest articles to write but this has definitely been one of the most difficult. Why? Because Silenced was both a fabulously well-made movie and one of the most powerful and disturbing movies I’ve ever seen. I almost feel guilty saying good things about it because it’s about such a [...] Continue Reading
Television
Garron watches too much TV: The Best of Television in 2011
Posted on 08 January 2012
I watch way more TV than you. This is not a way to sound snobby, just the opposite. It probably just means I watch too much TV, including bad television, but what I can tell you is that I have watched enough to make this list something you can sort of believe in. It’s also [...] Continue Reading
Asian, Film, Korean
Reel Asian Film Review – The Journals of Musan
Posted on 08 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up next, SAIGON ELECTRIC. A realistically desolate [...] Continue Reading
Asian, Film, Vietnamese
Reel Asian Film Review – Saigon Electric
Posted on 08 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up next, SAIGON ELECTRIC. Set in Saigon, [...] Continue Reading
Asian, Film
Reel Asian Film Review – Surrogate Valentine
Posted on 02 November 2011
As a member of the Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival’s marketing committee, I’ve been given the awesome opportunity of reviewing films from this year’s lineup leading up to the festival. It is also an honor to be a part of Reel Asian’s very special 15th year (November 9 – 19). Up now, SURROGATE VALENTINE. Goh [...] Continue Reading
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