The Fighting 44s

Superbowl 44: Saints Win!

jaehwan — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:24:07 +0000

(Originally published on bigWOWO) It’s been an exciting year since the 44s entered its last year and then officially retired. 44th President, and now Superbowl 44. Even in retirement, the 44s are relevant as ever. What happened during that second half? I was cheering for the Saints, but I...

Claude Levi-Strauss, Father of Structuralism, Dies at 100

jaehwan — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:11:05 +0000

From the NY Times today: Claude Levi-Strauss has died. I rarely meet people who major in literature and artsy humanities, but when I do, I sometimes joke about Claude Levi-Strauss. Regardless of we studied–French lit, Spanish lit, Philosophy–everybody with a humanities major has read...

Roger Fan on the “Red Dawn” Remake

Dialectic — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:30:29 +0000

Here’s a thoughtful post by Roger Fan (Breeze Loo!) on being Asian-American in Hollywood and the upcoming remake of Red Dawn. The entire site, “You Offend Me You Offend My Family” is worth checking out. They’re the new (more popular, more successful, more adjusted) 44s!...

Race and the Pitfalls of Self-Control

Dialectic — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 23:56:32 +0000

An interesting Scientific American article on how constant self-monitoring can have disadvantages, specifically as it pertains to race-relations. Everybody’s just got to relax. Try a Little Powerlessness—Pitfalls of Self-Control We admire self-discipline, but could too much control be a bad...

The Onion Sold to the Chinese

Dialectic — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:12:30 +0000

Not sure how long this is going to last, but the Onion has finally been sold to the Chinese Amalgamated Salvage Fisheries and Polymer Injection Corp., Yu Wan Mei. It’s absolutely fucking brilliant. Read all the articles. Here’s a sample, and remember, China is strong. Potato-Faced...

Podcast with Sam Yoon, Candidate for Mayor of Boston

jaehwan — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:52:19 +0000

I had the opportunity yesterday to record a podcast with Boston City Councilor Sam Yoon, who is running to become the next mayor of Boston. Check it out here. I was highly, highly impressed with the drive that Mr. Yoon put into his candidacy, the force behind his desire to make Boston a better...

China’s Hu skips G8 to deal with Xinjiang riots

Dialectic — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:18:37 +0000

I particularly enjoy this passage of this Yahoo article: “Uighurs are spoiled like pandas. When they steal, rob, rape or kill, they can get away with it. If we Han did the same thing, we’d be executed,” he said. Damn pandas! It seems as though the Uighur/Chinese situation has some...

Response to “‘Biocentrism’: How life creates the universe”

Dialectic — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:58:05 +0000

Long-time member evil-FUX sent me an interesting article from MSNBC which discusses how an understanding of consciousness is crucial to understanding the universe. While I agree with that general premise, I found some of the content to be problematic. The authors either grossly misunderstand how...

How David Beats Goliath

Dialectic — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:37:14 +0000

This is a fantastic article from the New Yorker on the effectiveness of relentless effort and unconventional technique, as it applies to basketball, war, and life. It reminds me of two things: first, a study a genius buddy told me about which concluded that most of the top guys in any given field...

For Disabled Chinese Girl, An Uncertain Future

nskripchun — Tue, 05 May 2009 08:51:21 +0000

It’s been almost a year since the Sichuan Earthquake, and NPR is running a series following up on both the survivors, impact, and recovery from the disaster. Story Link For Disabled Chinese Girl, An Uncertain Future by Melissa Block All Things Considered, May 4, 2009 · Huang Meihua is a...