stuart, Author at stuarte

David Letterman vs. Leno, Madonna, Joaquin Phoenix

I love David Letterman. Six months in New York and I just realized that I could watch the Late Show with David Letterman live.

By stuart

March 2, 2014August 20, 2014

Basketball

Say It: Caris LeVert is a big reason why Michigan basketball is successful

Caris LeVert is a big reason why Michigan basketball has been successful this year. There, I said it. It needs to be said a lot more.

By stuart

March 1, 2014March 15, 2014

Funny Video

Video: 365 Days of Penis Drawings

Sorry, I know this video is super crass, but it’s hilarious. Flat out. I mean it’s a 3 minute video montage of 365 whiteboard drawings of penises – one creative dick a day for an entire year. A penis butterfly? A guy pooping out a penis?

By stuart

February 28, 2014March 10, 2014

Queer

As expected, public opinion and money trump “religious freedom” bill

And SB 1062 – the “religious freedom” bill – goes down. It’s too bad really for each passing day that the bill existed was a boon for LGBT rights.

By stuart

February 27, 2014February 27, 2014

Extra

Claiming a relative with Medi-Cal as a Dependent

What I Found Out Today: I went in to do my taxes early this season and in the process of determining what other deductions we may have, we realized that we could claim my grandmother as a dependent.

By stuart

February 26, 2014March 6, 2014

Arthur Chu daily double on his way to Jeopardy record books

Culture Race

Arthur Chu is on the verge of Jeopardy history

Influence what you can influence, Arthur. Smash that buzzer multiple times. Click it furiously by your microphone. ClickClickClickClick

By stuart

February 26, 2014October 5, 2016

Food

In search of the best Bhel Puri in New York City

For as many Indian restaurants as there are in New York, we need more that serve Indian street food. Specifically, I am in search of the best Bhel Puri

By stuart

February 25, 2014February 25, 2014

Extra

What does “yarrağimi ye fener” mean?

What I Found Out Today: Yesterday, a random Twitter user tweeted at me and asked me to tweet out “Yarrağimi Ye Fener.”

By stuart

February 23, 2014March 10, 2014

Queer San Francisco

Rainbows! Castro to remain tacky as fuck

Are you holding out hope that the Castro will someday pull itself out of the early 1990’s? That maybe one day, San Francisco’s historically gay district will grow up and won’t be as tacky and unfortunately campy as it has been the last decade plus?

By stuart

February 22, 2014March 14, 2014

Queer

Don’t worry, Arizona’s “anti-gay” bill will actually further LGBT rights

Yesterday, Arizona’s Republican-heavy Senate approved a bill that allowed businesses to deny service to gays and lesbians based on religious beliefs. Sounds like a step in the wrong direction, right?

By stuart

February 21, 2014February 23, 2014

Food

Give me Ngau Lam, then give me death

There’s nothing like soft, chewy connective tissue and stomach lining. Really, there isn’t. Chinese beef tendon stew is a unique taste experience. A very strong, fatty contender for my last meal before my execution would be a big, honking mixer bowl of Chinese beef tendon stew (Ngua Lam).

By stuart

February 20, 2014March 10, 2014

Extra

CAPTCHAs are a great source for big pharma drug naming!

Are you a big pharma company or biotech looking to name their next multibillion dollar drug? Just leverage CAPTCHAs

By stuart

February 19, 2014February 20, 2014

Culture Travel Video

Deciphering the ‘Indian Head Nod’ or SE Asian side-to-side ‘Head Shake’

India was easily the most challenging country I’ve ever visited. It was sensory overload and culturally, it was unlike any place I’ve ever experienced. One of the many cultural customs that my ex-boyfriend and I struggled with most were the non-verbal, side-to-side head nods

By stuart

February 18, 2014May 13, 2014

Extra

R.I.P. Bob McWilliams

I was saddened to hear about the passing of one of my good friends Robert McWilliams last week.

By stuart

February 17, 2014May 13, 2014

New York

Chinatown 2 Chinatown: The best way from Manhattan to Flushing

Here’s one of those not-so-hidden city secrets that sounds too good to be true: For $2.75 you can take a van that shuttles passengers back and forth between Manhattan’s Chinatown and Flushing’s Chinatown.

By stuart

February 16, 2014May 13, 2014

Migraine Headache by Picasso / Weeping Woman sketch — Migraine Headache by Picasso (actually "Weeping Woman" sketch #37)

Extra

Use OTC migraine medication for hangover relief

This works. This really works. I think. Over the counter migraine medication works wonders for hangovers. Whenever my head feels like a Picasso painting, the first thing I do in the morning is to take two OTC migraine caplets

By stuart

February 15, 2014March 6, 2014

Tech

Spend more time watching TV, use Shortcodes Ultimate for WordPress

What I Found Out Today: Bloggers have it so much easier nowadays. Ok, not today, but I was reminded of it recently just last week, that there was a time when there weren’t any blogging platforms or WYSIWYG editors: if you wanted to publish a blog post, you coded everything

By stuart

February 14, 2014March 10, 2014

Extra

The perfect gifts for mahjong lovers (or Chinese parents)

Do you have Chinese parents like I have Chinese parents? Do they play mahjong way too much? Me too. If your Chinese parents are anything like my Chinese parents, then they’re also way too practical.

By stuart

February 13, 2014May 13, 2014

New York Tech

OH CRAP. (The Internet of Things)

An intense winter storm is headed for the New York area. Starting after midnight tonight, 8-12 inches of snow will be dumped on the Tri-State area over the next 24 hours. My phone told me that without me asking.

By stuart

February 12, 2014February 13, 2014

SEO

The keys to a successful blog is finding a niche and sticking with it

I went to see Phil Yu speak about blogging at NYU the other day. If you don’t know who Phil Yu is, you may know him better as the owner/creator of Angry Asian Man – THE website dedicated to Asian American issues.

By stuart

February 12, 2014May 13, 2014

Basketball Race

Stop talking up Aaron Craft like he’s a superstar. He’s not even close.

Today, I watched The Aaron Craft Show (season 4, ep. 25) also known as any Ohio State basketball game on national TV. Every time Ohio State ends up on ABC or ESPN, the announcers fall over each other for the chance to honor him verbally.

By stuart

February 11, 2014March 17, 2014

Race Society

Arthur Chu will take ‘HATERS’ for 500 and answer it correctly, eat your babies

When Arthur Chu got the call to be on Jeopardy!, Chu decided to look up “Jeopardy strategies” not only so he could increase his chances of winning and not fall flat on his face on national TV, but so he could pull in max greenbacks.

By stuart

February 10, 2014February 3, 2017

Stuff

THE WINTER INSIDE (get yourself a humidifier)

It’s been over a decade since I’ve experienced a winter like the one I’m going through right now in New York. And with the winter, comes additional expense that never factored in while I was on the west coast.

By stuart

February 9, 2014February 9, 2014

Extra Video

Worst driver in history crashes scooter 4 times (CCTV video)

Every once in a while you come across a video that’s so unbelievable that you have to question the authenticity even though everything about that video feels “real.”

By stuart

February 8, 2014February 8, 2014