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Those damn tsunami-causing Asians

admin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:35:24 +0000

OK, I’m sure you’ve all seen the original vlog post by the intellectually challenged Alexandra Wallace by now, ranting about Asians at UCLA and how they are ruining her life with their non-American ways. This b is so stupid that part of me (most of me) is positive that this is some sort of publicity stunt for her to pitch her new reality show. Whether or not it’s for real, the only way to rebut something as idiotic and ignorant as this vlog post (besides burning shit down) is to write a song. You go, boy. Props to RHK for sending me this in the first place. Watch/listen to it here.

Anality … it’s what lawyers do best

admin — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:11:28 +0000

Have you ever driven down the freeway, spotted a Ford F-150 pickup truck and mistaken it for a Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 car? No? Well, the dusty lawyers over at the Ford Motor Company beg to differ. They filed a trademark infringement suit against Ferrari for naming their latest F1 challenger the “F-150″ to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. Well, in an act of good faith, Ferrari renamed the car the “F150th Italia” a few weeks ago. In an added act of grace, they have now renamed it the “150° Italia”. Why? In an official statement, it was to “make it clear even to the thickest of people that the name of the car is a tribute to the anniversary of the unification of our country”. Take that. Full story.

Alonso on his way to The Home Depot to pick up some mulch.

Talk about confusing …

admin — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 05:44:36 +0000

Two Lotus F1 teams? Both running Renault engines? Both with the same team colors? What?? Read up on all of the confusing details here.

The 2011 Lotus Renault GP. Or is it the Team Lotus Renault?

Webber needs to stay off of his bicycle. Just sayin’.

admin — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:26:19 +0000

The 2010 F1 season was awesome. The best part of it for me was seeing Mark Webber leading the Drivers’ Standings and looking like a shoe-in to become Red Bull Racing’s first World Drivers’ Champion. Well, after the Asian rounds started, good old Webber started to slump, his worst moments being crashing in Korea and getting his ass handed to him in Abu Dhabi. Turns out he had a shoulder injury right around that time from yet another bicycle crash. A man’s gotta have various interests, but come on now! Our friends at ITV have the full(er) story here.

Mark Webber

“The Case” interview for Examiner.com

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 03:27:35 +0000

Ed Moy asked to have a chat with me for Examiner.com. We chatted about “The Case” and all things Maximus. Read it here.

The Last Airbender = The (not so) Last Racebender

admin — Thu, 27 May 2010 04:28:47 +0000

What the hell is up with Hollywood casting Caucasians in roles that clearly were not meant for Caucasians? “21″: the lead dude was Asian in real life. “Prince of Persia”: I would imagine the lead is Persian, which Jake G is not (the best of my knowledge). “Ghandi”: no comment.

And of course, the project of the hour, “The Last Airbender”: supposed to feature Asian peeps and Asian culture. Well, at least Hollywood got it half right, and it’s not the peeps part. Once again, the studios have taken massive creative license and have replaced the Asian leads with Caucasians. Keep in mind that this film is based on a hugely popular animated series featuring people of the Asian persuasion. I guess Asians are acceptable for animated characters, but God forbid we use Asian actors to portray live action characters. Whoa!

I realize it is the producers’ prerogative to do as they please with the film, since they are the ones paying for the thing and it is their creative vision. But don’t expect me to sit idly by and watch it, let alone pay to watch it.

Check out Gene Yang’s illustrated take on it. And props to AR for bringing this to my attention in the first place:

SLS AMG GT3 >> Black Series … just in case you needed another kick in the ass.

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:53:13 +0000

Just when we thought the 2010 SLS 63 AMG was bad ass enough, the fellas at Mercedes-Benz came up with the SLS AMG GT3. And now guess what? All of that race awesomeness is reportedly going to trickle down to a street-legal version a la Black Series. Danke schoen to the powers-that-be in Affalterbach!

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Mercedes GP throws down a marker at Sakhir

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:38:45 +0000

Mercedes GP (formerly Brawn GP) claimed the top spot today after the second practice session at the 2010 season opening Bahrain Grand Prix. His illustrious teammate, Michael Schumacher, clocked in the third quickest time — not bad for a 41 year old retiree. Full story here.

Nico Rosberg

Announcing the worst-kept secret in F1: US F1 is Audi 5

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:42:31 +0000

Well, despite constant denials, US F1 announced today that it was calling it quits to their 2010 bid to compete in the FIA Formula One World Championship. Sad to see this happening, but one upside is that good old Jacques Villeneuve may be making a comeback with Stefan GP if the FIA grants them the now-vacant grid slot. Full article here.

"Um, don't look now, but I think everyone is on to us."

Why South Korea is so rabid about their Olympic athletes

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:52:48 +0000

The New York Times ran an article shedding a tiny beam of light onto why South Koreans demand and expect their Olympic athletes to deliver, especially when competing against Japan. Read about a sliver of world history that isn’t taught in any grade school in the Western hemisphere. Article here.

South Korean figure skater, Kim Yu-Na