graduation column
YANG | Lights Up
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The show must go on, and it’s time for me to overcome my stage fright, to become the person I need to be.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Around the World in Self-Isolation
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As the pandemic is ravaging the world as we know it, it’s important for us to remind ourselves of normalcy, of the beauty of life and civilization, and one of the best ways to do that is through art.
Arts & Culture
YANG | The Dangers of Marketable Feminism
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The male characters are still driving the conflict and story development, while the female characters are silenced in a way that’s not even easily perceivable anymore.
andrea yang
YANG | Subtle Asian Streaming
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I wonder how exactly Netflix got the memo that bringing Asian television to the American market would be a hugely profitable decision.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Hear the People Sing
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Chinese people have become conditioned to speak almost exclusively in euphemisms when discussing politics, especially on public platforms. Being straightforward would only lead to getting one’s post deleted, one’s account deactivated, or worse, being “invited” to “have tea” with law enforcement.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Entertainment in the Time of Crisis
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All the time and effort in crafting that ‘quality shitpost’ could have been used not to hurt, but to educate, to unite and to heal.
Arts & Culture
YANG | ‘Knives Out’ and the Concept of Genre
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The way we talk about “transcending genre” makes “genre” sound like a bad thing.
Arts & Culture
YANG | The Missing ‘Adult’ In Young Adult
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I want stories about who we used to be, and who we’ll become.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Kanye West Was Wrong — I Hate Being Bipolar, It Sucks
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We seem to be living in an age where it’s easier to find thoroughly researched, well-written psychopaths on screen than it is to see even just a semi-accurate depiction of more common mental illnesses.
Arts & Culture
YANG | Jay Chou and Problematic Favorites
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“Art has always strived to reflect the times, if not stay ahead of it.”