Category: Celebrities
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Lucy Liu in Charlie’s Angels: the issues with Asian representation
Lucy Liu’s co-starring role in the first two Charlie’s Angels films was seen as a breakthrough for Asian American representation on the big screen. But how good was the actual representation? This blog post explores that more.
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Triple Review: Docile by Hyeseung Song, Shanghai Dolls at Kiln Theatre and Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan
In this first of future triple reviews, I lend my thoughts on Docile – Memoirs of a Not-So-Perfect Asian Girl by Hyeseung Song, the play Shanghai Dolls at Kiln Theatre and the film Love Hurts starring Ke Huy Quan.
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The ESEA Echo: Telling and uncovering the story of football’s unsung hero, Frank Soo
Did you know during the 30s and 40s, Frank Soo was the first non-100% White player in the English Football League and first of Chinese descent? There’s little known about his life and legacy, with more being found out. Read my interview with Alan Lau, Founder and Director of The…
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Film Review: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
“I Wanna Dance with Somebody” is the latest but probably not last biopic retelling the life of Whitney Houston, but it’s certainly perhaps one of the frankest and closest to the truths about her that we may get. If you’re a fan of the greatest singer of all time, this…
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Theatre Review: The Cher Show
Cher is a unique, inimitable superstar. And after living through seven decades she has certainly had an interesting life – one that is now being told through a jukebox musical. But does “The Cher Show” bring the icon’s life, career and eccentric personality to the stage faithfully and with sincerity…
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My Top 10 favourite tracks from Christina Aguilera’s “Bionic” album
To mark the 11th anniversary of the criminally underrated “Bionic” album by Christina Aguilera, here is my top 10 favourite tracks from said record. #JusticeForBionic
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#JusticeForBionic: 10 years on – 10 ways Christina Aguilera’s album made an impact
A controversial risk at the time, Bionic was considered a copycat flop at the time but now considered an underrated, game-changing musical gem. Here are the ways in which the real Madame X made an impact with the album.
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Concert Review: Christina Aguilera at Manchester Arena
Pop superstar Christina Aguilera returned to the UK after 13 years away with her highly anticipated The X Tour. I exclusively reviewed her Manchester date for this blog.
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15 times since 2010 that Christina Aguilera has proved she is still an icon
She may not have had much solo success recently but Christina Aguilera is definitely still an inspirational, successful icon! These 15 things will prove just that.
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Whitney: Can I Be Me – the lesbian rumours
She may have been the greatest vocalist of all time but Whitney’s personal troubles and life were constantly under scrutiny. Should the rumours of her sexuality be held against her and continuously brought up to besmirch her name?
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