Explore More A new tell-all book about what went down behind the scenes at HBO is shedding some light on “Sopranos” star James Gandolfini’s health.
“Tinderbox: HBO’s Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers,” written by journalist James Andrew Miller, dishes all the dirt on the iconic cable network. Former Time Warner chairman and CEO — and HBO head — Jeff Bewkes spoke to Miller about the mob drama’s six-season run and how executives were reportedly worried about Gandolfini “staying alive. Read More...
Explore More Hank Azaria, 59, opened up about voicing “The Simpsons” Apu Nahasapeemapetilon as a white man on the latest episode of NPR’s podcast “Code Switch.”
Apu is a recurring Indian-American character in the show who runs the Kwik-E-Mart convenience store, which often keeps him from his wife and eight children.
Azaria was first publicly called out in 2017 when comedian Hari Kondabolu, who’s of Indian descent, expressed his anger over the character and Hollywood’s decadeslong depictions of South Asians in the documentary “The Problem With Apu. Read More...
A journalist for more than two decades, Michelle Li had grown accustomed to negative comments.
But when the award-winning Asian American news anchor first listened to a voice mail on New Year’s Day, she said she was “disheartened.” The words were more than rude — they were hateful. Racist.
The caller criticized Li for “being very Asian” and said she should “keep her Korean to herself.”
But soon after that experience, “something amazing happened,” Li, a reporter and anchor for NBC St. Read More...
