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The Nike-owned footwear giant removes the Chuck 70 X promotional photo worldwide while facing sharp scrutiny over corporate vetting failures. The post Converse Pulls Campaign Ad Starring K-pop Singer Karina After Backlash Over Imagery…

Stanford R&DE used AI to replace a white male student with a Black student and beautify an Asian peer in an ad, sparking campus backlash over representation and consent. The post Stanford University Uses AI to Replace White Male With Black…

Japanese author Maha Harada turns her short story “An Unnecessary Man” into a feature film, premiering in competition at San Sebastian and Busan. At 64, she calls the experience “a dream I hope I never wake up from.” The post Bestselling…

Blackpink’s Lisa teams up with PlayStation for a limited-edition DualSense controller and fashion-forward merch collection, timed to her new EP Press Play. Preorders open October 2; launch October 30 The post Lisa x Playstation: BLACKPINK…

HarperCollins will eliminate remaining print and digital stock of the author's work, ending a sixty-million-book run shadowed by misconduct allegations and caricatured minority characters. The post HarperCollins Drops David Walliams Entire…

As HKFFUK returns for its fourth edition, Programme Director Ching Wong discusses building ESEA solidarity, confronting anti-migrant sentiment, and proving there is life beyond Wong Kar-wai. The post A Cinema Without Borders: Inside the…

Shirley Jennifer Lim’s new book details how Hollywood racism and private slurs undercut the short-lived bond between two cinema legends. The post New Anna May Wong Biography Reveals Marlene Dietrich Unleashed Vicious Anti-Asian Tirade…

Josephine Atienza, wife of 42 years, recounts the final moments of her husband Bert, a 77-year-old Filipino American man who died after a Walmart assault in Norfolk, Virginia, following a shopping cart dispute The post Wife of 42 Years…