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RIP, Myspace (Plus, Stories I Wrote in 2016 and 2017)

March 23, 2018

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After three years of finding subjects, interviewing, and organizing the calendar for Myspace’s Artist of the Day section, it died in mid-2017. Frankly I’m surprised that the Myspace Music Site revival lasted that long – I’d figured that Time Inc (which had bought it from Viant) had forgotten about it when they bought the brand […]

More Stories I Wrote in 2015

October 12, 2016

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 I did some really interesting stories for Upvoted, Reddit’s feature-y news site, toward the end of 2015, right after I gave birth to Kaya papaya. I still miss that outlet. I also did a ton of fun stories for OC Weekly, namely — pimped out Kaya for a Sublime feature! How OC. Upvoted Can’t Buy […]

“Artist of the Day” Stories I Wrote for Myspace in 2015

October 12, 2016

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In 2014 my good friend Vickie Chang became the editorial director of Myspace and assigned me the very interesting task of finding up-and-coming artists for the feature “Artist of the Day.” I started hunting down bands that hadn’t made it big yet, which made me excited about music again. I continued doing it even after […]

Stories I Wrote in 2014

October 12, 2016

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I’m writing this recap late 2016, a full two years later. But I do think that cataloging the stories I wrote — and I wrote a ton of them! — through the years is a good exercise. So here goes. CBS LA Best Dive Bars In Orange County If you think OC is all about glitzy […]

Martin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider

July 17, 2015

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Martin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider (p.1) Martin Ramirez: Inside the Outsider (p.2)

How Faythe Levine Became a Craftmaking Superstar

July 17, 2015

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Here’s a step-by-step guide to how Faythe Levine, the co-owner of Paper Boat Boutique and Gallery, founder of craft fair, Art vs. Craft, director-producer of the documentary “Handmade Nation: The Rise of D.I.Y. Art, Craft and Design,” and performer of the saw for the Wooden Robot, became a star in the world of art and […]

Flash Fiction Rejects from 2004

August 4, 2014

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moment #1: When I was a kid we used to hang out in the open attic of my friend’s house in Baguio. It was called the pugad — bird’s nest — because it was a warm safe haven, yet we could see all the way down through pine trees and street lights, and all the […]

Too Fast!

July 22, 2014

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Everyone said it would happen. I blinked and now I have a little boy. He asks me about antennas, speed bumps, compares his poops to Amtraks and says daddy (and not mommy) is his bestie. Dang.

Stories I Wrote in 2012

November 5, 2013

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Thought I’d post the 2012 stories as well, a year later! Artbound was a pretty amazing experience, they even made a short video based on my stories. KCET Artbound Siempre es Hoy: Capturing the Latin Alternative Moment A Conversation on Chicano Art: Artist Jose Lozano and Collector Armando Duron Parker Jacobs Can’t Lose Art With […]

Stories I Wrote in 2013

November 5, 2013

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I always think I should keep a tally of stories I write for other publications, especially since I don’t have a full-time reporting job anymore. Here’s an abridged list of everything I did this year (I only posted stories I liked, actually.) I sort of stopped doing so much over the summer because I was […]