Charley Lanyon
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New York, NY, United States
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Top disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci warns of ‘really serious’ consequences if US reopens too soon
Fauci testified to Senate panel via video conference; while he warned about ‘serious’ consequences of reopening the nation too soon, he also offered cautious optimism on vaccine development. → Read More
Coronavirus: Covid-19 was in US earlier than first thought. Here’s why that’s important to know
February deaths in California upend what experts thought they knew about the virus’s spread in US, as antibody tests indicate a much greater incidence of infection, and possible recovery – information vital to help decide next steps to take. → Read More
How the Wuhan experience could help coronavirus battle in US and Europe
Protocols developed at the pandemic’s first hotspot could guide health care workers in the US and Europe as they struggle with the same issues. → Read More
US health care needs its Filipino nurses, so why is the system stacked against them?
With the existing workforce ageing, a historic shortfall looming and Trump limiting immigration, the system’s best hope lies with the nurses themselves. → Read More
The hawkers of Hong Kong and Los Angeles: two cities, two very different stories
Street vending has long been an iconic part of the urban scene in Hong Kong and Los Angeles, enriching them socially while helping the less well off earn a living. Now, as one city does all it can to preserve the culture, the other seems intent on destroying what’s left of a way of life. → Read More
88rising, label behind Rich Brian and Keith Ape, is turning Asian hip hop acts into global stars
Sean Miyashiro, founder of the record label and artist collective 88rising, is tough to get on the phone these days. When we finally get hold of him, he is in his hotel room in Tokyo – “the best city in the world straight up” as he puts it – halfway through his label’s second Asian tour, and feeling equal parts elated and overwhelmed.... → Read More
China’s 10-year-old hip hop dance sensation has the moves, but critics say she’s being sexualised
Watch her speak – such as during a recent appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, for example – and Amy Zhu seems like any other 10-year-old girl, albeit with hipper clothes.... → Read More
Vidya Vox: YouTube sensation mixes her Indian and American identities and finds success
A painful childhood in the US spent hiding her Indian heritage left the young Vidya isolated Meeting the like-minded Shankar Tucker put the pair on the path to ‘electro world dream pop’ stardom → Read More
A crazy Jewish-American Christmas: the Hollywood deli where the line is out the door and the party never ends
Traditionally, Jewish Americans have flocked to Chinese restaurants at Christmas, but in places such as Los Angeles, it’s at the deli where they party → Read More
The Pan Am Experience: take a flight of fancy to the ’70s, golden age of travel
Hop aboard a Boeing 747 and time travel to an era when flying meant romance and glamour, complete with caviar and champagne → Read More
Street artist Invader comes full circle with LA gallery show of paintings
Famous for his mosaics of retro video game characters, Invader actually started out in a far more traditional wayNew Los Angeles show is his largest ever in the US → Read More
How Thanksgiving helps Asian-Americans celebrate their culture and identity
The looseness to Thanksgiving makes it a great platform for Asian-Americans to celebrate and inject their own, sometimes complicated, identitiesKimchi stuffing, pumpkin sticky rice – there are no wrong dishes → Read More
The YouTubers who were making Asian-American films long before Crazy Rich Asians
Launched in 2003, Wong Fu Productions creates hugely popular YouTube features about Asian-American livesOnce rejected by Hollywood, they’re now taking another shot → Read More
The definitive Thanksgiving playlist, with no apologies to Adam Sandler
These songs evoke the emotions, love and gluttony associated with ThanksgivingArtists include The National, The Byrds, Sly and the Family Stone, Jan and Dean, and Green Day → Read More
Talking Head David Byrne on creating his ‘American Utopia’ and pushing boundaries in a partisan world
Ahead of his performance at Clockenflap in Hong Kong, the brilliantly inventive former Talking Heads frontman and keen cyclist reveals how he is using technology to realise his vision, with shows so out of the box they are hard to describe → Read More
The Hmong farming family supplying top Californian restaurants with the freshest produce
The Thao Family Farm is at the heart of southern California cuisineThe Fresno farm run by Hmong immigrants is more about family and building a community than food → Read More
With three exhibitions, Ai Weiwei arrives in Los Angeles arts scene with a bang
Dissident Chinese artist should have found a home long ago in southern California, but until September his work had not been shown there. Now three exhibitions, of works new and old, have opened → Read More
The man who has eaten at more than 7,300 Chinese restaurants, but can’t use chopsticks and doesn’t care for food
David R. Chan’s love of lists and determination never to eat at the same place twice has seen him become an accidental expert on Chinese-American history. Just don’t call him a foodie → Read More
Downtown Los Angeles has gone from derelict to destination – where to shop, eat and be seen
Top taquerias and fine-dining restaurants, museums and cultural destinations, the hottest LA fashion – all within walking distance of your hip or heritage hotel → Read More
How Chinese contemporary sculptures took pride of place in art lover’s Californian winery
Pieces by Ai Weiwei, Yue Minjun and Zhan Wang stand out among the works on the Donum wine estate, where Allan Warburg has mixed his two loves – wine and art – with spectacular results → Read More