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Links of the Day, January 7

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Justin Fung

News

Hillary Clinton delivered a speech on development yesterday. Here’s Nick Kristof’s take on it.
Still no developments on the racial violence incident at South Philadelphia High from before Christmas.
Walmart and H&M apparently destroy unsold clothing rather than donating it. This makes me sad–H&M is one of my faves. [UPDATE: H&M put a statement on their Facebook page saying they are "committed to taking responsibility for how our operations affect both people and the environment. Our policy is to donate any damaged usable garments to charity. We're currently investigating an incident in a NY store that is not representative of our policy. We will follow with more information as soon as we are able. H&M's US sales operation donates thousands of garments each year through Gifts In Kind Int'l."

Music

Check out this sweet video of Priscilla Ahn, singing "Living in a Tree," which didn't make her album but was featured in a Jeep commercial. I dare you not to fall in love.
Dawen lists his top 10 Asian-American tracks of 2009.

Miscellaneous

Angry Asian Man previews the Lost Supper.
11 most painfully obvious headlines.
More states allow marriage between first cousins than between same sex couples.
Check out Alma, an awesome animated short about a creepy doll shop, described as "equal parts Pixar and The Twilight Zone."

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Posted on December 8, 2009 by Justin Fung

This weekend, while we were in New York, I got to see an old friend of mine perform. I’ve plugged him on here before, when his American Me album (available on iTunes and Amazon) came out, and I’m gonna keep plugging him, coz I think his music is awesome: musically, creatively, lyrically. Mixing funk, soul and R&B, my buddy Dawen keeps producing great, great songs.

Here are some pics from the gig last week–a little dim due to the lighting in the place–including a couple with guest performer Alfa. (You should go check her out too; her blog is here.)