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After escaping a treacherous cult, the Australian star reprises her role as Aunt Beru in Obi-Wan Kenobi
For the second year, I had the privilege of documenting two virtual sessions arranged by the Pan Pacific Asian Steering Committee of the Motion Picture Editors Guild in celebration of AAPI Heritage Month.
While Voice Kids Australia winner Alexa Curtis opens up about her lead role on Aussie Nickelodeon series Rock Island Mysteries, real estate expert Tarek El Moussa offers a window into his own home life on the eve of the second season of Flipping 101.
After more than 40 years in front of the camera, Deborah Hutton reveals how new series Find Your Dream home inspired her own piece of paradise.
The Australian actor depicts Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as he makes the move from gridiron to the wrestling ring in Young Rock’s second season.
Nine years after releasing “Riptide,” the Melbourne singer-songwriter puts out his most personal album yet.
The comedy star leads a local cast in How to Please a Woman
The actress returns to her roots and recalled her immigrant journey. Instead of her recipes or music, we talk about her role in Australian independent film Little Tornadoes.
Leaving her desk job behind, Jennifer Peedom took a camera to the mountains and found a new career
Elisabeth Moss, star of The Handmaid’s Tale, leads an award-winning ensemble through Shining Girls, a twisty new thriller on Apple TV Plus.
Actor Bethany Joy Lenz is fending off the forces of evil in new thriller So Cold the River while also revisiting One Tree Hill with her costars in a successful podcast.
Lucky me! I reconnected with Dichen Lachman for this chat about her new series, Severance, on Apple TV+.
It’s not often you get invited to be a part of such a monumental project. Thank you, @originalspin @wongfuphil and @angryasianman for letting me write about Asian American representation on reality TV (shout out to @daniellueofficial and @williamhungofficial) and the Dance Crew Revolution. Order at @riseaabook! Rise will be out March 1 from @harpercollins. In Australia, you can buy it at Dymocks, Booktopia, and other outlets. Thank you also to artists @taktoyoshima and @jef.with.one.f for making the pieces come alive! #risereveal #riseaabook#asianamerican
Although I have spent my whole career in the magazine business, I learned much more about it in 2021. That’s a good thing, I suppose, that I can still pick up new things this far along in my working life! Along with a core team of writers, editors, and illustrators, I’ve helped conceive, edit, and write 10 bookazines for Jacket LLC and 10TenMedia, distributed by Bauer North America. And there’s more to come! Thank you to the Pod for making these possible.
Below the collection of covers is the main cover and masthead for ESL: Moving to the Next Level, a commemorative bookazine for the Electronic Sports League’s 20th anniversary. I helped edit and wrote four stories for this issue, available in a digital presentation through Zinio and on ESL’s main site.
I talk to Angela Kang, the showrunner for The Walking Dead, on the achievements of the groundbreaking series and what viewers can expect as it heads toward the end of its eleventh and final season. As a bonus, there is more from my 2021 chats via virtual press junket with Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride.
What a treat to speak with Christopher Eccleston for this piece about the series Close to Me. (No, I did not pester him about Doctor Who.)
Always a pleasure to speak to Rebecca Gibney, a versatile actress who is now venturing more into producing.
While the television series is on its sixth season, Diana Gabaldon’s ninth novel in the Outlander series is out now.
I learned a lot about sharks from conservationist and shark activist Madison Stewart and hope others will, too.
Interview Deborah Mailman? Why, certainly! Any time. This piece is pegged to the second season of Total Control, a series with international reach now, and deservedly so.