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...exceptions to stereotypes about Asian male sexuality. One participant said there was a lack of attractive Asian men in the media, while another mentioned a friend who didn’t understand the effeminate Asian male stereotypes—in her hometown, the Asian men were all hyper-masculine. Ultimately, Lee placed the responsibility of breaking the stereotypes on Asian men themselves. “If there is any fixing to be done,” Lee said, “that’s going to come from the men.” Sharing his own experience with dating...
...ticket life. David Grain, 46, an African-American Democrat and the millionaire founder of Grain Communications, is a top fund raiser for Obama but also for Sarasota GOP congressional incumbent Vern Buchanan. "The whole party arrangement has gotten very old and stale for people like me," says Grain. Consequently, hyper-partisan campaigning has become a turnoff for a growing number of Floridians of all political stripes. Or, as Sarasota Democratic Party Chairman Rita Ferrandino puts it, Obama may be drawing local Republicans to his camp because he "reminds people of Crist more than McCain does...
...when they witness an actor like Cera rising to the top of the celebrity ladder, though, is the power of a big break. In reality, people like Stacey Snider are the propellers behind the movies and stars that captivate global audiences. It takes good instincts, guts, a vision, hyper-awareness of social trends and pop culture, and excellent budgeting skills to pull off a box-office hit. So, dispose of that image of the cigar-puffing dude in the big leather chair, because he’s probably taking orders from Stacey Snider...
...Youth advocates say they will focus on putting out fires until after Election Day. Once the hyper-partisanship has ebbed, they will start a more aggressive push - kicked off by a hearing in front of the House Administration Committee on Sept. 25 - for their long-term legislative goals, which include facilitating student-voter registration both on Election Day and far in advance of it through high school civics classes, as well as more consistent guidelines to help registrars do their jobs and ensure that students get to vote. Says Sujatha Jahagirdar, program director of the Student Public Interest Research Group...
...didn’t read science fiction.” Can you imagine how many readers missed out on the delight of those writers because they didn’t buy pink? Categorization. THC: On your website it says you’re a “hyper-fiction writer.” What do you define as hyper-fiction? JC: A German critic was the first one to use that term in an article he wrote about one of my books. I asked what he meant and he cryptically said, “Look up the word...