Here's a quick recap of some of the headlines and happenings from the blogosphere and around the way that hopefully won't put you to sleep -- although I can't really promise anything, so if you do end up falling asleep, just remember that technically I never said this would actually be interesting -- just informative.

iaTV Cuts 80% Of Its Staff

Is it just me or are Asian American media outlets starting to drop like flies? I know that in Jeff Yang's article on iaTV they say they'll be around for a while, but with an 80% staff cut it doesn't really bolster confidence -- although maybe that just means more subscribers for Hyphen.

Kim Goes Wild

If you haven't heard -- or just don't follow golf -- Asian American Anthony Kim, even though a Ryder Cup neophyte, set the tone for the U.S. team in individual play with wins over Sergio Garcia last weekend to help the U.S. take back the Cup from the European team who had won the previous three outings since 2002.

Roses Have Thorns and Austin Gets Film

Cinemasia, who put on my favorite short film down at the 72 Hour Film Festival, is having a showing down in the East Village this Thursday for their new feature "Roses Have Thorns" as part of the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival, so check it out if you get a chance.

In other film related news, the Austin Asian American Film Festival is getting ready to come your way in a few weeks, running from October 9th through the 12th, and from the lineup and trailer looks like it should be pretty good. To check out the films and reserve tickets go the AAAFF site.

Sherman Alexie and Dan Savage?

For some odd reason this just happened to catch my eye because I wondered what Sherman Alexie was doing in a Dan Savage article because they really don't go together. Sherman Alexie: award winning author, person or color, American Indian activist. Dan Savage: Dan Savage.

Is the Philippines Full Of Uncle Toms?

Caught this post via Rice Daddies about going to the Philippines, having dark skin, whitening products with mercury, and the quote "This is going to seem harsh, but it needs to be said: the Philippines will continue to be a filthy, backwards third world country with little to take pride in unless our people stop being ashamed of what we are: BROWN."

Cho versus Palin versus Shakesville

From busting a nut in the curl to eating out Eskimo style, this conversation about Palin is getting some heat and I'm just hoping there's more coming -- soon.

Word To My Wal-Mart

Best quote from this Notes and Queeries post by Malinda Lo: "A happy lesbian wedding on display at Wal-Mart? 'I wish them the best,' my mother said to me, as if I could somehow relay her congratulations to the newlyweds."

That's A Lot Of Joy

Asia Pacific Arts did a recent experiment where they put four women together who had never seen "The Joy Luck Club" and then did a discussion with them to ponder its relevance years later.  While I think that's interesting, couldn't they have included some guys? Do we just not matter?

And You Got a Year (And a Day)

When you launder $125,000 of grant money -- for whatever reason -- a year and a day actually doesn't seem that bad of a sentence, and I'm sure someone will have a nice warm bowl of soup for Julie Lee when she steps out of the pokey.