Kelvin Mak

K.K. Mai is a writer and high school English teacher residing in California's Bay Area. When he's not furiously planning for the next day's lessons, he often finds himself stuck in Wikipedia rabbit holes, wandering around his neighborhood at night, and neurotically cycling through his memories before he sleeps. Sometimes he writes, too. Follow him on Substack or on Twitter at @radishgalaxy.

A woman is DJing while wearing a focused expression. She is wearing headphones and manipulating discs and knobs in a room illuminated by purple lights.

Hiroko Yamamura brings ’80s Japanese cyberpunk into the DJ scene

The DJ from Chicago tackles the music scene with a unassailable sense of humor and a peerless love of anime

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A man stands in front of two large paintings in a gallery. He has his hand over his mouth, looking up with his head tilted to the right.

Brett Park uses phantasmic phalluses to explore bodily taboos

In the prolific YouTuber’s art, two-dimensional cartoon bodies hide a secret third dimension of meaning

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A man wearing a winter coat stands in a grocery store aisle, looking pensively into the distance.

Filmmaker and TikToker RJ Siu is keeping it in the family

With videos featuring his family, his content gives off “classic sibling vibes” that many can relate to

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An animated woman with red hair stands behind a Psyduck Pokemon in foreground with tents in background.

‘Pokemon Concierge’ and the appeal of life sims

Why are more people consuming content about everyday life?

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A white man in a black shirt and black pants holds a microphone to his mouth, with a bookshelf in the background.

Comedian Jesse Appell Spills the Tea on Cultural Appreciation vs. Appropriation

Writer Kelvin Mak sits down with the performer to talk about what it’s like being a white guy doing standup in Mandarin, as well as his passion for Chinese tea ceremony

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Victor Xie Is Not Your Typical Food Influencer

The Oakland native behind the “Did You Eat Yet?” YouTube channel is telling the story behind some of his hometown’s longest-standing restaurants

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How We Choose to Keep Lost Friendships Alive

Reading “Stay True,” one of the New York Times’ top 10 books of 2022, made writer Kelvin Mak rethink his relationship with a lost friend

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What Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’ Taught Me About Life—And Myself

What do two Chinese American guys in the San Gabriel Valley have in common with French New Wave cinema? More than you’d think.

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