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Hua Hsu

Hua Hsu

Hua Hsu teaches in the English Department at Vassar College and writes about music, sports, and culture.
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Hua Hsu teaches in the English Department at Vassar College and writes about music, sports, and culture. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, Bookforum, Slate, The Village Voice, The Boston Globe Ideas section and The Wire (for whom he writes a bi-monthly column). He is on the editorial board for the New Literary History of America.
'The Simpsons,' Ai Weiwei, and What Artists Want from Us

'The Simpsons,' Ai Weiwei, and What Artists Want from Us

Can an opening sequence of a TV show have the same effect as a Tate Modern exhibit?… More »

10 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

10 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Channel your savage side with Arthur Magazine's set designed for "human-plant interaction" or J. Bo Tapes's live jungle sets… More »

Huang Weikai's Absurd New Film

Huang Weikai's Absurd New Film

The Chinese filmmaker's new documentary, 'Disorder', provides a shocking portrayal of everyday life in Guangzhou, China… More »

Reminiscing About My Hip-Hop Rebellion

Reminiscing About My Hip-Hop Rebellion

Jay Caspian Kang recalls an unlikely reunion with a once-beloved song and the memories carried by its music… More »

16 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

16 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Embrace the crisp autumn days with Kenny Dope's soulful mix or reminisce for summer's warmth with Dreams in Audio's Brazilian mix… More »

7 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

7 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Ease into fall with the trippy sounds of Aphex Twin or with a more eclectic '80s folk mix… More »

Channeling Tao Lin

Channeling Tao Lin

Looking at the critical response to the writer's—notorious for his self-promotion—new book "Richard Yates"… More »

'The Shot Heard 'Round the World' and the Goal No One Saw

'The Shot Heard 'Round the World' and the Goal No One Saw

What it means to "bear witness" to legendary sporting events… More »

11 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

11 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

This week's playlists are in honor of Fat Beats, the iconic hip-hop record shop that closed its doors this week… More »

The Passing of a Record Store

The Passing of a Record Store

As Manhattan's legendary Fat Beats store closes, it signifies the end of a vinyl era… More »

9 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

9 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Wind down with Jazzy Jeff's summertime mix or add some soul to your repertoire with Aquariam Drunkard's gospel playlist… More »

All-Access: Friends, Pop Stars, and 'Unapproachability'

All-Access: Friends, Pop Stars, and 'Unapproachability'

The down-to-earth appearance of today's celebrities demonstrates the power of networking… More »

Charlie Chan in 'K-Town'

Charlie Chan in 'K-Town'

Will the new "Jersey Shore" knock-off portray a less racist view of Asian American lifestyle than one of the most hated characters on TV?… More »

8 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

8 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Coast into this weekend with two nostalgic tributes and a mix including an essay by Dr. Rob… More »

R.I.P. Jack Tatum

R.I.P. Jack Tatum

Remembering the Oakland Raiders legend… More »

What's Authentic About Folk Music?

What's Authentic About Folk Music?

Can a genre that claims to provide a direct link to our past really represent our roots?… More »

The Unlikeliest Wrestlers

The Unlikeliest Wrestlers

What the Beatles, Indonesian pop, and Bolivian wrestling have in common… More »

Terminal Boredom: Reading Tao Lin

Terminal Boredom: Reading Tao Lin

How this novelist/poet/Internet sensation defines today's celebrity… More »

11 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

11 Mixes Worth Listening to This Week

Travel back in time with this week's class jazz mix, old-school rasta hits, or an 80s mix featuring Eddie Murphy… More »

Artistic License Gone Rotten

Artistic License Gone Rotten

The graffiti community's "code of the streets" is hard to define, but every now and then, there's a consensus. This is one of those times.… More »

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