Asian stars are rising — Latest TV breakthroughs look like the real deal

We live in a time when the media tell us who we are. What “Lost” has done is tell the world what Asians aren’t. We aren’t all martial arts experts. We aren’t all college educated and over-employed. We’re not always the model minority. We don’t all own dry-cleaning businesses. And just as importantly, we’re not all nice.

Chaplin remembered on DVD and by proud son

Sydney Chaplin isn’t surprised his father–the late, great Charlie Chaplin–still has so many fans worldwide. “He’s larger than life to a lot of people still,” says Chaplin, 77. “He’s even bigger in Europe than he is here. I remember meeting a guy in France. He shook my hand and started to cry. If he met my father, he would’ve had a stroke!”