Look: AI recreates Pokémon as Studio Ghibli characters

Images of Pokémon generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in the style of Studio Ghibli have gone viral. On Tuesday, Facebook page The Ar...

Ocean Vuong calls out newspaper for misidentifying him with photo of different Asian man

Acclaimed Vietnamese American poet Ocean Vuong has called out an Italian newspaper after it printed a picture of a different Asian man whil...

Los Angeles artist pays tribute to victims of Monterey Park mass shooting

The recent shooting at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, California, which left 11 people dead and nine others injured has sent s...

Netflix slammed for using AI-generated art in new anime short

Netflix’s recently released Japanese short animation “The Dog & The Boy” is being criticized online for its AI-generated art. The ...

Interview: Karen X Cheng on her LNY metaverse and how AI can benefit artists everywhere

A collaboration between award-winning digital creator Karen X Cheng and McDonald’s rung in the Lunar New Year with an immersive metave...

‘Kadabra, return’: Pokémon Company to print first Kadabra card in over 20 years

The Pokémon Company is releasing the psychic-type Pokémon Kadabra back into the wild of its trading card game after a ban of almost two deca...

Google Doodle celebrates bubble tea with interactive game

Google is celebrating the third anniversary of the launch of the bubble tea emoji with a new interactive Doodle that’s also an adorable mini...

‘Dream come true’: Mongolian opera singer Amartuvshin Enkhbat debuts at the MET

Opera singer Amartuvshin Enkhbat’s passion for music knows no bounds; whether he’s rising from a peaceful slumber or embarking on a lo...

Look: 6 designs compete to become Los Angeles’ memorial to Chinese massacre of 1871

Before you read: Los Angeles calls on public for ideas for memorial to 1871 Chinese Massacre victims The city of Los Angeles has selected th...

‘White Savior’ comic creator talks stereotypes, representation and Asian superheroes

Before you read: New comic titled ‘White Savior’ parodies ‘The Last Samurai,’ Hollywood tropes NextShark spoke with comic book artist Eric N...

New comic titled ‘White Savior’ parodies ‘The Last Samurai,’ Hollywood tropes

“White Savior,” a new comic from Dark Horse by comic book artist Eric Nguyen, satirizes the cinematic trope in a humorous take o...

‘Afghanistan’s Bruce Lee’ recalls hardship after Taliban retook power

Before you read: Meet the ‘Bruce Lee’ of Afghanistan Abbas Alizada, known online as “Afghanistan’s Bruce Lee” for his uncanny resembla...

Artist designs Poké Balls for all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon

An artist has caught the attention of Reddit users with a reimagination of Poké Balls that look like the Pokémon inside them. Reddit user u/...

Man in India spends 6 months, $3,000 to create silicone replica of late wife

Tapas Sandilya, a 65-year-old retired government employee, spent 250,000 rupees (approximately $3,000) on a silicone statue resembling his l...

Dave Bautista shows off his Filipino-inspired tattoos in breakdown video

Before you read: Dave Bautista says he ‘never wanted to be the next Rock’: ‘I just wanted to be a good f*cking actor’ Dave Bautista had Mann...

Asians hailed as better photographers than the British in viral TikTok

A TikTok video depicting Asians as better photographers than British people has gone viral on social media. The video was produced by Britis...

Make a splash by recreating Hokusai’s ‘The Great Wave’ with Legos

Fans of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa” can now own a copy of the beloved woodblock print – in Lego form.  On Thursday, L...

Arata Isozaki, renowned architect of iconic buildings throughout the world, dies at 91

Arata Isozaki, the 2019 Pritzker Prize-winning architect best known for his designs that blended Eastern and Western cultures, has died at 9...

‘An insult to life itself’: Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki condemns AI art

A clip of legendary Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki reacting to artificial intelligence (AI) art has reentered online discourse s...

Chinese teen regrets $115 tattoo sleeve, receives compensation nearly 7 times original price

Tattoos and regret: It’s a pairing that’s especially common in societies where body ink is traditionally frowned upon. For most individuals ...

Singaporean photographer who claimed artist ‘ripped off’ her work loses plagiarism trial

Before you read: Singaporean photographer claims artist ‘ripped off’ her work, ‘mansplained’ copyright to her Luxembourg art exhibit issues ...

Artist reimagines Studio Ghibli films as cozy video games

Pixel artist Amour, who goes by the handle @cloudtrumpets on Twitter, recently went viral for reimagining the 1989 Studio Ghibli movie “Kik...

Manga creator demands $1 billion from Elon Musk

“Magical Girl Site” manga creator Kentarō Satō is demanding a billion dollars from Elon Musk for posting his original character on Twitter ...

Celebrated Korean illustrator Kim Jung Gi dead at 47

Acclaimed Korean illustrator and cartoonist Kim Jung Gi, 47, died from a heart attack on Oct. 3. Kim was in Paris while on his way to the ...

A BTS-inspired exhibit is now open at the oldest museum in the Philippines

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Museum – the oldest museum in the Philippines – has launched an exhibit inspired by K-pop boy group BTS...

‘Vietnamese Lady’ painting by Le Pho sells for over half a million dollars

An ink and gouache painting by late Vietnamese painter Le Pho titled “Vietnamese Lady” sold for 781,200 Singapore dollars (approximately $5...

Los Angeles calls on public for ideas for memorial to 1871 Chinese Massacre victims

On Aug. 19, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, along with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, the office of Councilmember Kevin de Leó...

TAAF, Panda Express invest over $500,000 into AAPI artists

Last week, Panda Express revealed a $1 million grant to The Asian American Foundation (TAAF) to elevate AAPI representation. Now, TAAF, Pand...

Luxembourg art exhibit issues response to photographer Jingna Zhang’s accusations of plagiarism

Photographer Jingna Zhang, whose accusations earlier this month of a painter plagiarizing her work received the backing of the internet, re...

Royal Opera to stage ‘Madame Butterfly’ with racist parts removed after ‘year-long consultation’

The Royal Opera will implement changes to the makeup, costumes and movement of its revival production of the classic opera “Madame Butterfl...

Vancouver Chinatown community ‘disheartened’ after mural is vandalized weeks after being created

“Fu Lu Shou Xi,” a mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown, was vandalized with bubble graffiti on Sunday morning. The artwork, located on the Ten ...

‘The Circle’ viewers accuse contestant of racism toward Yu Ling Wu

Some fans of Netflix's reality show “The Circle” are accusing 36-year-old contestant Eversen Bevelle of being racist toward 26-year-ol...

Thai YouTuber wows internet with huge origami city and working train system made entirely of paper

Darunbhop Puangsombat, 29, became an online star after making a miniature paper city with different structures, from police stations and ap...

Photo exhibit honoring legendary Asian American photographer Corky Lee opens in New York City

When Corky Lee studied American History at Queens College in New York, the young Chinese American saw a photograph in a book that featured w...

Mystery vase that sat in UK family’s kitchen turns out to be Qing-dynasty treasure worth $1.5 million

A U.K. family discovered that the decorative vase in their home is actually a rare Chinese relic from the 1700s. The vase, which features ...

Cambodia’s 1,500-year-old Krishna statue showcased in National Museum of Asian Art virtual experience

An immersive experience featuring the newly restored, 1,500-year-old Cambodian stone sculpture “Krishna Lifting Mountain Govardhan” is curr...