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· Carl Samson

Hindu priest opens DNC as Mindy Kaling rallies support for Harris

Hindu priest Rakesh Bhatt opened the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a powerful Vedic prayer, emphasizing unity and togetherness. His invocation set a solemn tone for the day, which also featured celebrity host Mindy Kaling, who passionately…

· Bryan Ke

Mindy Kaling celebrates Fourth of July with baby daughter

Mindy Kaling took her family, including her 5-month-old daughter Anne, to the beach to celebrate the Fourth of July. Kaling shared her family’s trip on Instagram on Thursday, showing her two other children, Katherine Swati, 6, and son Spencer Avu, 3, enjoying the sun and the…

· Ryan General

Asian stars shine on the Met Gala 2024 red carpet

Asian stars brought their fashion A-game to the Met Gala red carpet on Monday at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Key details:

· Carl Samson

Watch: ‘Velma’ faces new serial killer, love triangle in Season 2 trailer

Max has released the trailer for the second season of Mindy Kaling’s “Velma,” promising a richer blend of mystery and drama. Key points:

· Bryan Ke

Max announces ‘Velma’ Season 2 premiere date

Mindy Kaling’s adult-themed “Scooby-Doo” spin-off “Velma” is set to premiere its second season this month on Max, the streaming platform announced this week. Key points:

· Ryan General

‘Inside Out 2’ adds new Asian voice actors

Pixar’s highly anticipated sequel to “Inside Out” adds a diverse range of new emotions, with several actors of Asian descent joining the cast. Who’s in: On March 7, Disney and Pixar released a new trailer and poster for “Inside Out 2,” along with the full cast list. Liza Lapira,…

· Bryan Ke

Brenda Song joins Mindy Kaling’s Netflix basketball comedy series

Brenda Song has joined Mindy Kaling’s upcoming Netflix comedy series set in the professional basketball world. The new cast: Song was named as part of the Kate Hudson-led cast alongside Scott MacArthur and Drew Tarver on Kaling’s new Netflix series, which she co-wrote with…

· Bryan Ke

Max exec confirms ‘Velma’ Season 2 is happening

Mindy Kaling’s poorly received animated series “Velma” has been renewed for another season on Max, formerly known as HBO Max. Key details: Suzanna Makkos, Max and Adult Swim’s executive vice president of original comedy and adult animation, confirmed the renewal during her…

· Carl Samson

Trump to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants if elected president

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his vow to end birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants if elected back in office. The policy, which would come in the form of an executive order, contradicts the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment and…

· Isa Peralta

Teletubbies’ Po, originally played by Pui Fan Lee, stars in viral TikTok videos

The Teletubbies have made an unexpected return — but this time, they’re blowing up on social media. On May 1, 2020, the official Teletubbies TikTok account posted its first video. The account has slowly risen in popularity, with several recent videos garnering millions of views.

· Daniel Anderson

Netflix reveals first look, premiere date for ‘Never Have I Ever’ final season

Netflix has announced the premiere date for the fourth and final season of “Never Have I Ever.” The Minday Kaling-created show follows the life of Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenager as she navigates through high…

· Daniel Anderson

Jesse Q. Sutanto novel ‘Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers’ to get series adaptation

Jesse Q. Sutanto’s novel “Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers” will be getting a series adaptation produced by Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International after its rights were acquired by Warner Bros. TV. Sutanto’s novel follows Vera Wong, a lonely widow living in San…

· Daniel Anderson

‘Cocaine Bear’ star Kahyun Kim cast in NBC mockumentary ‘St. Denis Medical’

Kahyun Kim, best known for her roles in the comedy horror film “Cocaine Bear” and the fantasy drama TV series “American Gods,” has been cast in NBC’s mockumentary “St. Denis Medical.” The comedy pilot follows doctors and nurses struggling to treat patients in an underfunded…

· Carl Samson

Mindy Kaling, Vera Wang, Amy Tan and Joan Shigekawa receive National Arts, Humanities Medals

Four Asian American creatives will be awarded with national medals for the arts or humanities at the White House this afternoon. Actor and producer Mindy Kaling, fashion designer Vera Wang and producer Joan Shigekawa are named recipients of the 2021 National Medals of Arts,…

· Daniel Anderson

Randall Park to star in Netflix murder mystery series ‘The Residence’

Randall Park will star in Netflix’s upcoming murder mystery series “The Residence.” The show, which uses details from Kate Andersen Brower’s book “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House,” will depict a State Dinner gone horribly wrong. According to Deadline,…

· Bryan Ke

‘I am the child of immigrants’: Mindy Kaling dedicates Norman Lear Award to late mother

After receiving the Producers Guild of America (PGA) Norman Lear Achievement Award on Saturday night, Mindy Kaling dedicated the honor to her late mother and thanked “The Office” producers Greg Daniels and Howard Klein for mentoring her early on in her career. Presenting the…

· Carl Samson

‘Velma’ Season 2 reportedly in development

Against a seemingly bottomless pit of negative reviews, Mindy Kaling’s “Scooby-Doo” spin-off “Velma” will reportedly ascend to a second season after all. As of press time, the HBO Max adult animated series has an abysmal 7% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. Meanwhile, it has a…

· Bryan Ke

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ sees 127% popularity spike as it becomes worst-rated animated show in IMBD’s history

“Velma,” Mindy Kaling’s highly controversial and poorly received “Scooby-Doo” spin-off, has managed to beat “The Last of Us” in popularity this week, a recent analytic report revealed. “Velma,” which premiered on HBO Max on Jan. 12, received mixed to negative reviews from…

· Ryan General

Mindy Kaling’s Scooby-Doo spinoff ‘Velma’ premieres to mostly negative reviews

“Velma,” a spin-off of the Scooby Doo universe in adult animation format, premiered on HBO Max to a mostly negative reception on Jan. 12. The show stars executive producer Mindy Kaling as the voice of character Velma Dinkley, the smartest member of the amateur crime-solving…

· Editorial Staff

Mindy Kaling’s animated series ‘Velma’ gets official release date

Before you read: Mindy Kaling says she doesn’t care about backlash against South Asian Velma in new Scooby-Doo spinoff Fans Split Over Mindy Kaling’s East Asian Version of ‘Velma’ The upcoming animated TV series “Velma,” which stars Mindy Kaling, now has an official release date.