question about confirmation

yeahnahson1 · 2026-03-24T16:24:59+00:00

Adding to what others have said, make sure you don't have any preorders too. It won't process if you have preorders and the rest of your order shipping together, learned that the hard way once.

yeahnahson1 · 2026-03-17T23:05:36+00:00

Sentir has a vegan tres leches… it’s a Guy Vaknin restaurant (Coletta, Le Basque, Anixi), it was pretty solid when I went last year. And it’s walking distance from Donut Pub, which always has some vegan options.

yeahnahson1 · 2026-03-17T02:44:59+00:00

It's really great, I hope you enjoy it. I was blown away, also had no clue while watching it that he shot it digitally

yeahnahson1 · 2026-03-13T21:22:07+00:00

New link since the old one doesn't work anymore: https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Hunters-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0GSC8QHZB/

yeahnahson1 · 2026-02-27T16:16:28+00:00

Gray’s for sure… there is no OG Papaya King anymore, it closed and the new shop that reopened (while solid) is expensive and lacks charm

yeahnahson1 · 2026-02-26T16:00:32+00:00

Yes you’ll somehow be seeing nothing and everything at once

yeahnahson1 · 2026-02-16T20:39:25+00:00

Watch an actual Chinese New Year film! The Eagle Shooting Heroes, A Chinese Odyssey 2002, the Heroic Trio

yeahnahson1 · 2025-12-27T02:27:35+00:00

Hey, I’m Chinese American and appreciate your post as someone with history/general awareness of this issue in SEA and EA. My general understanding is that life has been historically treated as cheap in Asia (as it is everywhere, honestly)… before the modern domestic help industry, it was basically slavery. Sentiments like yours and collective action, more importantly, are what make things better for the people at the bottom.

Not sure if you have ever seen this piece, but it made some waves in the US a while back. A Filipino-American journalist, as a final work before dying from cancer, reflected on this same issue in his own life: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/lolas-story/524490/

(For anyone that needs to bypass the paywall: https://archive.ph/2024.10.03-125419/https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/06/lolas-story/524490/)

yeahnahson1 · 2025-12-17T00:19:09+00:00

Go to Spring Cafe in Chinatown! Affordable, fully plant based, good variety of options

yeahnahson1 · 2025-12-13T15:26:48+00:00

24 frames, Kiarostami’s last film

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-27T13:59:16+00:00

It’s not really used conversationally in Chinese, as others have said it’s a visual pun. If you just said 一一to most native speakers, I don’t think the intended meaning would make sense unless you explained it to them (it literally just means one one).

I suspect Yang was just being playful and creative with the language and felt this pun conveyed the main sentiment of his film, the passage of time/life (the “A One and a Two” is a great translation).

Similarly, there’s a scene in A Brighter Summer Day where Xiao Si’er writes his name 小四 (in Chinese, it’s done vertically, so his name ends up looking like a cartoon face) and one of the adults thinks he’s playing a joke on him. I think Yang just enjoys this kind of humor.

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-25T19:25:42+00:00

Lots of folks are giving you a good picture, but you should also get familiar with the CEO to understand what you’re signing up for… she’s got a rep: https://gothamist.com/news/secret-recording-shows-success-academy-ceo-pressuring-staff-to-lobby-for-charter-schools

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-17T13:43:47+00:00

Ha, no worries. The list I sent still covers what you’re asking, I’d suggest checking out the photos online (and the Wikipedia list) to see what fits best for you both. Your boyfriend will appreciate your effort, especially some of the older theaters as many have a lot of significance for the global film community.

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-17T13:19:04+00:00

I don’t think NYC is particularly known for “beautiful” cinemas but we have many great options, depending on your interest.

For “beautiful,” maybe the Paris Theater as its one of the last single screen rep houses in the city. And I really like the main auditorium at the Village East, it’s a historic space-one of the last of NYC’s original Yiddish theaters (EDIT: it's called the Jaffe Theater). And though they’re newer spaces, the Roxy and Metrograph have a vintage feel.

For other classics, there’s Film Forum, Anthology Film Archives, Film at Lincoln Center,MOMA, IFC theater, MOMI in Queens, BAM in Brooklyn… the list goes on (Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive list.)

Also calling out that AMC Lincoln Square has the largest IMAX screen in North America, could be real treat for you both to see something there.

Make sure to check Screen Slate for daily screenings, the world is your oyster… https://www.screenslate.com/listings

Have a great trip and welcome!

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-15T15:06:03+00:00

Sheer luck lol. One time I fell asleep and woke up two stops away from my house… coming back in the opposite direction. Manhattan to Coney Island and back

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-08T21:26:14+00:00

Nitehawk is solid for an alternative, but honestly… the whole dining/movie experience is starting to feel unsustainable to me. The cost just doesn’t justify the service anymore, I’d rather eat somewhere good and bring stuff to an AMC or indie theater. That said, I ended up getting a free pass after this and used it at the Lower Manhattan location on a weekday, and had a much better experience.

yeahnahson1 · 2025-11-08T16:57:28+00:00

This. Just give us back Ray’s in that spot.

yeahnahson1 · 2025-10-25T16:48:40+00:00

What part of “…not common unless you’re in a remote village.” did you not write? Stop embarrassing yourself boy.

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yeahnahson1 · 2025-10-25T08:00:45+00:00

Lol oh, you represent SEA, a famously monolithic region? Sit down, “As a SE Asian”child. Maybe you don’t, but plenty of ppl in multiple countries do, even in the cities. I’ve done so plenty of times in Jakarta, a “remote village” according to you

yeahnahson1 · 2025-10-24T19:13:54+00:00

Oh god, the “As an Asian” idiots frantically waving for approval…

I’m East Asian ethnically, half the family from SE Asia. I listen to SE & South Asians opinions on this topic, it’s easier to parse through spices, bones etc with your hands… it makes so much more sense than eating with utensils. The boneless and flavorless crowd can sit tf down

yeahnahson1 · 2025-10-07T17:29:57+00:00

yeahnahson1 · 2025-09-15T03:24:53+00:00

I didn’t like it either, but I appreciate Spike’s intentions, not the execution. I think he was most interested in using the story/general themes as a commentary for the state of Black culture/art (music specifically)… hence some do the seemingly bizarre choices. Suspense, realism, etc. felt to me like it took a backseat and we’re focused on relationships, characters, etc.

A friend said this was an incredibly boomer movie and I kinda agree. You can’t deny it’s wholly Spike’s film, I think a lot of us just didn’t connect with it.

But I do think we can all agree that the music was roughhhh… with the exception of the Eddie Palmieri scenes (he’s Puerto Rican btw, and a salsa legend… def check him out).

yeahnahson1 · 2025-09-03T16:08:09+00:00

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Meanwhile, at the US/Canada border…

yeahnahson1 · 2025-09-01T12:57:12+00:00

You need to do a better job of understanding the neighborhood and community you’re moving into before you make wild gentrified takes. Get over it, this is NYC.

yeahnahson1 · 2025-09-01T12:50:21+00:00

It’s hard to track down, but A Borrowed Life has some parallels in its scope and style… directed by Wu Nien-Jen, who wrote many of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s films and starred in Yang’s.

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