Peach

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Friday, Sept. 23. I’m Jeong Park, a reporter covering Asian American communities for The Times, coming to you from Mid-City in Los Angeles. In a little over a month, the largest celebration for the Sikh American community will take place in Yuba City. It’s a town of 70,000 souls in Sutter County, about 40 miles north of Sacramento. But on the first weekend of every November, the population more than doubles as some 100,000 Sikh Americans from all over…

As I’ve said elsewhere, although I dig the official in-game dance emotes for Bella Poarch‘s “Build a B*tch” and Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up,” I don’t normally like to play Fortnite. But hey, as a self-admitted patsy for corporate crossover events (bring back Amalgam Comics, please!)—I decided to read the June issue, Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #1, written by Christos Gage and Epic Games’ Chief Creative Officer Donald Mustard and drawn by artist Sergio Davíla. And g-d dammit, I really enjoyed it. Although I…

Image: NintendoChris Pratt is going to voice Mario for Nintendo and Illumination’s Super Mario movie, and each day we sit with this knowledge feels like being actively aware there’s a clone of yourself just somewhere in the world. This movie’s entire voice cast feels like a fever dream, from Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach to Keegan-Michael Key as Toad. (Jack Black and Charlie Day as respectively Bowser and Luigi makes some sense, though.) While the Marvel and Jurassic World actor has done some voice work in the past,…

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'Sometimes the easiest thing is just to talk about your own shortcomings, and have that be a stepping stone for others,' says Chang Publishing date: Sep 11, 2020  •  September 11, 2020  •  7 minute read  •  Join the conversation In his new memoir, Eat a Peach, chef and restaurateur David Chang grapples with success and fights the stigma of mental illness. Photo by Andrew Bezek Reviews and recommendations are…