Author: Jackfroot

Welcome to the first episode of Jackfroot’s official podcast, The Slice, hosted by DNR and Kris D. The Slice is a podcast that interviews interesting people from around the world doing unique and interesting things with their lives. Tune in to each episode to connect, discover and learn new things from influencers, creators, entrepreneurs, and more. We wanted to kick this podcast off by first introducing the story of how Jackfroot all began. In this episode, we talk about how the name was created, some of the challenges we faced, experiencing racism growing up, and how things led it to…

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and San Francisco State University Asian American Studies Department have launched a reporting center to collect and track incidents of anti-Asian American and Pacific islander hate violence, adult harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying in California and throughout the country. The reporting center will enable individuals who have been directly impacted by or witnessed firsthand this issue to share their stories at www.a3pcon.org/stopaapihate. Please use the following tools to help guide your social…

Will Kris Wu convince you to watch some American football? The NFL has recently confirmed and announced that Wu has been named as an official ambassador for the upcoming Super Bowl LII by NFL China. “It is my pleasure to be named ambassador to one of the world’s most recognisable sports and entertainment events.” – Kris Wu NFL.com reports that the former KPOP EXO member will also perform at Verizon’s Super Bowl LIVE event. This is a a big, free, 10-day fan festival leading up to Super Bowl LII. Wu’s performance is scheduled to take place on February 3rd, a day before the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots and Philadelphia…

You ever walk down the street, see an Asian man holding hands with a caucasian woman, then think to yourself, “Props bro!” then proceed to ponder “How did he do it? What’s he got that I don’t?” Has this ever happened to you? If you answered YES, you are an Asian guy. If you answered NO, you are a female or non-Asian male. It’s 2018 and some Asian guys are still putting non-Asian females, specifically white females, on a pedestal. It’s as if they are this special unattainable unicorn that is beyond our reach. (Some of you have probably been…

Bruno Mars had one magical night at the Grammy Awards. On top of taking home 6 awards including best song, record, and album of the year, he performed alongside Cardi B with their latest track ‘Finesse’. The music video and live performance takes you back to the 90s when the show ‘In Living Color’ was still on. Mars even tweeted that the video was dedicated to his favorite TV show. This video is dedicated to one my favorite T.V shows of all time — Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) January 4, 2018 The talented entertainer continues to amaze people with his pop…

For those that missed out, the Grammy Awards took place in both Los Angeles and New York City tonight. The main televised award ceremony happened on the west coast while the smaller awards were announced in a private event on the east coast. The 60th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday gave its highest honors to Bruno Mars, the  music making dancing machine. The show touched on a range of social and political topics including immigration, race and the #MeToo movement. Overall the awards went about as expected. Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar were the big winners who took home several…

Yoon Daewoong, aka Bigman, is a young 19 year old Korean beatboxer that has been gaining a lot of attention all around the globe for his out of this world beatboxing skill. Bigman uploaded his beatbox video onto YouTube last June. The video was meant to be an application video for the ‘2017 Asia Beatbox Championship’ held in Taiwan on August 19 and 20. Someone submitted the video of the young rising star to Reddit in August and it began to be shared across social media and news sites. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Y-eujlUpM Bigman went viral after his ‘Asia Beatbox Championship 2017 Solo Battle…

Netflix recently released this clip from Ugly Delicious with host David Chang (Momofuku) and Ali Wong. UGLY DELICIOUS: From James Beard award-winning chef of Momofuku David Chang and Academy Award-winning director Morgan Neville comes Ugly Delicious, a Netflix original documentary series that challenges both our taste buds and minds. Ugly Delicious will cover a myriad of cuisines with special guests and food fanatics like Alan Yang, Ruth Reichl, Peter J. Meehan, Jessica Koslow, Alex Raij, Justin Yu, Gustavo Arellano, Ali Wong, Fuchsia Dunlop, René Redzepi, Jimmy Kimmel, Roy Choi, and Serena Dai. The show is eight episodes and showcases Chang traveling around the world with writers, chefs, activists and artists. He will focus…

In December, the Yeezy Mafia announced a killer combo collaboration between Adidas and the popular anime most of us grew up watching – Dragon Ball Z. Although it hasn’t been confirmed, there are some suggestions that the collection will include the actual Dragon Balls themselves. This is actually a genius idea if it were to happen. SneakerNews has revealed and confirmed the dates of the 8 shoes which will release 2 select shoes each in the months of August, September, November and December. The collaboration will feature 8 special edition sneakers, which represents each of the Dragon Balls from the cartoon.…

Wendy has always been amazing at putting together inspirational and creative videos that will inspire you in art, travel and especially fashion. On her YouTube channel, you will find videos about great outfit suggestions, fun pairing ideas, fashion tips, experiments with shapes and colors, and more. All of her videos are well planned and nicely edited that will give you some new ideas for outfits. In this short video, Wendy goes over 25 different ways you can wear a scarf. Scarves are a great way to keep you warm in the fall/winter but also a great fashion accessory that compliments your…

JimmyBoi, a Houston based celebrity jeweler that’s known to make lavish watches and chains, recently posted to his Instagram a video of a blinged out rubik’s cube. He is seen playing with the actual working rubik’s cube that is covered in 18kt white gold with 45 carats of diamonds. In the post, he mentions that if you can solve the cube in under 1 minute, he will give pay you $1,000 cash. If you think you have what it takes, visit his shop to accept his challenge. His contact info can be found on his Instagram page. Good luck! If…

The premise of the One Chip Challenge is deliciously (if that’s your kind of thing) simple. An American company called Paqui has created The Carolina Reaper Chip, billed as ‘The World’s Hottest Chip’ – all you have to do is eat it and post a video or photographic ‘proof of your pain’ to Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #OneChipChallenge. The reason it might be painful is because in 2013, the Carolina Reaper was dubbed the hottest chili pepper in the world by Guinness World Records, so you know, it’s hot. In this hilarious video challenge, Timothy DeLaGhetto showcases his freestyling ability after…

Earlier this month, Aziz Ansari won a Golden Globe Award for his Netflix series “Master of None” for Best Actor In A Television Series Musical or Comedy. This is a big accomplishment because he is the first Asian American male ever in history to win one. Check out his thank you speech: And the winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the #GoldenGlobes is… @azizansari for @MasterofNone! pic.twitter.com/UgwpCH45yd — Golden Globe Awards (@goldenglobes) January 8, 2018 Shortly after the victory, an article emerged on a website called babe.net of a woman…

For those of you who don’t know of Wong Fu Productions, they are a team of talented video producers who like to share stories through video. Their journey all started with lip sync videos in college. Soon after, they created their Youtube channel in April 2007 and shifted gears into making heartfelt and emotional short films, many of them having to do with relationships and dating. The stories are very relatable and will make you feel some feels that you didn’t know you could feel (tongue-twister, I know) Their storytelling is visually appealing and artistic to say the least. A…

Why did Rich Chigga recently change his rap name? On January 1st, Rich Chigga came out and announced that he officially is leaving behind his rap name and going with ”Brian”. What he posted on Instagram: Yes I now go by “Rich Brian”. I have been planning to do this forever and I’m so happy to finally do it. I was naive & I made a mistake. new year, new beginning, happy new years™️ “SEE ME” OUT NOW. LINK IN BIO. A post shared by Rich Brian (@brianimanuel) on Jan 1, 2018 at 10:12am PST This news surprised a lot…