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This was hella (I'm back in NorCal, back to saying hella now) entertaining:

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I really appreciate the Fast&Furious franchise's commitment to being completely stupid and over the top. I love how the trailer opens with both Michelle Rodriguez and Vin Diesel wearing the white tank tops.

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Three Women of Chuck's Donuts (NYer) by Anthony Veasna So

The SF Chronicle has a gorgeous guide to the Bay Area's Chinese restaurants broken down by region. They even highlighted a Toisan restaurant. (My background.) I DID NOT KNOW claypots were a specifically Toisan thing! I guess now I am duty-bound to check it out eventually.

Why is Vietnamese Food in America Frozen in the 1970s? by SF Chronicle food critic Soleil Ho. I have to admit I laughed when I saw this article, because my family's food is basically frozen from when my parents immigrated here. Nobody makes the stuff my mom makes anymore. It's too old-fashioned.