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October 8, 2026
By Alex Chester-Iwata
Riley Noland doesn't play Christine as just another helpless damsel in the immersive Off-Broadway Phantom of the Opera, Masquerade. Read about how her mixed identity and upbringing lend themselves to her work and how she approached this iconic role in a very different version of Phantom.
August 12, 2026
By Victoria Vouloumanos
Beyond the TikTok hashtag and the Laufey "royal family" memes, "Wasian" has hardened into a strict racial category — sorted by a single look and severed from any shared history. It's not shorthand. It names the moment a mixed identity becomes legible enough to sell.
April 17, 2026
By Angela Wong Carbone
The Malaysian-British filmmaker and actor on casting bias, proving your heritage, and why she'd rather be asked about her favorite film than her ethnicity.