Did you know that there are some visual surprises hidden in the pages of Metropolicks, like this artwork?
Find out what ice cream has to do with Metropolicks as we talk to Jennie Yip, one of the artists who worked on the Metropolicks artwork, which was inspired by the title chapter of the book.
And you just might be able to relate to some of the crazy date stories in the pages of Metropolicks. Don't be embarrassed. You're not alone. Watch Jason, Gabby and Pai talk about this and more in this latest video.
There's still time to do so by clicking here. Here's another photo of Metropolicks models Gabby Jiayin She and Pai-sen Wang. Both are featured along with Jason He in a series of videos in which they debate and discuss the their views on dating. Watch the videos on the Metropolicks YouTube channel here.
It's week three of the Metropolicks Asia Campaign!
Watch Metropolicks models Jason He, Gabby She and Pai-Sen Wang. discuss and sometimes argue the finer points of dating. Who do you agree with?
We'll be posting 1 chapter a day for you to read right here on our website and we won't stop until we hit 30. You'll get to meet all of the characters of Metropolicks, to see what's inside of the book and lots more! Click here for complete details and to follow the 30 Days of Metropolicks Campaign. It starts in July!
Part two of our conversation with Metropolicks models Jason He, Gabby She and Pai-Sen Wang is now up:
What's it like to be Asian and date in NYC?
Who's more popular? Asian women or Asian men?
WATCH this entertaining conversation with Metropolicks models Jason He, Gabby Jiayin She and Pai-sen Wang, as they talk about what dating is really like for Asians in New York City!
We thought that this photo of Kara Li and Jason He would be the perfect photo to kick off the Metropolicks Asia campaign. Click on it to get our first giveaway- a FREE downloadable sample of the chapter "Metropolicks," which is the chapter from which the novel gets its title.
You can also download the chapter and read it for FREE today by clicking HERE.
It's week two of the Metropolicks Asia Campaign! And we're continuing to share EVERYTHING Asian related to Metropolicks with you.
We recently sat down with a few of the Asian models of the Metropolicks photo shoot-Jason He, Gabby Jiayin She and Pai-sen Wang. We all had a few laughs as they shared some amusing anecdotes about what happened at the Metropolicks photo shoot.
Here are some of the photos that we shared on Thursday from our very first prelaunch party. This was back in 2011, before our book was even known as Metropolicks! The long awaited video of highlights from the prelaunch party, called Metropolicks Sexy for a Day was posted on YouTube on Wednesday. There was a lot of great footage from that night, but unfortunately, we couldn't include all of it in the video.
What's it like to be Asian in the New York dating scene? Find out as Metropolicks kicks off its Asia campaign with this video!
Our book has gone through three different titles. Back in 2011, before Metropolicks was even called "Metropolicks," we had a Halloween Birthday Book Party to celebrate the completion of the first draft of our book. We thought it quite apropos since we first met at a Halloween costume party and and both of our birthdays are at the end of October. At the party we captured some of what people had to say about our book and the dating scene in New York. Now, FINALLY, at long last, we are sharing this video from that night. We hope you enjoy it!
There's nothing quite like Halloween in New York. For some it may be an excuse step into the shoes of another character, or to be "Sexy for a Day." If you've read the Sexy for a Day" chapter, you might think that this video could be a scene right out of that Metropolicks chapter!
Find out as Metropolicks kicks off its Asia campaign!
All this month we will be featuring EVERYTHING Asian related to Metropolicks. We'll be sharing video interviews with several of the Asian models featured in Metropolicks. Watch and hear what they have to say about the dating scene in New York.
You'll also have a chance to download and read a few chapters of Metropolicks for FREE!
Join us to see what we have in store as we head toward Asian-Pacific American heritage month in May.
Come back on Wednesday for our first "surprise."
Co-authors Felicia Lin and Victor Scott Rodriguez were recently interviewed by the hot, new fashion magazine Hartiska about Metropolicks. The article appears on Hartiska.com here.
Hartiska is derived from the Icelandic words “hár tíska,” which directly translates as “high fashion.”
Special thanks to Jason He (who appears in the above photo on the far right) for arranging this interview. Jason He appears on the cover of Metropolicks and in the Metropolicks music videos, "Let Love Live" and "Keep Walkin' On."
On February 14th, Felicia and Victor were invited to emcee the 8th Annual Love Actually International Short Film Showcase and photos have posted on this website here: www.metropolicks.com/photos and on the Metropolicks Facebook page.
The event takes place annually on Valentine's Day and features short films on the subject of love and relationships. This year's films also touched upon topics ranging from terminal illness to the porn industry and of course there were tales of love in all different forms- imagined love, unrequited love, first love, and forbidden love.
TWO new Metropolicks Valentine's Day themed videos premiered at the event. And they can now be seen on our YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/user/metropolicks
The first video is a theatrical excerpt adapted from the chapter "The New Hunter Gatherers," which takes place in Year I of the novel, on a Valentine's Day. The reading was performed and filmed at the Metropolicks book release party on January 8th.
The New Hunter Gatherers video features:
Maria Aparo as Katia
www.mariaaparo.com
Mieko Gavia as Luana
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Migina Tsai as Roxanne
www.miginatsai.com
Special thanks to our videographer: Syuji Honda and our video editor: Calypso Guo.
The second video, Every Day is Valentine's Day, is something we wanted to share because we hope that every day is Valentine's Day for you and your special someone.
The Every Day is Valentine's Day video, was actually shot about 3 years ago, and features Maria Aparo and Sergio Martinez, Migina Tsai and Max Carpenter, and Mieko Gavia and Sergio Martinez.
Special thanks to our videographer: Adam Reichardt, video editor: Isis Nabut and Maggie Law for the use of your studio space.
Metropolicks co-authors, Felicia Lin and Victor Scott Rodriguez have been invited to host SCENEPR!'s 8th Annual Love Actually Short Film Showcase on Saturday, February 14, 2015.
Whether you're attached, footloose and free or looking for love, if you don't already have plans for Valentine's Day, we hope you'll join us for this fun event!
The event will open with a wine and cheese pre-screening mixer from 6:00-6:30pm. There will be an intermission and post-screening networking.
1) TWO NEW Valentine's Day themed Metropolicks videos* starring Maria Aparo, Mieko Gavia and Migina Tsai will be premiering on the big screen at the event. You may recognize these talented actresses from the January 8th Metropolicks Book Release Party.
*the two new Valentine's Day themed Metropolicks videos will be posted on our YouTube channel on February 14th. In the meantime you can see what we've already produced here: www.youtube.com/user/Metropolicks
Maria Aparo
Mieko Gavia
Migina Tsai
Our first TV interview with a network outside of the USA was with SinoVision English TV.
Earlier this week, Victor and Felicia were interviewed by SinoVision English TV reporter Lani Nelson about Metropolicks and you can watch the interiew now on the SinoVision English Channel Facebook page, the SinoVision English TV website or on YouTube. The SinoVision English Channel described Metropolicks as, "the New York City romantic novel we’ve all been waiting for, retelling true stories of love, dating, and relationships of multiethnic and multinational young New Yorkers from both gender perspectives." In the words of Victor Scott Rodriguez, "there's a flavor for everybody. It's not one size fits all when it comes to dating in New York." That little sound bite sounds a lot like something that could come from the title chapter of Metropolicks, in which there are several flavors of ice cream and lots of licking involved.
UPDATE: Felicia Lin and Victor Scott Rodriguez's interview about Metropolicks on SinoVision Journal will be airing TONIGHT Friday 1/16/15. We just learned after the fact that the interview has been moved to TONIGHT!
If you tuned into SinoVision Journal at 7:00pm to try to catch Felicia and Victor's interview about Metropolicks last night you might have been left wondering what happened, when's the interview going to be on?
Sorry for any confusion that this scheduling change may have been caused. We were quite confused by this ourselves last night!.
The interview can be watched on these channels:
Channel 63 (Ground wire)
Channels 25, 63, 73 (Cable Vision)
Channel 74 (Verizon FIOS)
It will also be streamed live on SinoVision's website: en.sinovision.net, and posted to YouTube at a later date.
We'll post and share the YouTube link to the interview when it's up. So if you don't catch it tonight you can always see it on YouTube.
Happy Friday everyone!
There were LIVE performances by singer Jami Jackson, a theatrical reading of an excerpt from the book, raffles for the very limited print edition of Metropolicks, appearances of Metropolicks models, body painting by Jim Su, complimentary Balls Vodka shots and much, much more! Photos from the event are up on the photos tab of this website.
Last night Felicia Lin and Victor Scott Rodriguez were interviewed by SinoVision Journal about Metropolicks. The interview will air tonight at 7:00pm EST.
UPDATE (January 16, 2015): Felicia Lin and Victor Scott Rodriguez's interview about Metropolicks on SinoVision Journal will be airing TONIGHT Friday 1/16/15. We just learned after the fact that the interview has been moved from Thursday 1/15/15 to Friday 1/16/15.
The SInoVision interview can be watched on several different channels:
Channel 63 (Ground wire)
Channels 25, 63, 73 (Cable Vision)
Channel 74 (Verizon FIOS)
It will also be streamed live on SinoVision's website: en.sinovision.net, and can probably be watched on the SinoVision app. The interview will also be posted to YouTube at a later date. We'll be sure to post and share the YouTube link to the interview when it's up.
You are not going to want to miss this event! It will be unlike any book release party that you've ever been to. There's still time to RSVP for it here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/metropolicks-book-release-party-tickets-14918589904
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