April 2015 – Idol Features

Momo Yashima on The Odd Couple

Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Going back to 1973, here’s then-25ish character actress Momo Yashima playing Mitsu Hanogi, an applicant for a housekeeping job in the home of Felix and Oscar on the classic US sitcom, The Odd Couple. Even though lines like “How do

Scarlett Dark

Tuesday, April 21, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Scarlett Dark is the lead singer, keyboardist, and a founding member of the San Francisco Bay Area rock band, Lipshok. Their music is described as “progressive symphonic metal that is unique, Gothic, haunting, ethereal, and melodic.”

Sunghi Lee and Tahitia Hicks in Mortal Kombat: Conquest

Sunday, April 19, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Here’s a then-28 year-old Sunghi Lee as “Kiri” in an episode entitled “Noob Saibot,” from the short-lived martial arts TNT series Mortal Kombat: Conquest.

Cosplayer Chai Chen Revisited

Thursday, April 16, 2015 Chris Charles 2

Chai Chen was featured in my article on cosplay models of the Philippines back in March of 2010. Keeping in loose touch with Chai over the last five years (and having a hard time believing it had been so long),

Hooters Girls – Behind the Breasts and Buffalo Wings

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Chris Charles 5

Over the past few years, I’ve spoken candidly with several current and former Hooters Girls about their experiences on the job and their reasons for working at the popular restaurant chain with the double-entendre name.

Caroline Blind

Thursday, April 2, 2015 Chris Charles 0

Singer and guitarist Caroline Bokman currently fronts the San Francisco-based punk metal band Dammit!, but she’s probably best-known by most fans as Caroline Blind, from when she was lead vocalist of Sunshine Blind. Described as a “goth/trip hop/darkwave” band, Sunshine

What would have been Elissa Dowling’s interview

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Chris Charles 1

Here would have been an excerpt had Elissa Dowling answered the questions sent to her and this interview panned out.