Favorite TV homes of all time

The Wonder Years home in Burbank, California

The Brady Bunch house in Studio City, California

The Bewitched house in Santa Monica, California

Not a TV home, but I love The Goonies house in Astoria, Oregon

"Mother" trailer

Kim Hye-Ja and Wonbin star in Mother, a new film by Bong Joon-Ho. Mother tells the story of a mother trying to save her son who is falsely accused of murder. Bong, director of Host and Memories of Murder, says "I want to make the saddest yet most beautiful crime drama ever. At the center of this story is a small and weak mother who stands alone, a woman so determined that she can't even stop herself.'' (Variety)

Bong surprised some by casting Korean-wave star, Wonbin, as the mother's meak son. Bong feels despite Wonbin's mega success, one can still see the pure country image in his face. Wonbin, who hails from Kangwon province, "is far from his image of a refined city-dweller," says Bong. Mother is expected to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2009.

Who's that girl?

I turned on the Food Network, this morning, to see a plucky Asian woman showing Bobby Flay how to make blackberry pastry pies. "She's Korean," my husband speculated. She did have the tell tale sign of her head being the biggest part of her body. As she started folding her blackberry crust into a dumpling shape with fork creases ("She's making mandoo!") our guessing became even more animated.

Ajumma: Maybe she's Bobby's wife.

Hubby: Yes! I heard he has an Asian wife. Or did you start that rumor?

If we had seen the start of the show where Bobby's mystery guest shared her mother's recipe for kalbi (grilled short ribs) we would have realized she was indeed Korean American. Flay's guest was none other than pastry chef Judiaann Woo. Woo, a graduate of New York's French Culinary Institute, is the executive director of decadent dessert site PastryScoop.com. Read a Page Six Magazine interview with Ms. Woo, here.

Rocking a new tattoo

It appears The Rock has added to his polynesian-inspired tattoos. The Rock, whose mother is Samoan, has tattoos across his arm (and now over half his chest) that honor his family.

My advice: Stick with the book

The official trailer is out for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are. Looks like Ajumma will be avoiding this one. You can watch it here.

Is Korean food the next big thing?

The Korea Herald examines whether Korean food is the next hot trend in America. Read the article here.

James Franco is artsy fartsy

A few months ago, I listened to a Fresh Air interview on NPR not knowing who was being interviewed. I could tell the man was an actor originally from the Bay Area, someone known for taking unconventional roles. After 10 minutes hearing his boisterous, screechy voice I imagined he looked like this:

It turns out the interviewee was James Franco.

Franco, who is currently filming an Allen Ginsberg biopic, is on the cover of issue #3 of Man About Town magazine.

Don't forget the ginger

Homemade sushi costumes for kids and pets

Adorable wasabi hat

This child thinks he's dressed up as a Power Ranger

New 'do for Seung Hun

Korean star Song Seung Hun debuted a new hairdo this month at an East of Eden party at Lotte Hotel. Seung Hun's gone through a plethora of hairstyles since being discharged from the Korean Army in 2007. While this may not be the perfect cut for him, but it's better than his buzz gone wrong or his shag.

I'm so ready: Where the Wild Things Are

New poster alert! Warner Bros. released a promo poster this week for the upcoming film, Where the Wild Things Are. A three-minute trailer for the live-action movie, based on Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book, will premiere at the start of Dreamworks' new animated flick Monsters vs. Aliens.

Spike Jonze's adaption of Sendak's beloved book came under major scrutiny last year after strange footage of the movie was leaked online. Word began to spread that Warner Bros. was about to boot Jonze as director, and completely reshoot the $75 million dollar film.

Where the Wild Things Are is due in theaters October 16, 2009.