KiKi - Pop Culture Class Blog

My Banff Trip ，作者 KiKi Su Banff is a small  town   surrounded  by lots of mountains and lakes. This summer was my first time in Banff, and also it is my first time being in Canada. On the first day, we had pho noodles for  lunch . Then we  went  to a Chinese market to  buy  groceries that we might need for the next 4 days in Banff. After  buying  the groceries, we saw a boba milk tea that it does not have in Chicago. So we bought some milk tea and then  went  to our stay. It took  almost  an hour to  get  there. Although it was cloudy that day, the view of the road was very  beautiful . I haven't seen a lot of mountains for a long time. The stay looks like a small neighborhood because it is an ensemble of apartments, so you can cook there. The  cool  thing is that they have a  public  Jacuzzi. On the second day, we  woke  up very early to see the  sunrise . We ...

 Weibo also called Sina Weibo is one of the most popular social media in China. This app is similar to Twitter. A lot of people use this app to follow their stars, so it also has a function like Instagram. Link:  https://m.weibo.cn/ .

  1.  ChatGPT: This website is made to let people chat with an AI robot. It can answer most of the questions that people ask. Also, a lot of students use this website to get some help with their homework.       Link:  https://chat.openai.com/auth/login 2. Temu: An online marketplace founded in July 2022. This shopping website is based on a Chinese shopping app, PinDuoDuo. It became popular because the things sold on this website were cheap.      Link:  https://www.temu.com/ 3. Apple Music: It is an online music service by Apple. Users can play songs on demand on their devices according to their choice. People can also use this app to listen to the radio.      Link:  https://music.apple.com/us/browse

The article " International Cinema Creates Spontaneous Connections " by Ellie Smith is  about International Cinema, which is a program at BYU that shows foreign films. It consists of creating a sense of community among the viewers. The writer characteristics an interview with Marc Yamada who is the head of International Cinema. He talks about his love for cinema and how it can help people connect with different cultures and experiences. The article also discusses how one of Yamada's favorite directors, Kore-eda Hirokazu. Who uses physicality and movement to create empathy and resonance in his films. The end of the article gives an example of how International Cinema brought a large crowd of students together to watch the movie Parasite, and how movies can provide shared memories and conversations that turn strangers into friends. I chose this article because I think it is very interesting to watch movies with people who have different cultures but with the same interests....

 

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