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Angela Yang

Boston, Los Angeles

Culture and Trends Reporter at NBC News

writing about the internet @nbcnews | bylines @wsj, @guardian, @bostonglobe, @poynter

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  • 4 days ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang

    “Saturday Night Live” star Bowen Yang defended “The White Lotus” star Aimee Lou Wood after the actress criticized the comedy show for a sketch that mocked her appearance. Last weekend’s “The White Lotus” parody, a prerecorded political spoof dubbed “The White Potus,” ridiculed members of President Donald Trump’s administration and inner circle.

  • 4 days ago | flipboard.com | Angela Yang

    1 hour agoBowen Yang reacts to Aimee Lou Wood's 'valid' criticism of 'SNL' sketchBowen Yang says a recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch that poked fun at Aimee Lou Wood is an example of how parody can go too far. In an interview with Extra, the comedian, 34, weighed in after Wood slammed a "White Lotus" spoof on "SNL" that included a joke about the gap between her teeth.

  • 6 days ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang

    Drake is expanding his legal battle with Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” claiming the rival rapper’s Grammys success and Super Bowl performance further damaged his reputation. Both Drake and Lamar are signed to UMG, under different divisions. (UMG has no relationship to NBCUniversal, the parent company of NBC News.) The two rappers engaged in a prolific diss track battle in 2024, with Lamar coming out on top of the charts.

  • 1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang |Brian Cheung |David K. Li |Henry Austin

    As the two largest economies in the world — the United States and China — continue to spar over tariffs, the escalating trade war is spurring some Americans to favor Chinese goods in ways they never did before. President Donald Trump has said his sweeping tariffs around the globe are aimed at bringing manufacturing back to American shores.

  • 1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Angela Yang

    Artificial intelligence-generated action figures permeated social media feeds last week as people fed images of themselves to ChatGPT and asked it to package them into a miniature toy.  The resulting image, dubbed a “starter pack” for a specific person, displays a packaged doll that takes on the appearance of the subject, complete with personalized mini accessories — such as an iced coffee, a laptop, perhaps a camera or a pair of running shoes — and labeled with the subject’s name and job title.

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