I'd like to think that I'm still young, rather that I'm up to date on what's new, hot and current. Scratch that, I'd like to think that I can pretend to understand the things that fascinate my nieces and nephews and the slang that they use in their daily lives. What pray tell am I referring to but none other than tthe term "Gucci" as an adjective. When used as an adjective, Gucci refers to something that it luxurious and cool. Don't ask me why you wouldn't simply say that something is luxurious or cool instead opting to describe something as "Gucci." Surprisingly enough, even though this slang is new to me now, it's apparently been around since 2008 as referenced here by urbandictionary.com
Gucci
Good, chill, cool, awesome...
Comes from Gucci as in the fashion label... because Gucci is rich and ballin' therefore he is good, cool, and just pimpin'
It's all gucci
Anyways, this past weekend I visited Glory Hole in the Roncesvalles Village of Toronto. The donut shop or parlor had a distinct vintage, rustic feel with just enough elegance to display their outrageously extravagant donuts. I'm not exactly overwhelmed with joy when I see, smell and consume these donuts but they are good. I think of them as the evolution of the once popular hand made specialty cupcakes and muffin craze that became the "it" food was much like Frozen Yogurt and maybe Poutine?
Anyways, check it out for yourself. Try it out. They are literally Glory Holes!
So when I found out that the boys over at Wong Fu Productions made a movie, I was pretty excited. These guys got their start from YouTube and have just grown in both cinematic skill and straight-up storytelling. What I like most about them is their favoritism towards Asian actors with western stories. These guys don't just create stereotypical kung fu movies but they really try to evoke strong emotions on screen. I think their storytelling abilities to be first class and fill a much-needed void of CBC (Canadian Born Chinese) or ABC (American Born Chinese) English speaking videos. Now, I know that their actors/actresses consist of Chinese, Korean, Japanese and more, the identity is the same, black hair, yellow skin. Anyways, go watch this movie, it's a dystopian world where people are measured by their relationship skills in addition to their credit, and social etiquette. Great Job Wong Fu.
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/everythingbeforeus/129659550
