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It’s voting time! Thanks so much to all of you who submitted videos. We were blown away by your talent and humor. We laughed, we cried (OK, we mostly just laughed) — and now we’re so excited to share these clips with the world.
Please vote for your three favorite videos by this Monday, Nov. 16 at 11:59 p.m. PST. You can vote once every 24 hours. The three finalists — two who receive the highest number of votes and one Editors’ Pick — will be…

Sing, chat, play — Big Phony style.
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BoA. The name conjures up so many images: a financial institution, a type of serpent, a long stole of feathers draped around a woman’s neck. It’s a bizarre set of American references for a certain pop songstress hailing from Korea, who bears the same name.
In the United States, “people will call me Bank of America,” says 22-year-old Asian pop artist BoA Kwon, with a slight roll of the…

By Kai Ma Illustration by Eunice Choi
During his one-year deployment in Iraq, Sgt. Joseph Chang knew exactly how to handle a mortar attack. When the shrill siren warned of incoming rounds, he would dart to the ground to minimize potential injuries. Even when the mortar landed a mile away, Chang could hear the loud, piercing boom. The ground would shake.
After his first couple weeks, however, Chang would hear the siren and laugh….