Bestselling author of Bruce Lee: A Life, American Shaolin, and Tapped Out. A Rhodes Scholar with a weakness for MMA, Politics, and Comedy.
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Joined March 2011
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Delighted to get name checked by Quentin Tarantino (one of my fav directors) on @joerogan show.
But to clarify, my biography of Lee DID NOT say that "Bruce had nothing but disrespect for American stuntmen." (1/4) youtube.com/watch?v=YmvOEj00…
All these experts keep warning that AI might wipe out the human race. But my money is still on us killing us.
Some rando sent me this photo purporting to show Bruce Lee alive and well at his grave. Legends never die apparently. What do you think? Is it a convincing look-a-like?
My buddy Alan Canvan's new Bruce Lee documentary is screening at the Asian American Film Festival in NYC on Aug 8. It's amazing. I will be there for the panel. Hope to see you, too. aaiff.filmbot.com/2026/movie…
Bad news for the Abbot of the Shaolin Temple. It looks like his political enemies finally took him down... apnews.com/article/china-for…
An episode I filmed last year for the History Channel has its debut tonight. Check it out.
History's Greatest Mysteries Season 7 Episode 11: "What Killed Bruce Lee?" imdb.com/news/ni65792392/?re…
A good obituary for Chuck 'Lone Wolf' Norris. slashfilm.com/2127866/chuck-…
RIP Chuck Norris. One of the Founding Fathers of American martial arts cinema. vulture.com/article/chuck-no…
Alex Ben Block, Bruce Lee's first ever biography, has written a great novel about a young Chinese kung fu star, growing up in 1950s Hong Kong (Hint, Hint). Check it out here: blockandtackle.biz/single-po…
I had a chance to do a fun interview about my first book, American Shaolin, with Dave's Travel (@DaveDTC & @tehchinliang). Hope you enjoy. davestravelcorner.com/interv…
My Shaolin master, Abbot Yongxin, seems to have gotten himself crosswise with Xi Jingping's government again... nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world…
A charming article by Sky Liam about his journey into Shaolin martial arts, kung fu films, and Hollywood. He was, in part, inspired by my first book, American Shaolin. worldofmartialarts.tv/fighti…
A fun Bruce Lee historical/real estate article... nytimes.com/2025/04/25/world…
Just looked at my retirement fund. Turns out today was "Liberation Day." To Trump's credit, he was only off by a week.
The virility of the Shaolin tradition apparently remains intact.... mustsharenews.com/monk-expel…
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From @chipmosher and @petergkrause comes Blacking Out, a crime/mystery graphic novel about bad people doing bad things in Southern California. Available Now: bit.ly/47RY6Jw
Cover by @patric_reynolds
I had a lot of fun doing this podcast about Bruce Lee and how are collective memory distorts our image of him... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Matthew Polly retweeted
My fellow Democrats, I have decided not to accept the nomination and to focus all my energies on my duties as President for the remainder of my term. My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this.
ALT A photo of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
My amazing wife has released her first online course: "Rocket Science for Everyone." Check it out... coursera.org/lecture/rocket-…
