April’s life was great—she’d met a wonderful guy. Their feelings for each other were strong, and she thought he was perfect. Things seemed amazing with him at first, she said, but it went downhill from there.
“It started off slowly,” she said. “[He asked me] why I didn’t call every day. He became more controlling. He would get mad if I didn’t tell him everything about my day or if I didn’t pick up the phone soon enough.”

Going out for dinner was always an awkward experience for me as I was growing up. Whether it was dim sum at a Chinese restaurant, pho at the Vietnamese shop or steak at the grill, I never got to dig in and eat whenever or whatever I wanted. My brother always got to eat first, and what he ate always had to be the best.

There are no tattoos, bold makeup or crazy costumes present as Margaret Cho sits down for our video interview. Instead, she cradles a mug and excuses herself every once in a while to cough. She’s lost her voice, she explained. While such is the case in a literal sense, Cho is far from losing her voice as a multi-talented comedian, actress, author and now musician, singer and songwriter.

Eric Yorkie doesn’t sparkle in the sunlight. He doesn’t have a thirst for blood or super senses. He isn’t immortal.

He is, however, one of Bella Swan’s close friends in “The Twilight Saga.” Played by 29-year-old Justin Chon, he’s the nerdy Asian kid who spoke to her when she first came to Forks High School and gave her the nickname “Arizona.”

On one of the rare sunny days in Seattle, Mochi got a chance to sit and sip with Kaz Nomura–a singer-songwriter, guitar shredder and music label and tour organizer–otherwise known as PWRFL Power and Half Yogurt.