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Ke Huy Quan Recalls How Harrison Ford Comforted Him After He Started Crying On 'Indiana Jones' Set
Feb 18, 2025
Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan recalled the endearing moment from filming Steven Spielberg's 1984 film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, when star Harrison Ford comforted him during a scary action sequence.
Quan was 13 when he became a child actor playing Short Round, the sidekick to Ford's Indy in the darker sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Now 53, the South Vietnamese actor interviewed with Entertainment Weekly to promote his action rom-com Love Hurts and shared some of his favorite action sequences throughout his career.
One of them was the climactic mine cart chase scene from Temple of Doom, which terrified him.
The pulse-pounding action scene involved Short Round and Indy escaping the temple and its murderous cultists in a mine car that careens out of control.
Here's a snippet from one of the most thrilling cinematic action scenes that still holds up today.
"When we shot this sequence, I was so scared, and I cried," recalled Quan.
"I remember Harrison Ford kneeling down in front of me and asking me if I was okay."
Quan remembered the comforting words Ford told him at the time:
"He said, and I’ll never forget this, ‘Ke, I want you to remember, I will never hurt you.' "
"When he said that, oh my gosh, it just made me love him so much more. Here is Indiana Jones telling me that he’s gonna take care of me.”
Despite the terrifying scene, being a part of Temple of Doom cemented the actor's lifelong passion for the action genre.
"I remember watching it for the first time at our premiere, seeing it put together with sound effects and music for the first time," Quan said, adding:
"I was blown away by all of it. I was only 13 then. It made me fall in love with action."
The internet got emotional from the sweet anecdote.
After Temple of Doom, Quan co-starred in The Goonies and appeared in a succession of other films in the 2000s in minor roles before deciding to leave acting for good—or so he thought then. He cited a lack of opportunities for Asian actors at the time.
Quan went on to study at USC Film School and after graduating, he resumed working in Asian cinema as an assistant director and stunt choreographer alongside acclaimed Hong Kong film directors Corey Yuen and Wong Kar-wai.
It wasn't until 2018 that he returned to acting after being inspired by the representation in Jon M. Chu's successful rom-com Crazy Rich Asians.
Quan subsequently signed with a new agent, and one of the first film scripts he received was for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's absurdist 2022 comedy-drama film Everything Everywhere All At Once.
He landed the role of Waymond, the husband to protagonist Evelyn, played by Michelle Yeoh, and his performance nabbed him his first Academy Award and Golden Globe.
EEAAO also won the Oscar for Best Picture, and in a full-circle moment, the award was presented by Quan's former Temple of Doom co-star Harrison Ford.
When the cast and creatives got up on stage, Ford and Quan joyously hugged each other, and the emotional win became a viral moment.
Before the epic embrace witnessed at the Academy Awards, Quan and Ford reunited for the first time in years at Disney's D23 Expo.
Quan was at the Disney convention after it was announced he was joining the cast in the MCU series Loki for its second season on Disney+.
Ford was also at the event to introduce the first trailer for the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones franchise, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.
Quan talked about the unexpected reunion with The New York Times, saying:
"We're in this green room with so many actors, producers, and directors, and the person who was assigned to assist me said, 'Harrison Ford is right outside the green room. Would you want to go say hi?'"
"And as I walk close, my heart is pounding. I'm thinking, 'Is he gonna recognize me? The last time he saw me, I was a little kid.'"
When Quan saw his old friend in the green room, he recalled seeing Ford turn and point his finger with "that classic, famous, grumpy Harrison Ford look."
"I go, 'Oh my gosh, he probably thinks I'm a fan, and he's gonna tell me to not come near him.' "
"But he looks and points at me and says, 'Are you Short Round?' Immediately, I was transported back to 1984, when I was a little kid, and I said, 'Yes, Indy.' And he said, 'Come here,' and gave me a big hug."
The duo reunited again on the red carpet at a Premiere for Dial of Destiny, which you can watch here.
After all these years, Ford remains the biggest champion for Quan and his career.
When the reporter asked how proud Ford was of Quan, he replied with his arm around his former Indy co-star:
"I don't need to be proud of this guy. He's done all of this himself. It's got nothing to do with me."
"I've got great love and admiration for this guy, but his pride is his own."
Quan responded by hugging Ford and explaining to the reporter, "The reason why I love acting so much is become of him," he said.
In April 2022, Quan reflected on his career trajectory with GQ and said:
“Over the years, I’ve met a lot of Asian talent now working in Hollywood. They always thank me and say, ‘Man, it was so great to see you up there on the screen, because I was able to see myself. Thank you for paving the way for us to be here.' "
He continued:
"And, of course, it’s really interesting because they’ve paved the way for my return. My return to acting is the direct result of the progress made by them."
"It proves how important it is for not just Asian, but for all groups of people to be represented in entertainment.”
Regarding Temple of Doom, Quan said he was blown away by watching the final cut for the first time and recalled being enamored of watching Ford and co-star Kate Capshaw.
"I fell in love with the movie while we were shooting it, but watching Harrison, Kate Capshaw, and I up there on the screen with that amazing John Williams score and over a thousand people cheering and clapping at every scene?"
"That moment, I was hooked to this wonderful and fantastical world of moviemaking."
"I fell in love with acting, which was ironic, because I didn't pursue it as a kid," he added.
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Encyclopedia Britannica Explains Why It Won't Be Using 'Gulf Of America' In Viral Twitter Thread
Feb 18, 2025
Encyclopedia Britannica was praised after it explained on Twitter its reasoning for sticking with the Gulf of Mexico instead of going along with President Donald Trump's executive order renaming it the "Gulf of America."
On his first day in office, Trump signed an executive order changing the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America." The order also reversed an Obama-era decision and changed the name of the Alaskan mountain "Denali" back to "Mount McKinley."
Typically, changing a geographic name involves a lengthy process, taking at least six months as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names consults with states, tribes, mapmakers, and other stakeholders. However, Trump’s order called for the change to take effect within just 30 days.
Last week, Google updated the location’s name following Trump’s order to change it in official government records. The tech giant also appears to have removed some negative reviews that surfaced after the name change. Apple Maps has made the switch as well.
But the famed encyclopedia explained why it won't comply:
"Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons: We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S. The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous."
"It has been called the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for more than 425 years. But it’s important to note the distinction between international and domestic areas."
It also addressed Trump's decision to change "Denali" back to "Mount McKinley":
"President Trump has also signed an executive order to change the name of the Alaskan mountain called ‘Denali’ back to its former name, ‘Mount McKinley.’ When that change is made official by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, we will also make that change. Just as we did in 2015 when President Barack Obama changed the name of 'McKinley' to ‘Denali.’"
To underscore its point, the encyclopedia included an image of a map from its first-ever edition, originally published in 1768.
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Many applauded its move.
The White House is so insistent that their arbitrary name change be honored, they have taken to retaliating against the press over it.
Last week, the Trump administration said The Associated Press would be banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One indefinitely. Julie Pace, the executive editor of the AP, stated that the exclusion was due to the outlet’s refusal to adopt Trump’s newly mandated name for the Gulf of Mexico, instead continuing to use its original designation.
Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich defended the White House, saying the AP’s decision “is not just divisive, but it also exposes the Associated Press’ commitment to misinformation.”
Of the organization, Budowich said that "while their right to irresponsible and dishonest reporting is protected by the First Amendment, it does not ensure their privilege of unfettered access to limited spaces, like the Oval Office and Air Force One."
The AP emphasized its role as a global news agency that delivers information to an international audience, requiring it to use widely recognized geographic names.
The agency noted that, in some instances, it refers to locations by multiple names. For example, while the U.S. identifies the body of water east of Baja California as the Gulf of California, Mexico refers to it as the Sea of Cortez.
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Trump Reminds Critics Of 'Access Hollywood' Tape After Awkwardly Mispronouncing 'TikTok'
Feb 18, 2025
President Donald Trump was mocked after he couldn't seem to get the pronunciation of "TikTok" quite right while talking to reporters—and it harkened back to part of his hot mic Access Hollywood tape scandal.
While speaking to reporters, Trump mistakenly referred to the social media platform TikTok as "Tic Tac" twice in quick succession, confusing it with the popular breath mint brand.
He rambled, responding to criticism about new tariffs:
"It was always a Democrat thing, then it became a Trump thing. I think Tic Tac, Joe Rogan was a part of it. Some of the great people I did interviews with were a part of it. But I think Tic Tac... TikTok was also a part of it."
You can hear what he said in the video below.
Observers soon referenced the infamous comments Trump made on the Access Hollywood tape that resurfaced during the 2016 election cycle.
The recording, made in 2005 and leaked to The Washington Post, was published in October 2016—just over a month before Election Day. In the video, Trump is heard recounting an unsuccessful attempt to pursue a married woman before making crude remarks about his ability to kiss and grope women without their consent.
But at this specific point in the footage, Trump, then a reality TV personality, said he needed Tic Tacs before meeting actress Arianne Zucker:
“I better use some Tic Tacs, just in case I start kissing her."
People couldn't help but make the connection.
Trump has loved "Tic Tac" since Access Hollywood.
— JonSurgi (@jonsurgi.bsky.social) February 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Others just rolled their eyes at the president's latest gaffe.
It was just another day for the stable genius.
After all, Trump has previously been criticized for bragging about acing a so-called intelligence test that was actually just an assessment to check for cognitive impairment, and at one point declared he'd taken the test to prove he is more intelligent than “radical left maniacs.”
In fact, the "intelligence test" Trump bragged about was actually a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a widely used screening assessment for detecting cognitive impairment.
MoCA was designed to assess different cognitive domains, including attention and concentration, executive functions, memory, language, visuoconstructional skills, conceptual thinking, calculations, and orientation.
The assessment's questions are simple and ask test subjects to demonstrate if they can remember five words. Critics have stressed that it is unimpressive that Trump can remember five words—namely “person, woman, man, camera, TV”—as he demonstrated at one point on live television. Trump, however, seems to think it is the height of cognitive brilliance.
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The Internet Is Divided On Pete Davidson's New Look After He Got Nearly 200 Tattoos Removed
Feb 18, 2025
Actor and former SNL star Pete Davidson has become an unlikely heartthrob since coming onto the scene, but fans aren't too sure about his new look.
The actor has long been known for his huge collection of tattoos that covered both arms and almost all of his torso—big tattoos, small tattoos, black and white tattoos, color tattoos, the dude was a walking billboard for tattoos.
But not anymore! Davidson recently posed in an ad campaign for clothing brand Reformation, in which he was featured in a sweatshirt branding him the "official boyfriend," among other looks.
The pic that most caught everyone's eye, though? Davidson not only shirtless, but tattoo-less.
The change of look definitely made waves on social media, with many fans devastated by the abrupt change.
But not everyone was lamenting—some thought the tattoo-free look was a definite upgrade.
Like it or not, the tats are gone—or a lot of them are anyway. As seen on the recent SNL 50th Anniversary special, where Davidson stripped for iconic alumna Laraine Newman, many of Davidson's tattoos still exist, although it's unclear when the sketch was actually filmed.
But they likely won't for long. The actor has reportedly spent $200,000 so far having some 200 of them removed in painful procedures he began undergoing in 2020.
A source supposedly closed to Davidson told People:
“He just woke up one day and wanted them gone, and it’s been a years-long process."
Davidson reportedly began removing them due to the lengthy make-up processes required for covering them up in films, but People's source said it's also part of a new start in his life after he recently got sober.
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Whatever the reasons, Davidson has talked about how unpleasant the process is, telling the TODAY show hosts during a recent appearance:
"It’s pretty terrible, so if anybody out there is watching and thinking about getting a tattoo, make sure you really want to get it."
Good advice.
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People Who Conduct Job Interviews Share Red Flags They Look Out For
Feb 18, 2025
Job interviews are understandably nerve-wracking for most people, and we strive to make the best first impression we can while also hoping that we will stand out among the other candidates.
But there are some behaviors and personalities presented during job interviews that read as red flags and might immediately eliminate any chance of being hired.
Taking notes, Redditor makethatnoise asked:
"People who give job interviews, what are some subtle red flags that say, 'This person won't be a good hire'?"
A Restraining Order
"I once interviewed someone who told me she technically wasn't allowed to be in the building because someone on another floor had a restraining order against her."
- Silent_Radish_3841
"Yeah, that's creepy and intense... but even if she seemed perfect in every other way, I wouldn't hire her just because... logistics? What if she needed to go to another floor to drop or pick something up?!"
- TheBookishAndTheBard
Not The Answer They Were Looking For
"I was hiring someone with web development skills. I asked a candidate to tell me about a time they encountered a critical error and how they fixed it."
"Their response was, 'Well, I was on our website and noticed some information was out of date, a critical error, so I told the web development team we needed to update that critical error.'"
- miss_zee
Education History "In Progress"
"I had a perfectly nice woman come in for an interview. She lied about her education."
"I knew because the diploma mill she listed quite famously doesn't exist anymore, but she said she was a current student set to graduate in two years."
"Honestly, if she hadn't lied, we would have hired her. But once I pointed that out in the post-game meeting, everyone lost any enthusiasm they had."
- Mamapalooza
"I had a friend who had a school listed he had been attending for 25 years. He always listed it as 'in progress' as if he's about to graduate. No one ever questioned it."
"Then one day an interviewer said, 'That school you have listed where your degree is in progress, it closed 18 years ago. Why do you still have that on your resume as being in progress?'"
"He said he told the guy, 'I was planning on continuing my study there, I didn't know it closed.'"
"Needless to say, he didn't get hired for that job, but he finally took that school off of his resume after who knows how long."
- Adorable-Writing3617
Information Regurgitation Instead Of Application
"When asked about their experience with a topic, they stick to reciting textbook definitions of terminology rather than demonstrating any understanding of how to apply it."
"I had one person who was literally forwarding our questions into ChatGPT, and then reciting rambling answers that provided definitions of keywords in our questions rather than actually answering the question."
"Like, we'd ask, 'What's something a previous employer or educator has recognized you for?' and they'd answer, 'Examples of things that an employer might recognize an employee for are...'"
- Fast_Moon
Cheating On The Interview
"During the pandemic, I was doing remote interviews and the person didn’t turn on their camera. They were quite obviously googling answers to the questions."
"I had another team where they interviewed someone who I guess didn’t expect the camera to be on. Someone off-screen was answering the questions, and they were trying to lip sync in real-time."
- Harbinger2001
"I just recently had a series of remote interviews for a position. The first guy was an excellent interviewer, although he didn't at all match the pictures I had found on social media."
"The hiring committee talked afterward and decided he was likely a paid interviewer."
"On to the next interview the following day. It was the same guy."
- Scary-Boysenberry
A Take-Home Test Gone Wrong
"A candidate submitted a take-home test by email."
"They forgot to excise the text of the email reply chain with their buddy in which, if you scrolled far enough you could see: a. their buddy helped them with the test (actually, buddy did most of it) and b. the two of them weighing up the finer points of a drug deal they were participating in."
"I think we would have reached out to the buddy to see if he was interested in the role if it weren't for the part B."
- benevanstech
100% Red Flag
"My 'favorite' and worst story of red flags was when I screened resumes for a restaurant. A couple walked in dirty, disheveled, and reeking of weed (this was long before it was legal) and asked for applications (they were paper then)."
"They popped at the bar to fill them out and the woman said, 'Babe, babe, what's my zip code? I'm soooo high right now!'"
"Then about five minutes later as they're handing the applications to me, the guy asked, 'Hey, are we getting interviewed now? I got kids in the car.'"
"The woman interrupted, 'They're fine, they're in car seats.'"
"I was horrified it was JANUARY! I ran the papers up to the owner in her office and repeated both comments. She looked outside, jotted down the plate number, and called the local cops."
"When the cops got there, the two of them were trying to get free beers from the bar manager. I'm not sure what happened from there. When I clocked out, the cops had them outside and CPS was involved."
"So yeah. Don't come to apply for a job/have an interview high, smelling, and begging for booze while your toddlers wait in the car in the cold."
- Revolutionary-Yak-47
Treatment Speaks Volumes
"Being a jerk to admin staff. I always talk to my admin immediately after interviews to see how the applicant treats them. If you act condescending or short with our admins, you are pretty much off the list."
- tommyelgreco
"I worked for a company that, to their absolute credit, gave the admin staff 100% authority to veto a candidate based on how they interacted with them. They could even just send them home immediately without the interviewer ever seeing them."
- ZebZamboni
No Drama Needed
"At the end of the interview, which up until this point actually went fairly well, the guy starts asking about the lads he’d be working with, pretty normal for construction, asks how the crew is, how long they’ve worked together…"
"Then out of who knows where, he asks who the biggest guy on the crew was. I didn’t quite understand, so asked him to elaborate. He says he likes to be known as the biggest or toughest guy on site."
"Yeah, no thanks; keep that drama off my worksites."
A Lack Of Accountability
"I was working a job once and a former coworker from another job messaged me on Facebook because he had gotten an interview with us and he wanted to ask me about the job."
"I told him what it was like to work there, gave him a few pointers about what they were probably going to ask him, and wished him luck on the interview."
"He showed up 45 minutes late because he got gas on his way to the interview, locked his keys in the car, and had to wait for AAA to unlock the door for him."
"He didn't get the job, and a few days later un-friended me on Facebook. I later heard that he blamed me for not getting the job and thought that I must have bad-mouthed him to my boss. Some people are just naturally clueless."
- A911owner
A Lack Of Empathy
"I interviewed this lady, and when I asked her for an example of an obstacle at a previous workplace, she brought up how she had an issue with an old coworker. At the end of her explanation, she said the coworker died of cancer."
"Of course, I said, 'Oh, I'm sorry,' and she responded, 'She got what she deserved.'"
"NO, NO THANK YOU, NEXT."
- HandsLikePaper
"I had a coworker who died of cancer several years ago. She was one of the most hateful people I've ever worked with, and everybody hated her, and that was before the diagnosis."
"Then she got her diagnosis and everybody still hated her, but they were much more closeted about it (it got brought up in individual conversations rather than someone making an offhand comment about her in a meeting she wasn't present for)."
"Then she passed from the cancer, and everybody clammed up immediately."
"I made an offhand comment to a coworker about not having to deal with a s**t attitude out of whoever had taken over the lady's job function, and you would've thought I'd murdered someone in cold blood based on the coworker's reaction. 'She died of cancer, you cannot say bad things about her like that.'"
"My response was basically, 'I don't wish that on anyone and it's horrible what she went through; nobody deserves that. But she was a hateful a**hole well before the diagnosis, and I'm not gonna pretend she wasn't simply just because she had a totally unrelated horrible thing happen to her.'"
- Gameguy336
Poor Problem-Solving Skills
"I'm a mechanical engineer, and I have to interview candidates from time to time."
"In general, I give them a really simple technical question that I would expect a high schooler to solve. It's literally going to be things like, 'Calculate the force on this object.'"
"The more you deviate away from, 'Force equals mass times acceleration,' the more I know you are going to be a bad hire."
"Not only does it show a fundamental misunderstanding of the material at hand. It also shows me that when you don't know the answer, you're prone to taking up meeting time endlessly pointing out true but impossible-to-solve problems."
- Ashi4Days
Constructive Conversations
"When interviewing people I always try to find a way to subtly disagree or challenge one of their positions (whether I really disagree or not) and their reactions mostly fall into one of three categories."
"1. They agree with me/take it as a learning opportunity (green flag)."
"2. They confidently back up their claim with supporting statements (very green flag)."
"3. They get defensive/territorial that I’ve challenged them (red flag)."
- BckCntry94
Time To Go
"I had two interviews for a software dev position this year that stood out."
"During the first one, the guy was well into the interview and going through the coding portion when the door opened behind him. A woman stepped in and asked something about reports and to wrap up what he was doing. When she left, he turned back to the screen and said he was sorry, but he had to go and ended the call."
"In the second, a guy who was doing alright, but halfway through the interview, he just stopped responding to us (the call wasn't frozen, he just stopped talking/responding). Then the call just ended and we never heard anything from him again, even after reaching out to see if he had connection issues and wanted to reschedule."
- NotAClownCar
Worthy Of A Second Chance
"A guy I know who works in the IT industry told me when a girl he interviewed for a junior Developer job had a complete meltdown and completely froze. The interview ended awkwardly and that was that."
"A couple of days later, the girl sent an email explaining she had issues with anxiety and asked for a second chance."
"Of course, my friend gave her that chance, and she came in more confident, nailed it, and got hired. She now works as a product owner after 5 years with the company."
- luddoro
From unpreparedness to rudeness to simply lying, it's clear why these would be potential candidates who would not be hired.
The interview is generally when people are on their best behavior, and if this is how they behaved, there's no telling how they'd be once they were a few months into their position at the office.
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