Somehow still in media after almost two decades. Does not own a cat. Does own an Instant Pot. Views are my own.
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Bryan Huang
Graham Platner’s replacement and ranked choice voting
On July 8, Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner suspended his campaign following allegations of sexual assault. The Maine Democratic Party has until July 27 to replace Platner, and the party plans to hold a 600-delegate convention to select its new nominee.
Analyzing Maine’s primary results: Voter behavior, consensus winners, and the impact of cross-endorsements
The Maine Secretary of State’s office has released the cast vote record – an anonymized record of every ballot cast – from the state’s ranked choice voting (RCV) primary elections on June 9. Releasing the cast vote record is a best practice that most cities, counties, and states using RCV follow.
Maine releases ranked choice voting primary results
On Tuesday, June 9, Maine used ranked choice voting (RCV) in primaries for governor, U.S. House, and state legislature. Today, the Department of the Secretary of State released ranked choice voting results for each race. Here are some key takeaways from the results in the governor and congressional races: Maine saw competitive, open-seat races for governor and the 2nd Congressional District.
Takeaways from the first ranked choice voting election in Washington, DC
Bryan Huang, Lionel Muench, Yates Wilburn | On June 16, Washington, DC voters used ranked choice voting (RCV) for the first time, with voters picking nominees for mayor, U.S. House delegate, and DC Council. This came after 73% of voters supported a 2024 ballot measure to bring RCV to the District – with supermajority support in all eight of the District’s wards. With RCV, voters were able to rank up to five candidates in order of preference.
What to know as Washington, DC uses ranked choice voting for the first time
Tomorrow, June 16, Washington, DC will use ranked choice voting (RCV) for the first time. The District has several competitive primaries – including for mayor, U.S. House, and District Council – and RCV will ensure that the winners in every race have majority support. Voters can cast their ballots honestly, without worrying about which candidates are most likely to win. Read on for updates from the Washington, DC primary – including the work DC has done to educate voters about ranked choice voting.
How candidates could win in Maine’s high-turnout ranked choice voting primary
On Tuesday, Maine voters ranked candidates in competitive primary elections for governor and Congress. Though votes are still being counted, it’s clear that the Democratic primaries for governor and the 2nd Congressional District are very close. No candidate in either race will win a majority of first choices, and several candidates have paths to victory.
Texas Senate runoff sees turnout decline by 36%, shows need for ranked choice voting
On May 26, Texas held runoff elections in primaries for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and a variety of statewide offices. The runoffs may have cost taxpayers as much as $23 million. Turnout in the high-profile Republican Senate runoff declined 36% from the March 3 primary. The median turnout drop was 42%, with a decline as high as 82% in a Democratic primary for Texas’s 17th congressional district. Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a better, faster, and cheaper alternative to runoffs.
The 2026 elections and ranked choice voting
The role of RCV in the 2026 primaries was the topic of a recent FairVote virtual event, which featured FairVote’s David Daley, journalist Chris Cillizza, Grow Democracy DC co-founder Lisa D.T. Rice, Democracy Maine Executive Director Chrissy Hart, and CalRCV co-founder Tom Charron.
Diagnostic Errors in Patients who Died in the Hospital or were Transferred to an ICU
Clinical question: How often do diagnostic errors occur among hospitalized patients who die or are transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU), and how often do diagnostic errors contribute to patient harm? Background: Diagnostic errors have long been known to contribute to adverse events in hospitalized patients; however, few prior studies have rigorously used structured approaches to screen for diagnostic errors.
Increased Familiarity Between Residents and Nurses Improves Team Performance and Communication
Clinical question: Does an increased familiarity between medical residents and nurses improve team performance and communication? Background: Prior studies suggest that familiarity promotes an environment of safety, in which providers are comfortable speaking up, asking for help, and admitting errors. Failures in team communication are often cited as contributors to medical errors.
ART testing, capacity limits for night spots with dancing not required from 14 June
SINGAPORE - Nightlife establishments with dancing among patrons will no longer have to keep to a capacity limit from next Tuesday (14 June), the multi-ministry taskforce on COVID-19 (MTF) said on Friday. In addition, patrons at such night spots will not need to produce a negative Antigen Rapid Test (ART) result in order to enter the venue from next Tuesday, the MTF said in a press release. However, mask-wearing indoors is still required.
COMMENT: YawaR's final chat message to SumaiL at TI10 is the human moment esports needs more of
SumaiL and YawaR (Photos: Saharnaz Farahmand via Dota 2 TI Flickr, Dota 2 Twitch) It might have been a blink and you'd miss it moment, but the ending of the lower bracket elimination match between Quincy Crew and title hopefuls OG included a bittersweet moment many sports fans could've related to.
Diablo II: Resurrected first impressions: Back in time for a new generation
Ah, old friend who couldn't just save the world himself. (Screenshot: Blizzard) For many gamers of my generation, Diablo would have been one of the first action Role-Playing Games that we were exposed to. Granted, playing a game about conquering the depths of Hell as a kid might have put an unnecessary fear of the term "fresh meat" as well as a huge distrust of closed doors in me, but Diablo II was an immediate "must play" the moment it was released.
Trends in hospital medicine program operations during COVID-19
Practice Management Staffing was a challenge for most groups Publish date: May 13, 2021 What a year it has been in the world of hospital medicine with all the changes, challenges, and uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Some hospitalist programs were hit hard early on with an early surge, when little was known about COVID-19, and other programs have had more time to plan and adapt to later surges.
Singapore to host M2 World Championship in Jan 2021
M2 World Championship (Photo: Moonton) Singapore may have lost its chance to host a Dota 2 Major because of the coronavirus, but it will get to play host to another global esports event when the M2 World Championship comes around in January 2021.
KFC’s Chizza is already breaking hearts in Singapore
Chizza illustration from KFC’s Facebook page (left), actual product bought from a KFC outlet (right) People in Singapore woke up on Thursday (9 Feb) to another episode of “expectations versus reality”, this time involving the recently released Chizza. Made available on Wednesday at KFC outlets, the heart-shaped pizza/chicken hybrid drew a lot hype on social media, with many Facebook users indicating their eagerness to try the new product.
Esports: Singapore to host Dota 2 Major in June
ONE Esports chief executive officer Carlos Alimurung (second from left) announces Dota 2 Singapore major tournament in June 2020. (PHOTO: Bryan Huang/Yahoo News Singapore) SINGAPORE — Singapore will play host to some of the best Dota 2 teams in the world, when it holds the first Singapore Major in June next year.
Global Esports Federation, headquartered in Singapore, launches to bring prestige and legitimacy to esports
The board of the Global Esports Federation (GEF) and guest of honour Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu at the worldwide launch of the GEF in Singapore on Monday, 16 December 2019. PHOTO: Bryan Huang/Yahoo News Singapore SINGAPORE —The first-ever global governing body for esports officially launched in Singapore on Monday (16 December), touted as the voice and authority for the esports scene worldwide.
Singapore esports player granted NS deferment, will play in Overwatch World Cup
Team Singapore OWWC (Photo: Overwatch Singapore Facebook group_ SINGAPORE — Singapore's team to the Overwatch World Cup (OWWC) in November will include one of its originally selected members, after he recently secured deferment from National Service (NS). Figo Chua, 18, was not in the roster that was submitted to Blizzard, the game developer, as he was enlisting for NS on 14 August.
Unit-based assignments: Pros and cons
A relatively recent practice catching on in many different hospitalist groups is geographic cohorting, or unit-based assignments. Traditionally, most hospitalists have had patients assigned on multiple different units. Unit-based assignments have been touted as a way of improving interdisciplinary communication and provider and patient satisfaction.1 How frequently are hospital medicine groups using unit-based assignments?
Prompting during rounds decreases lab utilization in patients nearing discharge
Clinical question: Does prompting hospitalists during interdisciplinary rounds to discontinue lab orders on patients nearing discharge result in a decrease in lab testing?Background: The Society of Hospital Medicine, as part of the Choosing Wisely campaign, has recommended against “repetitive complete blood count and chemistry testing in the face of clinical and lab stability.” Repeated phlebotomy has been shown to increase iatrogenic anemia and patient discomfort.
Kikuo Ibe, father of the G-Shock watch, on the 'youngest G-Shock fan'
Ask a person on the street to name a strong and durable watch, and chances are the Casio G-Shock will be among the answers. While there are doubtless many stories out there about G-Shock watches surviving harsh conditions, Kikuo Ibe, the engineer who designed the first model of the watch 35 years ago, has another memorable example of his creation’s durability – in the hands of the “youngest fan of the G-Shock”.
You can learn to be a chef from the Internet, says Hong Kong's Nicholas Tse
Hong Kong singer and actor Nicholas Tse, who recently took on Canadian celebrity chef David Rocco in a new FOXLife Original series, feels that it’s possible to be a self-taught chef. “I think that as with everything else, you can teach yourself how to cook if you’re willing, especially with information so readily available on the Internet,” the 37-year-old told Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore in an email interview.
Don't be a slave to actors, says Darkest Hour make-up artist Kazuhiro Tsuji
With Kazuhiro Tsuji’s desire to make special effects make-up “invisible”, it’s easy to see why British actor Gary Oldman specifically requested for the artist to transform him for the role of Winston Churchill in “Darkest Hour”, currently showing in cinemas around Singapore.
Strike Back's Alin Sumarwata talks benefits of knowing multiple languages
Australian actress Alin Sumarwata often jokes about the questions she gets asked about her heritage during auditions, but her multiple language proficiencies helped when she had to learn to speak some Arabic for her latest role on Cinemax’s Strike Back.
Pregnant Stefanie Sun told son not to ask MRT commuters to give up seats for her
Before Singapore singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi recently announced her second pregnancy on social media, she had to take special care before that not to let the secret slip. One such example was telling her five-year-old son not to ask strangers on the MRT to give up their seats for her. The 39-year-old singer shared the anecdote with the media during a press conference for her newest album on Friday (9 February) at the Arts House.
Cultivate both the artist and the fighter, Guillermo del Toro tells aspiring directors
Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, “The Shape of Water”, may have 13 Oscar nods to its name, but even the experienced Mexican director had several anxious moments before the list of nominees was out. “We were all sipping coffee, and with every nomination we would jump with joy. Then we started counting them, and we realised there were many, and it was a sense of huge relief, gratitude, joy… great emotions,” del Toro told Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore over the phone from Tokyo on Wednesday (31 January).
ONE OK ROCK talks knocking down 'wall' between them and US audience
Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK may be a global name now, but this was not always the case. In a recent interview on Saturday (20 January) ahead of their performance to a 6,500-strong crowd at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, the band’s lead vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi (known simply as “Taka”) shared their experience during their initial performances in the United States.
ONE OK ROCK may write song about Singapore if there is 'good energy' at concert
ONE OK ROCK (from left) drummer Tomoya Kanki, leader and guitarist Toru Yamashita, vocalist Takahiro Moriuchi and bassist Ryota Kohama at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. (Photo: Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore/Elizabeth Tong) Japanese rock band ONE OK ROCK may have performed in many countries, but writing a song about one is something entirely different. Still, it’s something lead vocalist, lyricist and composer Takahiro Moriuchi, better known as Taka, is willing to try.
Off the Felt: The Best Instagram Photos of 2017
The year is almost over. It was a very hectic 2017, and our favorite poker players seemed to be kind of addicted to Instagram. So we were wondering… which were their best photos to come out of the last 12 months? We decided to stalk them a little bit using the Best Nine App to find the answer … and we were shocked. Well, not really. Actually, things turned out as expected: poker, more poker, and a huge load of selfies! Liv Boeree was sharing some nice moments with Igor Kurganov (cute).
Jonathan Little Attempts a Weird Bluff (in Perhaps the Worst Possible Manner)
Today I want to share an interesting hand from a $3,000 buy-in World Series of Poker event that, well, I probably messed up. The hand features a somewhat strange river spot where I attempted a bluff — one I didn't necessarily set up as well as I could have with my prior actions in the hand. It was early in the event, with the blinds 50/100 and effective stacks around 9,000. A player in middle position raised to 300 and it folded to me in the big blind where I'd been dealt .
PPI’s Online Poker Room Adds to Impressive Ambassador Team
PPIPOKER.net has added three regional superstars to their already exemplary team of Ambassadors. Matias "Festivuss" Gabrenja (Argentina), Balazs "Birs320" Botond (Hungary) and Laurence "Lady_Luck" Grondin (Quebec, Canada) have joined the likes of Casey "BigDogPckt5s" Jarzabek and others to form potentially the most talented team of poker pros on the planet.
888poker Ride: Natasha Mercier's Unexpected Delivery
There are legendary poker pros everywhere in Las Vegas during the World Series of Poker — especially during the Main Event. David Tuchman decided to hop in the 888poker Ride to see if any needed a lift around Sin City. In this episode, Natasha Mercier has an unexpected visitor and Tuchman helps deliver them safely to the Rio. Have you ever wanted to write your own articles about poker? Maybe you've got some experiences or opinions about poker that you'd like to share.
888poker Announces $7.5 Million Guaranteed XL Inferno Championships
888poker has revealed the successor to its successful Super XL Series, a trio of online poker tournament festivals that are set to run over the next 12 months. The first of this trio, the $7.5 million guaranteed XL Inferno Championships, kicks off May 7, followed by the XL Eclipse Championships in September. The finale will be the XL Blizzard Championships in early 2018.
The Weekly PokerNews Quiz: Which is More Likely?
This week we’ve got eight questions testing your knowledge of hold’em odds and probabilities. In each you’re given two circumstances and asked the same question — which is more likely? Get six correct and you pass the quiz, and see the “Top results” afterwards to see how you did versus others. Your username will appear on the list if you’re logged in to your PokerNews account. If you need an account, it’s easy to get one — just click here. Have you ever wanted to write your own articles about poker?
Raghav Bansal Leads With 8 Remaining at HK$103K High Roller in Macau
Raghav Bansal holds the lead in the HK$103,000 High Roller Single Re-Entry Shot Clock, with high-stakes specialists Nick Petrangelo and Dan Smith still in contention. Just eight remain with all players guaranteed at a payday of at least HK$470,000 (~US$57,536), although it is the HK$3,870,000 (~US$503,100) first prize that all will have their eye on.
Elliot Smith Explains 8 Minute Pre-Flop Tank
About PokerNews PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more. PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games.
More Than 100 Dealers Trained More Than 100 Hours Each!
About PokerNews PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more. PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games.
Humans vs Artificial Intelligence
About PokerNews PokerNews.com is the world's leading poker website. Among other things, visitors will find a daily dose of articles with the latest poker news, live reporting from tournaments, exclusive videos, podcasts and so much more. PokerStars is the largest online poker site offering the biggest amount of poker games and different game variations including Texas Hold'em, Omaha and other popular poker games.
Calling the Clock with Tito Ortiz Sponsored by KO Watches
Beginning as a cutting-edge brand active in design, manufacturing and distribution of quality-finish watches from young Mexican entrepreneurs, KNOCK OUT -KO- Watches works to distinguish itself with its quality and clean design, allowing people to use time they have as they wish and without interruption. With our sponsor, KNOCK OUT -KO- Watches in mind, we're now going to "Call the Clock" on Tito Ortiz.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Bryan
Contact Bryan, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack