This book is about love. Love in the face of death, passionate love, unrequitted love, sorrow and anger caused by love. Just about every emotion that goes hand in hand with that four letter word can be within the books pages.
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Love in the Time of Cholera 爱
The Joys of Smoking
Until I came to China I hated cigarettes. They were addictive, they gave you cancer, made your lungs all black and icky too. At least so I was told by the countless ad’s on TV, radio and billboards. Alcohol, on the other hand, was...
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Well… here it is
The powers that be couldn’t have asked for better weather today. Whether or not, as rumors say, Mother Nature’s hand was forced in creating it is not really a concern. The skies were blue and there was a light gentle breeze that felt surprisingly...
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Mass Media
The thousands of troops preparing for National Day have given photographers from around the world plenty of opportunity to take pictures that show the unity/sameness/discipline/scariness… of China’s massive military. ...
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It’s A Celebration!
Unlike in America where proud citizens show their patriotism with a bald eagle t-shirt, a lapel pin or ‘ the Calvin piss bumper sticker’, Chinese show their love for...
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Journey to Three Shadows
A while back I made a long journey by subway, bus and on foot to the Three Shadows Gallery in Caochangdi. The entrance to the compound is about a...
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