Via Ministry of Tofu: “A vivid portrayal of the Chinese society: The upper class is doing the splits (slang for two-timing); the middle class is being brainwashed; the lower class is awaiting their doom.” On this, the day that car ownership in Beijing surpassed 5 million, here are your links for the weekend.
Beijing Cream is officially in soft launch. Bear with us as we make final adjustments. Posting will be sporadic until after the weekend, which is why this space is clean of Bodhisattva Jeremy Lin links this morning. Check out our about page if you’re as eager as we are. Big things are afoot in China blogging.
Just when you thought this saga couldn't get crazier, Jeremy Lin leads the Knicks back from a double-digit deficit and hits the game-winning bucket near the buzzer. I've never seen an NBA crowd cheer its home team's loss quite like this.
Well. This is kind of adorable. I don’t mean the dog, named Malachy, which won Best in Show on Tuesday night. I mean this lead from the Associated Press: “A bobbing little pompom put on a peak performance at the Westminster Kennel Club.”
