This is quite the bouleversement of your typical corruption story. Usually — because we’re in China — we hear about Chinese officials and businessmen whose unsavory ethics and practices land them in hot water. This case out of Indiana, however, is about an American using guanxi to swindle Chinese. Shuang Monica Liang — recently dead of a... Read more »
UPDATE, 12/18, midnight: We’ve switched things up! Blog view is now the frontpage, and the first panel is the “featured posts.” The “category view” button is what you want to click if you’d like to view by our categories. The sidebars have been changed too, slightly. Much easier to consume the content this way. You... Read more »
(Image by Katie) The whole gang will be at Great Leap Brewing starting around 3 pm today. Apologies in advance if we miss any big Sunday news. Carl Setzer, joint owner, took some time to answer our questions, notably why he would open his reputable establishment to ruffians like ourselves. Don’t go so hard on... Read more »
It’s time to talk about it. Start here, with The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos: As an American overseas for the last ten years, I’ve watched as other countries struggle with the curious fact that the most prosperous, successful, and emulated civilization the world has ever seen lives with the certainty that every few months one... Read more »
For the last three or more years, rumor’s swirled over “restoration” plans in the Drum and Bell (Gulou) neighborhood to create a large plaza or “Time Cultural City.” It looks like the local government and developers are finally going forward with it. Here’s AFP’s latest report on the subject, which actually gives a date: Notices... Read more »
Shitty people are everywhere. Not much more to say for now. Gunman kills 20 Knifeman injures 22 (one child and one 85-year-old woman are in serious condition)
Changsha 2008 Ogle Earth has provided us a unique chronology of some of China’s more famous nail houses, and presented them “in geospatial context.” Writes Stefan Geens: Every so often, the master plans of developers don’t align with those of an existing home owner. The negotiations, coaxing and intimidation that follow can reach absurd levels,... Read more »
Let’s tap the keg at 3:30. I know I promised free beers to folks, but please do me this favor if you’re taking me up on the offer: like our Facebook page before 5 pm today 11 am tomorrow. We need an idea for supply purposes, which are limited on the free stuff. (Image by Katie)
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