The North Korea propaganda website Uriminzokkiri recently published a video depicting a dream sequence in which New York City burns, burns, burns. Check out the 45-second mark in the above video, which comes with subtitles (toggle on/off from the bottom-right corner).
It's only a question of time...
All around the world, there will be massive explosions. It will be The Revenge. Read more »
It’s been a season of scandal for Yum Brands Inc., parent of KFC, which has been forced to apologize in response to a government investigation that found it was using pumped up and drugged out chicken from a local supplier. This has led to ticked off customers, decreasing sales and now a fallen stock price.... Read more »Read more »
Pregame. Sunday for some, Monday for others. Really, really early on Monday for others. I haven’t been training as hard as I used to, but you don’t pass up a chance to get your fan on, especially when those chances are so few and far between. The Super Bowl is big in America, the one event... Read more »Read more »
It’s a small bit of progress, but nonetheless worth noting. Via AP: A Beijing court has sentenced 10 people to prison for illegally detaining petitioners, state media reported Tuesday, in an apparent blow for attempts by local governments to cover up abuses. The petitioning system in China is basically a farce. Even if a petitioner... Read more »Read more »
Recently I received an email and link from a Chinese friend who wanted to share her love of what she called “traditional Chinese whistling music.” This is indeed melodic whistling music. But if you’re old and foreign enough, you may recall “Are You Going to Scarborough Fair?,” popularized in the late ’60s by the US folk duo Simon and... Read more »Read more »
Recently in Hong Kong, a male pedestrian fainted on the street outside a busy Jockey Club Center. Two men nearby, ages 59 and 53, witnessed the incident and tried to rouse the pedestrian. Failing that, they came to the conclusion that they should call the police, but an important question remained – which one of... Read more »Read more »
If you're an Asian woman seeking love on the interwebs, or living in China (or many places in Asia, while we're at it), perhaps you can relate. There are only two posts on this new Tumblr, Creepy White Guys, but give it time. Surely there are more white men out there who love martial arts and anime and believe Asian girls are like lotus flowers, docile and submissive. Chrysanthemums, Mulan, tiger moms, dainty mushu dragons... we look forward to seeing these references, and more, in the coming days. Read more »
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has a new book ready to debut in April, The Digital Age, co-written by Jared Cohen, formerly of the State Department. As the Wall Street Journal puts it succinctly, the book is clear about one thing: “China is the most dangerous superpower on Earth.” Specifically, Schmidt writes that China’s hacking culture —... Read more »Read more »
“A man dressed as an astronaut hands out free masks on a street in Taiyuan city of North China’s Shanxi province,” via China Daily. Blogging in absentia for the next two weeks, so please excuse any delays. Links time. Read more »
Look at this: “Rebuilt the Life of Beauty.” What does that even mean? Hello! Everyone knows it should be “rebuild,” verb. Even then, “life of beauty” hardly is the message we want to send to our children, now is it? Shame on you, Capital Fitness Club, for reinforcing the myth that beauty should be a goal, held higher... Read more »Read more »
