Archive for February, 2010

Suddenly, what mattered in the past :: 021 Shanghai

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Suddenly, what mattered in the past doesn’t matter in the present anymore.
Interesting.

Island 6 show on March 6 :: Shanghai Eye

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Title : \”Libido, Mortido\”Dates : From March 6th 2010 to April 30th 2010 (part of the Jue Festival)Curation : Thomas Charvériat and Zane MellupeVernissage : March 13th 2010 – 8pmVenue : island6, 50 Moganshan Road, building #6, 2F,…

Wang Meng easily takes gold at women’s 500M short strack :: Shanghaiist

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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While Wang Beixing might have only gotten a copper for her effort at the 500M speed skating event, team member Wang Meng managed to win gold for the women’s 500M short track. The 2006 Turin Games champion defended her title, crossing with a time of 43.048 seconds. [...]

Varieties of ‘bad guest behaviour’ :: Round-the-World Barstool Blues

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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12 days on from that darned housewarming party of mine, and I still haven’t let all of the anger go….. Deep breaths, deep breaths.
Perhaps another griping post will prove cathartic.

Amongst the things that most piss me off about party guests….
1) Trespassing into the kitchenI suppose some people meant well; [...]

Chapter 26: Hello, Foreigner – and Goodbye, Generosity :: Speaking of China

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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As October 2002 went on, I fell deeper in love with my Chinese boyfriend, John, and found a new sense of belonging through lunches with Zhang Bin.Yet, was I just fooling myself, to think I could…
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Google Buzz As China Play. Is Google REALLY Raising The Stakes? :: China Law Blog

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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For many reasons, we have so far pretty much stayed away from the Google-China kerfuffle. The most important reason for our not writing about it is that we simply do not see ourselves as having anything new or noteworthy to add to the debate. That has not really [...]

Paper Republic link: The *Translator’s* Burden? :: Paper Republic

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Translators from under-represented languages such as Arabic wield considerable influence over what books reach a western public. Johnson-Davies says: “Arabic translators have more power and more responsibility [than translators from other languages] because they decide what should be translated.”

Giveaway: Win a pair of tickets to Bookworm’s Literary Festival :: Go Chengdoo

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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For the new year we present to you double happiness in the form of a double giveaway!
The second giveaway for today is for one pair of tickets to an event of your choosing at next month’s Bookworm International Literary Festival.
The ‘worm has been gearing up for this event for [...]

Vintage Gentleman: Sommelier Peter Teng of Beijing Hilton Wangfujing :: The Beijinger Blog

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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Originally from Malaysia, where he was trained under the tutelage of Master of Wines, Dr. Ron Georgiou (one of only 262 Masters of Wine in the world), Peter Teng has recently come on board as the new wine sommelier at Hilton Beijing Wangfujing. He tells Agenda about his passion [...]

Videos: What Shanghai looked like on Chinese New Years :: Shanghaiist

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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So those of us who’ve lived through Spring Festival week in China knew what to expect: tons and tons of fireworks, set off from both homes and commercial establishments, into the wee hours of the morning and – usually – the rest of the week. In fact, last night, [...]