August 31, 2010
Is Feng Xiaogang's movie about the 1976 Tangshan Earthquake in China worth watching? Sure. Is it epic? No. Could it have been? Yes...but it wasn't. Here's why. 17 Comments | Read Post »
August 26, 2010
As usual, a tragic event takes place, and certain individuals take that as some sort of an affront to them, their country, their race. More's the pity.August 24, 2010
A short story about the difficulties of escaping incompetence.August 18, 2010
Semi-intelligent musings on Western media bias like: "It's good to combat Western media bias. It's not so good when you emphasize 'Western' over 'media bias'."August 17, 2010
Is it "immoral and propgandistic" behavior to report China surpassing the United Sttes as the world's largest energy consumer without citing per capita figures?August 16, 2010
We are seeing today how a Chinese population more in tune with their healthcare needs is placing ever-louder pressure on China's government for change.August 13, 2010
Did the passage of California Prop 8 banning homosexual marriages somehow contribute to "the world" judging democracy on its adherence to science and fact?August 12, 2010
Venting Doesn’t Help With Your “Life In China” Frustrations
Catharsis, or venting, doesn’t actually help you deal with your anger, frustrations, or other negative emotions. It apparently only reinforces them. Doh!
July 24, 2010
It's been a year since drunk driver Zhang Mingbao ended the lives of five people in Nanjing and the police began a crackdown. Have we learned anything?July 22, 2010
While some Chinese recognize the contributions Christian missionaries have brought to modernizing China, is the growth of religion a good or bad thing for China?
