March 2012
21 posts
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China Clamps Down on Social Networking Over Online... →
Heavy, heady stuff. BTW, here are the rumors being referred to.
Mar 31st
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Are Red Deer Cave people a new species of human? →
Scientists have discovered a new population of prehistoric humans in southwest China, leading evolutionary experts to question if the discovery represents a new form of human species or previously unknown ancestors of modern-day humans.
Mar 28th
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“Dear Michael: I’m Jeffrey”s mother .Thank you help for Jeffrey to...”
– Email from a parent. I’m still smiling.
Mar 27th
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“In 30 years, the Chinese people have gone from having barely enough to eat to...”
– Caption from a picture in this amazing photoset, which I linked to earlier today. When I was a kid, my dad was one of those fathers who really did tell me to finish my dinner, because “there are people starving in China, you know.” (And yes, I’m aware how much that ages me.) As...
Mar 26th
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Mar 26th
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Mar 23rd
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Mar 22nd
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“we are two girls planning to go beaches in early April,and would like to have...”
– The full text of a personals ad (entitled “Trip Buddies wanted”) on Craigslist Shanghai
Mar 22nd
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“Inspired by a “love for sesame oil” and “a deep hatred of...”
– The Chinese food entry in the “ZAGAT Guide to World Cuisine: 2010,” from Earth (The Book), which I picked up again (and am now having a hard time putting down, again) to help teach the satire lesson of my humor-writing course.
Mar 21st
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Mar 20th
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Mar 20th
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Mar 18th
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WatchWatch
chinanthropologies: Mind-blowing time lapse of Shanghai via Vimeo.com
Mar 18th
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Mar 18th
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Mar 17th
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Mar 17th
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Mar 16th
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Colleges and professions most loved by opposite... →
The most popular men graduated from Fudan University and the most loved male profession is civil servant (staff member of government administrative department).  For girls, Central Academy of Drama graduates and (middle or) high school teacher ranked number one respectively. Judging by this, women wish to find someone with stable job and higher income, but men not only want their wives to be...
Mar 15th
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Mar 10th
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12-year-old girls hoping to 'time travel' commit... →
That pretty much sums it up.
Mar 6th
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Mar 1st