Suffer the little children…
(an inane inaugural post from Brendan) I used to think that after years of watching Japanese horror movies and using Chinese squat toilets, I was prepared for anything, no matter how horrific. Then I...
View ArticleWould-be hippies met with puzzlement, detentions
This Reuters story — “China: Free Hugs in the Cities” — is the best thing I’ve read all day. There’s apparently a YouTube-based campaign to provide free hugs to everyone you see – one of those...
View ArticleThey’d None of Them Be Missed’
A couple of friends and I were chatting about Gilbert and Sullivan over the weekend, and I thought of Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko’s song “I’ve Got A Little List” from The Mikado. The original song...
View ArticleLi Yinhe to hang up her spurs?
Li Yinhe (in China? Use this), the noted sexologist and professor at CASS (the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) who’s always in the news around this time of year for trying to draft a bill to...
View ArticleIt Lengthens, It Strengthens, It’s Olympic!
Collector’s Edition Fuwa Condoms: Fuwas ‘Beibei,’ ‘Jingjing,’ ‘Huanhuan,’ ‘Yingying,’ and ‘Nini’ are the new darlings of the Olympics! The Fuwas represent the hopes and dreams of the Chinese people....
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