a shameful waste of madhouse time

ponderings of a pococurante

a shameful waste of madhouse time header image 4

Religious books and Judaism in Chinese media

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Oddly enough, our random internet search process seems to turn up a lot of stuff about China — and in this case, an article about freedom of religion, publications about religion, and book culture in China from none other than — who else — The Turkish Weekly. This article is, for people who don’t know [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: China · politics

First Chinese blog research report to come out soon

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

What is being called China’s first blog reseach report is set to be released by a blogger named “Shun Feng” (顺风). We’re not sure exactly what approach or how “academic” this work is (it is being published by an academic press — Southeast University Press) but at least it’s some kind of first and [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: China · politics

Jeremy Seabrook from the UK Guardian on the global middle-class and the new global poor

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

I kind of found this link by accident, but it’s an interesting, literary, well-written and flagrantly lefty piece, which I like, or should i say which i indulge as a guilty pleasure now and then to assuage my conscience: I too am part of the global middle-class and the culture of contentment that [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Life · politics

Dooms Day

July 19th, 2006 · No Comments

Dooms Day

Originally uploaded by Ya Ya.

i don’t know why the photog here says this is a “dog’s view of a clear sky” but anyway it was taken in Shanghai, and i think it’s kinda cool.

addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fpeijinchen.com%2Fblog%2F2006%2F07%2F19%2Fdooms-day%2F’;
addthis_title [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Uncategorized