Daily Archives: August 9, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-08-09

August 9, 2008 peijin

woe to those who sit down at reserved seats in Velvet Lounge: 2500 RMB minimum charge! # will miss La Bella–and wonder what it will become in the future # some ABC bitch was like “this is so new york.” … Continue reading →

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A poem about Liu Xiang

August 9, 2008 peijin

刘翔 – 诗歌 – 红袖添香 via kwout The irony is that i was looking for poems by the poet Liu Xiang, whose name is written with the same characters as that of the famous athlete. Clicking on a link I … Continue reading →

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China now becoming an infrastructure builder around the world?

August 9, 2008 peijin

I was just reading this article from Ha’aretz about some of China’s major infrastructure projects in Israel, including the Carmel Tunnel. Interesting stuff, for example, a partial list of some of China’s more recent and more prominent projects: “China’s presence … Continue reading →

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How the Character block performers at the Olympic opening ceremony were trained

August 9, 2008 peijin

开幕式字模演员“肌肉记忆”掌握896套口令_网易奥运 via kwout This article from Netease talks about how the character-blocks that moved up and down to form characters and patterns did their work: first of all, there were 896 of them and none of them can see the … Continue reading →

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Movies I’m Watching: Antonioni’s La Notte

August 9, 2008 peijin

lanotte_062220070442.jpg (JPEG Image, 550×365 pixels) via kwout Antonioni films are always difficult for me. They are in their wayso eravishing and yet there is something maddeningly obscure about them. The dialogue is not something that you can understand if you … Continue reading →

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