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LG and Audrey Hepburn

I saw an ad on the subway in Shanghai recently, featuring Audrey Hepburn and LG phones…and i saw the fine print and yes, it seems that the images is legally kosher…but one wonders about these things. It reminds me of … Continue reading

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Amazon.cn: not exactly the paragon of literacy

Excuse me for being a dick, but I just had to point out this email that I found … someone said that it might be phishing type email, but I think it might be real … I have shopped at … Continue reading

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Could the Chinese rip off Bon Jovi to sell sneakers?

Sure, why the hell not. Like Frank Yi said they copied his way. I mean the publicly listed Chinese fashion sportswear company,

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Nabel Tiles: occidentalism in China

Most students of cultural studies, Middle Eastern studies or the humanities in general are bound to be familiar with the concept of orientalism, the title of the late Edward Said’s watershed explication of the West’s images and discourse of the … Continue reading

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Businessweek on what is wrong with Lenovo ads in the US (and a collection of Lenovo ads)

Lenovo’s Olympic ads – BusinessWeek I think they use completely different ads here in China. The sumo wrestler/Xpad 300 ad is this one: Here’s even more bleeding edge avant-garde one for the Z60: And here’s a Chinese one featuring Chinese … Continue reading

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Controversial Chinese housing ad: “those worth less than 500,000 need not apply”

售房广告称"50万以下身价者恕不接待"引争议(图)_网易新闻中心 via kwout This ad for some posh Chinese apts featuring pictures of some poncey-ass Chinamen like you’ve never seen raised some hackles because of its main slogan: those that are worth less than 500,000 RMB need not apply. This … Continue reading

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