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Could the Chinese rip off Bon Jovi to sell sneakers?

August 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Sure, why the hell not. Like Frank Yi said they copied his way.
I mean the publicly listed Chinese fashion sportswear company, Xtep, whose recent commercials during the Olympics caught my attention because of the music used. The song is called “It’s My Way” and it doesn’t take a New Jersey-born fan of 1980s hair rock [...]

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Movies I’m Watching: Comrades—Almost a Love Story (甜蜜蜜)

July 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Comrades—Almost a Love Story is a movie I am embarrassed to admit I had not seen until a couple of days ago. I’ve always suspected that Peter Chan’s movies are a bit heavy on the schlock factor, and to a certain extent, that’s true of this film, but in a relatively unoffensive way.
I can’t [...]

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A picture of Wong Kar-wai at Tony Leung/Carina Lau wedding–WITHOUT SHADES

July 24th, 2008 · No Comments

This is the first time that I have ever seen Wong Kar-wai without his trademark sunglasses. I never realized his face was so big;
evidently the shades he wears occupy a good part of his face. He was in Bhutan for the wedding of Tony Leung and Carina Lau
and lots of other Hong Kong celebs, such [...]

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Tony Leung and Carina Lau: Tying the knot in Bhutan

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

This is a picture from there…I guess they are getting married in a couple of days? Not like i really care that much, but I really thought that he was gay, and that the reason they had not tied the knot for so long was that and/or because they had other lovers.
oh well.

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Movies I’ve watched: Besieged City (???

July 6th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re a fan of the “gutter-trawling” alienated youths genre of film, you should find this one enjoyable: and I did not intend to be ironic there, because I actually think this was a good film. The story centers around two brothers: the younger one gets relentlessly and heartlessly picked on at school–beaten up, all [...]

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Tags: China · Hong Kong · film photography media · movies · violence

Facebook now in simplified and traditional Chinese

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

What i noticed is that, like with most computer/software applications, it’s divided into simplified Chinese for China, and traditional for HK as well as traditional for Taiwan.

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addthis_title = ‘Facebook+now+in+simplified+and+traditional+Chinese’;
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Greenpeace halts illegal e-waste shipment on its way to China

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Just something I saw in China CSR.com…this thing was on the way from Oakland to China. I guess there are some loopholes in Hong Kong law that allow e-waste to get through, even though it’s technically illegal. Technorati Tags: china, greenpeace, hong kong, oakland, US, e-waste, waste, environment, computers, electronics

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John Woo: Red Cliff must go on…

June 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Cross-posted at China Film Journal
Browsing Eachnet for headlines I came across some news regarding an accidental fire on the set of John Woo’s upcoming historical action film Red Cliff.
One person died and six were injured, all in stable condition and expected to live. I just skimmed the articles but so far there’s been no thorough [...]

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