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Some Olympics photos from Marc Aspland of the Times UK

Olympics in Pictures via kwout This picture is from the Times UK photographer Marc Aspland: quite nice and painterly. He’s photoblogging the Games but if you’re in China you probably have to use a proxy to read his typepad.com blog. … Continue reading

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CBC on “man-kinis”

Want to beat the heat? Try a ‘man-kini’ via kwout I love fun journalism, or at least pretend to for the sake of not seeming like a totally uptight egghead. The CBC has a series called “Olympic Vignettes”and this one … Continue reading

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Google China has some nifty Olympics features and functions

Clicking around Google China, I found some stuff that might be of some help as I prepare to head up to Beijing later today. One of them is the SMS alert function, where you can subscribe to stuff like overall … Continue reading

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A poem about Liu Xiang

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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Some snippets of recent Shanghai life

I saw a guy in the subway that had a shirt that said “I speak English. Do you?” I looked at him for a moment, and dismissed it as just another Chinglish shirt. He then walked over to me and … Continue reading

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So this is how we talk about Tiananmen Square

I was just reading through a blog post from the Phoenix TV reporter Lvqiu Luwei (闾丘露薇) writes about the changes that occurred in Beijing as a result of the Olympics. She hopes that the changes, whether it be better signs … Continue reading

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Chinese people’s attitude towards the Olympics has changed (subtly)

…according to an article from Xinhua, as we reach the 50 day until the start of the Olympics mark. The article cites purely anecdotal evidence to say that while everyone is still looking forward to the Olympics, the enthusiasm has … Continue reading

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