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China’s “Reportage” magazine: pay to get published

This magazine, considered a national level magazine, has been discovered by some plucky reporters at the Youth Daily to be quite amenable to the idea that you can publish something as long as you pay for it. Of course, not … Continue reading

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It gets cold here in late September

“It gets cold here in late September”—I dont remember the rest of the song anymore. It was the autumn of 1999, probably around late September or early October. The place: the main cafeteria at the University of Washington, Seattle. I … 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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