Look look, China overtakes the US in total consumption…
But, of course, the US is still king when it comes to consumption per capita.
Article and graphs from a Wall Street Journal article entitled “China Tops US in Energy Use.”
Via Paul Denlinger.
PANGBIANR 旁边儿 is a “platform for exploring the lived culture of making art, music, film & food in China.” So far they have a Twitter presence, a blog and some events coming up.
Here are some highlights from their blog:
1. The rise of nerdy board game parlors in Beijing (think Settlers of Catan not Monopoly):
2. [...]
On your left, Hong Kong. On your right, New York.
Two people in two places, sharing photos.
More here (via Cheryl Yau’s blog.)
Can somebody please tell me what this means?
Almost a decade ago, Boroditsky, then a young assistant professor at MIT, conducted a study of Mandarin speakers that thrust her into the [...]
Riding off of the wave of momentum out of ARTHK10, the local art community in Hong Kong has opened a new blog reporting on and reviewing local events. It’s an impressive effort so far and will no doubt further their bid to make Hong Kong the fine art capital of Asia.
Check out their site at [...]
July 1 is a day of protest in Hong Kong, coinciding with the anniversary of the former colony’s handover back to China. It’s come to life recently as a hodgepodge of dissent: Various groups, organizations and even artists use it as a public forum to shout back at the local government heads.
The experience as a [...]
This post also appears on World Wide Pop, my latest project featuring pop & indie culture from all over the world. I’m posting this here because it reports on something from China.
I first discovered I am MT (我叫MT, 2009-1010) while reading an article about the Tudou Video Festival Awards 2010. Tudou is one of [...]
Sister Lotus (芙蓉姐姐) who we reported on way back here and here in 2006 is still alive!
The Shanghaiist found her at a custom show:
The original story is that she rose to fame back in 2005 when she posted mock-provocative photos of herself on major BBSs/forums. These photos were accompanied by quotes such as “I have [...]
From the Shanghaiist:
It’s a shame that those fans weren’t actually North Korean. The almost touching displays of North Korean patriotism were in fact put on by Chinese actors, ahem, “volunteers.” Hired by the China Sports Events Management Group and the North Korean Sports Committee, the actors were brought in because few [...]
Lamma Island is one of the outlying islands in Hong Kong that is only accessible by ferry. All the namecards of businesses on Lamma have ferry timetables printed on the back. In this case the namecard folds out to show the schedule.