ineBasketball is huge in China. Huge! And it’s not just Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming who get the fans. I’ve seen billboards featuring the Olympic team, commercials with Shaquille O’Neal and Kevin Love, and, of course, Harbin NBA Beer sold almost everywhere. It’s pretty cheap; I can buy a 500ml bottle from the local market… [Read More]
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Every city in the world has a McDonald’s, a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, and an Irish pub.
And, after a wonderful lunch at Cacaja, high atop a shopping mall in Chengdu, I can verify that my theory about cities continues to prove true. The only exception that I know of is Reykjavik, where McDonald’s left after the currency collapse.
Why I Love VLC Media Player
I don’t fully understand why DVDs have regional settings. I know it has something to do with trying to limit hit movies from coming out on DVD before they are released in all markets in the world, but I’ve also seen enough bootlegs here in China to know that there have to be better ways… [Read More]
Something that makes me mad.
On Monday, the friend of one of my students came up to me to tell me that my student would be out because of cramps. “Western women, I don’t think they have these problems,” the friend said. I laughed. “Oh, yes, we do, but we have medication for it,” I said. So on Tuesday, the… [Read More]
I’m on Pinterest now
I’m not entirely sure how this Pinterest thing works, but I’m on it now. The thing that is so exhausting about social media is having to learn new things all the time that may or may not stick around (Friendster, anyone?) just to make sure I stay in front of readers and editors. If it… [Read More]
