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So Rock Jesus for 2009

Danwei — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:12:00 -0600

So Rock Jesus for 2009

Danwei — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:12:00 -0600

A Linguistic Analysis of the “Go China” Recital

justrecently — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 02:39:00 -0600

The Tuluotuo Blog published a linguistic analysis of the “Go China 2009″ (or zhongguo jia you, “2009, 中国加油!”) recital on December 30. While an encounter with the video can be scary, it is also a good piece of work in terms of rhythms and probably better than many so-called “new poems”, says the blogger - and while [...]

New Year’s Eve in Cold Fairyland

One-Eyed Panda — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:19:00 -0600

Well it’s the first day of 2009 and last night could not have been a better end to what’s been a crappy last couple of months for me. I got to ring in the new year with Cold Fairyland. And they were on their best game last night — especially since they’d just returned from [...]
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Buddenbrooks - another Movie

justrecently — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0600

Went to the cinema last night. “Buddenbrooks”, based on Thomas Mann’s novel, and the third or fourth time someone tried to put it into pictures - directed by Heinrich Breloer this time.
It’s a big book squeezed into some 160 minutes or so. To my surprise, it seemed to work. I’d think so, anyway. The movie rushed through the [...]

Wu Fei album launch in Beijing

Danwei — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:03:00 -0600

Wu Fei album launch in Beijing

Danwei — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:03:00 -0600

Media for a Rainy Post-Christmas Sunday!

One-Eyed Panda — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:06:00 -0600

Well it’s a rainy post-Christmas Sunday. For me that means spending the day with a book and iPod. But for those that want a bit more of sensory experience try these links from Adam Schokora’s 56minus1 blog:

Adam is producing a series of videos of his 93-year-old Chinese teacher, Teacher Gui as she recounts her life [...]
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Round-the-World Barstool Blues

Froog — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:09:06 -0600

Chinese Students Performing the Dreidel Song

theforeignexpert — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:33:00 -0600

A Chinese rendition of the Dreidel Song
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