Dear Classic Cool Guy
Dear Classic Cool Guy, At first you seemed a typical cheat: Greasy, furrowed brow and squinty glare. No better than most other cheap China copies of our American cultural products. But then, as you passed, the back of your black leather jacket revealed to us an obvious oversight. The pompadoured, blithely law-breaking icons of 1950s [...]
Apr 08, 2009 | Categories: China, Letters to Whomever, Shanghai | Tags: badass, breaking the law, classic, cool guy, greaser, Humor, metro, shanghai, social commentary, subway | Leave A Comment »
The Secret Exhibit of the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art
At first, visitors to Shanghai’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) may find themselves slackjawed in amazement, without words, staggered, even laughing – almost – as they meander through the gallery’s two floors. Almost laughing, mind you, for its current exhibit, COUPLES, seems to sink below the realm of quality so far that it nearly (but [...]
Jan 14, 2009 | Categories: China, Shanghai | Tags: Expat, Humor, moca, Modern art, museum of contemporary art, people's square, shanghai, social commentary | 1 Comment »
Traces of Progress: Holiday Shopping Frenzies
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Jan 02, 2009 | Categories: China, Shanghai, Traces of Progress | Tags: chinese people shopping, Humor, new year's day, shanghai, social commentary, too many people, Traces of Progress | Leave A Comment »
Traces of Progress: Subterranean Fun
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May 01, 2009 | Categories: China, Shanghai, Traces of Progress | Tags: bund sightseeing tunnel, Humor, Ridiculous, social commentary, tacky, Tourism, underground things | Leave A Comment »