PEOPLE BUY NEW THINGS CHINA – If you have eyes or ears, you’re no doubt familiar with the rumor: China is changing. The Western media teems with tales of the massive nation’s development – the qualities of a rising middle class; the plight of the poor rural folk left behind; the corruption that chews its [...]
Jan 08, 2011 | Categories: China, Jinhua, NEWS FLASH | Tags: appliances, change, development, fear, Media, Progress, Technology, television, TV | Leave A Comment »
Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily episode 31 Before you start accusing us of focusing on the poor, fading laundry as part of our own Antonioni scheme to sabotage the world’s image of an entire nation, let us be clear: we are more interested in the one small bright square so carefully preserved like some tiny peep [...]
Mar 05, 2010 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily | Tags: Antonioni, beverages, cement, chai, Cina, consumerism, corn juice, corny, destruction, development, drinks, Expat, laundry, Progress, social commentary, tea, the future, Travel | 3 Comments »
Two men sit upon the yellowing grass. They gaze out upon the distant hillside, the calm pond, the trees. “Such a beautiful place,” says the left man. “Always has been.” “Since time began.” The right man says, “There are so many possibilities in a place like this.” “Flowers.” “Fruits and berries.” “Thoughts and dreams.” They [...]
Apr 02, 2009 | Categories: China, Fables | Tags: development, Dreams, friends, hope, Humor, imagination, possibilities, social commentary | Leave A Comment »
Corn Juice for the Masses
Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily episode 31 Before you start accusing us of focusing on the poor, fading laundry as part of our own Antonioni scheme to sabotage the world’s image of an entire nation, let us be clear: we are more interested in the one small bright square so carefully preserved like some tiny peep [...]
Mar 05, 2010 | Categories: China, Nanjing, Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily | Tags: Antonioni, beverages, cement, chai, Cina, consumerism, corn juice, corny, destruction, development, drinks, Expat, laundry, Progress, social commentary, tea, the future, Travel | 3 Comments »