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September 23, 2016
The Kitchens of Canton, a novel. Ch. 8: Xinluoma
Wang slapped him hard across the face. “How you lose your clothes?” “Somebody stole it when I took a shower.” “Nobody steal things here.” “I’m telling you that’s what happened.” She marched him naked back […]
September 19, 2016
The Kitchens of Canton, a novel. Ch. 7: New Gary, IN
“Mr. Malmquist, I’m Inspector Melynchuk. And this is Sergeant Fink. I believe you’re already familiar with Officers Carrot and Stick.” “Yes, I am.” “Nice to see you again,” said Carrot. Stick gave the table a gentle […]
September 13, 2016
The three bodily rights
1. The right to health It may seem a truism to regard health as a right, but for people all over the world past and present health has been anything but the norm. For millennia […]
September 3, 2016
The 1.3 billion-strong temper tantrum: Review of Arthur Meursault’s Party Members
You’re nine years old and showing off your new iPad on the school playground, and the class bully snatches it out of your hands. Now, there are two things you can do. 1) Deal with […]
August 27, 2016
Living the Taiping: Interview with James Lande
Last century China experienced one of its periodic mid-century blowouts, where everything that can go wrong does go wrong and tens of millions die in senseless slaughter. The Chinese Civil War of 1927-50: 2-8 million […]
August 12, 2016
The Kitchens of Canton, a novel. Ch. 6: Gwongzau
Sender, message, signal, receiver: the standard model of communication. Or simply: sender, signal, receiver. There is usually a message, but it’s often hard to distinguish from the signal. Some messages are obvious — the time […]
The Kitchens of Canton Ch. 6: Gwongzau
Sender, message, signal, receiver: the standard model of communication. Or simply: sender, signal, receiver. There is usually a message, but it’s often hard to distinguish from the signal. Some messages are obvious — the time […]
August 4, 2016
The Kitchens of Canton, a novel. Ch. 5: Xinluoma
“Tirare verso l’alto di più. Arricciare le dita. Più veloce. Non così in fretta. Più ritmicamente.” “I’m trying.” “Ritmicamente. Rapidamente.” “My hand’s getting tired,” said Malmquist. “I can’t do this forever.” “Buxing. Lidao yao junyun […]
The Kitchens of Canton Ch. 5: Xinluoma
“Tirare verso l’alto di più. Arricciare le dita. Più veloce. Non così in fretta. Più ritmicamente.” “I’m trying.” “Ritmicamente. Rapidamente.” “My hand’s getting tired,” said Malmquist. “I can’t do this forever.” “Buxing. Lidao yao junyun […]
July 25, 2016
Book Review: The Exact Unknown by Isham Cook
Source: Book Review: The Exact Unknown by Isham CookFiled under: Essays on China
