Author Archives: Andrew

Don’t believe a word

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Andrew

Any visitors to this blog (there, I’ve said it) have no doubt noticed a distinct lack of activity in recent months. That’s mostly due to my resources being focused on this magazine and blog. Much to my surprise, however, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Late nights in DBX

Posted on February 13, 2008 by Andrew

Dubai Airport at 2:00 a.m. is possibly the strangest place I’ve ever found myself. It’s not so much the airport itself, but rather the multicoloured masses of deranged, jet-lagged travellers lunging through the never-ending duty free shops that lend it … Continue reading →

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Musings on peanut butter

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Andrew

I’m a big fan of China’s many regional cuisines, which provide a nearly endless array of mouth-watering dishes: solid, proletarian Beijing dumplings, grilled lamb skewers from Muslim western China, delicately steamed fish from Hong Kong, sweet Shanghainese “red-cooked” pork, fantastic … Continue reading →

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The Shanghai Beat

Posted on October 29, 2007 by Andrew

From a friend (and hosted on Danwei), a new show on urban life in Shanghai: “The Shanghai Beat”. The first episode features a tour of Shanghai’s gay scene. More to come…

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The Beijing Left Turn

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Andrew

This explanation (with diagrams!) of cars at a Beijing intersection making a left turn is one of the funniest things I’ve read in a while. Substitute a Volkswagen Santana for the Hyundai if you’re in Shanghai, and add a couple … Continue reading →

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A letter to BOCOG

Posted on August 16, 2007 by Andrew

I was visiting the Web site of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) a few weeks ago, and was disappointed to find that the weather conditions in Beijing — temperature and wind speed — were given only … Continue reading →

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Thunder on Jong-Il Peak

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Andrew

Another video, also from the Children’s Palace in Pyongyang. This one is of a band playing the song “Thunder on Jong-Il Peak”, possibly my favourite of the DPRK’s musical contributions:

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Arirang on Accordions

Posted on July 21, 2007 by Andrew

To make up for the continuing lack of a DPRK travelogue, I present this video, filmed at one of Pyongyang’s “Children’s Palaces” on our last full day in Pyongyang:

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Kitty Trotsky

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Andrew

As suggested in the comments here. I had to make it happen.

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Back from the DPRK

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Andrew

I have just spent an incredible week in the DPRK, better known as North Korea. I plan to post a detailed journal of the trip at some point in the future. In the meantime, you are welcome to peruse my … Continue reading →

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