Cheat Sheet: July 28 2011
Our daily cheat sheet collects other interesting headlines reported today from around the world wide web.
(Read more...)Fans Debate the Meaning of 2NE1′s “Ugly”
Yesterday, Korean pop powerhouse 2NE1 released the music video for its song, “Ugly.” Around the same time, 2NE1′s PR Director Sandra Park announced that a “Not Ugly” campaign was in the works. So just what are they really trying to say?
(Read more...)Why The Trees Are Gone: From Asia to the Amazon (Part 1 of 3)
William Hsu has spent over the last month in the Amazon rainforest, conducting field research on primates. He shares his thoughts on his experience in the jungle, and how even across the world, we are partly responsible for its destruction.
(Read more...)Cheat Sheet: July 27 2011
Our daily cheat sheet collects other interesting headlines reported today from around the world wide web.
(Read more...)Debunking an American View of China, and a Chinese View of China
Venture capitalist Eric X. Li is partly correct, but also partly mistaken, when he argues that David Shambaugh and Minxin Pei’s analyses of China’s “failures and challenges” in the New York Times are “misunderstandings.”
(Read more...)The Hipster Monk: Reinventing Buddhism for Modern China
He blogs full-time, owns an iPhone, and wears thick-rimmed glasses. Introducing 29-year-old celebrity monk Shi Daoxin (释道心), who has stirred up some controversy in mainland China over the past few years.
(Read more...)Cheat Sheet: July 26 2011
Our daily cheat sheet collects other interesting headlines reported today from around the world wide web.
(Read more...)The Meteoric Rise and Fall of “Fake Apple Stores” in China
In less than a week since the original BirdAbroad blog post, two of the five “fake Apple stores” in the city of Kunming have been shut down by municipal authorities—not for blatant copyright infringement, but for “operating without business licenses.” In other words, in response to international media attention.
(Read more...)How Fresh Can You Go? Eating Seafood That Still Moves
Most of you probably like your orange juice fresh, but mileage may vary when it comes to seafood. Introducing odori-don, a trendy Japanese dish in which seasoned soy sauce poured on a freshly killed squid causes the meal to “dance.”
(Read more...)Announcement: 21CB Returns, Major Updates in Store
After a long summer hiatus, marked by guilt and the occasional self-flagellation, 21CB finally announces its return to the cybersphere. But, with many of our writers in stages of transition, it only seems fitting that 21CB evolves with us.
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