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Pardon me, but who gives a damn about Gong Li anyway?

Posted Sunday, November 16, 2008 3:43 AM by will
Imagethief was not in the least surprised to hear that Chinese netizens were outraged that movie actress Gong Li has taken Singapore citizenship. But then, Imagethief is not in the least surprised by anything that outrages Chinese netizens. Chinese netizens Read More...
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Digital video vs. broadcast in China and another rant about state-managed entertainment

Posted Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:17 AM by will
I've been fascinated by the rise of the online video sharing websites in China. Unlike the US, where video sharing sites have jammed a stick into the side of traditional broadcast media, in China they have jammed sticks into the sides of both traditional Read More...
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The day YouTube went dark

Posted Sunday, November 18, 2007 11:14 PM by will
A few weeks ago, when Tim Burroughs of China Economic Review sent me his quarterly reminder that I had a column to write, YouTube was still being blocked. It seemed like a shoo-in topic. By the time I started writing the column, however, YouTube was (thankfully) Read More...
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The scientific theory of reality shows

Posted Monday, October 08, 2007 1:13 AM by will
I knew it was a mistake to go on vacation in the run-up to the upcoming Party Congress. I was bound to miss a few interesting developments as the government busily harmonized the country in preparation for the event. This didn't stop me from going, of Read More...
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