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The scarlet 唇

Posted Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:19 PM by will
In a country where piracy is a way of life and the circumscription of art by government muddies its social value, the Chinese Ministry of Culture has demonstrated crackerjack legislative priorities by, wait for it, banning lip synching. This follows the Read More...
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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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2007 best-of-Imagethief and statistics

Posted Tuesday, February 05, 2008 11:01 PM by will
There is no such thing as a dull year in China. 2008 is well underway and already looks like another whopper. We're only a month in and we've already had the biggest storms in half a century. The Olympics, the mother of all China events, is now a scant seven months off. God only knows what will happen in between. Read More...
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Your very own model truss and other Olympic merchandising genius

Posted Friday, December 28, 2007 5:42 AM by will
When Imagethief read the words "model truss" in the headline of an article on China.org.cn , he had an immediate flashback to the hernia repair operation he had nine or ten years ago. In fact, I never needed a truss (it wasn't that bad a hernia), but Read More...
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Deconstructing the White Rabbit wrapper

Posted Wednesday, October 17, 2007 7:36 AM by will
Imagethief has rather a sweet tooth. Hence my long acquaintance with the gym and the pleasures of the long run. One of China's under-appreciated pleasures is the enamel-stripping joy of a chewy White Rabbit Milk Candy. I'm not the first to be smitten, Read More...
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The only way to settle the Shaolin vs. Ninja debate

Posted Monday, September 03, 2007 1:26 AM by will
Imagethief appreciates that, in the midst of these troubled times for Chinese foreign policy, attention can still be spared for the really important issues. The Beijing News has reported that the kung-fu monks of fabled Shaolin Temple have taken umbrage Read More...
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