Chinese Passive-Aggressive Notes
This has been in the elevator of our apartment complex for the last couple of weeks: Whoever it is who puts music and their TV on loudly in the evenings at the weekend, please turn the volume down a...
View ArticlePollution = Smoking, but Smoking = Pollution, also
Breathing the air in Beijing may be as bad as smoking a cigarette, BUT: on the other hand, smoking a cigarette is as bad as breathing the air in Beijing. When the smog descends on the capital, the most...
View ArticleBilingual Beverage Puns
are the best kind of puns. (Note: apparently ‘chappaccino’ is in fact a registered trademark.)
View ArticleThree Wheels Better (V)
Things you can fit on the back of a tricycle (part 5 in an occasional photo series): One unwanted Totoro.
View ArticleIf in doubt, make up an Einstein quote!
An advert for a rental car company, spotted today in an elevator: Liberty is from 99% lazy + 1% perfect car 自由源自于99%的懒惰+1辆车 Hmm. It’s certainly not an Einstein quote I’ve ever heard before. A quick...
View ArticleThree Wheels Better (VI)
Things you can fit on the back of a tricycle (part 6 in an occasional photo series): A one man production line making… some kind of churro / youtiao genetically-enhanced bastard hybrid? I have no idea...
View ArticlePathlight at the Bookworm
I’ve already posted a few photos of our Literary Festival event over at Paper Republic, but here are a few more. Thank you Karmia for taking all of these pics!
View ArticleYan Ge Book Launch @ Peking University
On Friday May 15th I had the privilege of taking part in an event at Peking University to mark the launch of《平乐镇伤心故事集》– the new collection of mid-length stories from Yan Ge (颜歌). Yan Ge and her friend...
View ArticlePathlight & Granta @ BIBF
Back in August we were fortunate enough to be joined at Kubrick Cafe by Peng Lun (彭伦) from Granta China for a discussion of the challenges and rewards of publishing a journal of literature in...
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