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Ganges In Haidian

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Meg

Wednesday night, we went to Ganges, a small Indian restaurant in Haidian. ( ??????160? or go to the south entrance of Qing Hua University) They were full when we arrived but managed to seat us pretty quickly. While we were … Continue reading →

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Live At The BBC

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Meg

I wrote about Christine Ohuruogu for the Beijing Olympics Fan! blog yesterday, and tonight I got an email from the BBC asking if I’d like to talk about it for World Have Your Say. Would I? Of course! BBC radio … Continue reading →

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Chinese Movie Pirates

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Meg

No, not the 7 kwai DVDs from the back room. China has censored part of the latest instalment of hit Hollywood movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” for “vilifying and defacing the Chinese”, the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Communist Credit Cards

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Meg

Wal-Mart is launching a new credit card in China. This is especially interesting because China seems to really be a cash economy. According to the Wall Street Journal’s article, less than 5% of Chinese consumers have credit cards. Most people … Continue reading →

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Wanna See My Spaceship?

Posted on May 2, 2005 by Meg

Stick has sworn to watch the next six million, forty-seven thousand, three hundred and ninety-two bad Star Wars prequels in the hopes that one of them will be half as good as Return Of the Jedi. Speaking of trilogies that … Continue reading →

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