Author Archives: Jeremy Goldkorn

From talent show to sex infomercial

‘Turning a fast man into a superman’: An infomercial about male sexual performance, featuring testimonials, cheesy sound effects, and hilariously explicit dialogue.

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Al Jazeera: China’s report on human rights in U.S.

Al Jazeera asks Americans in San Francisco and Orange County what they think of China’s critical report on human rights in the U.S.A.

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Translating Chinese Internet chaos: ChinaSMACK

Q&A with the people behind ChinaSMACK.com who translate Chinese Internet forum posts and comments.

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China building influence in East Timor

Al Jazeera reports on new buildings for East Timorese government ministries and a multi-million dollar home for the country’s president., and local worries that China’s friendship could threaten their hard-fought independence.

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Faster than instant noodles

A blog for aficionados of Chinese film and art:

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Olympic used goods auction

A report from the end of September by France24 about an auction to sell off more than 20 million used Olympic objects.

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I love foreign countries

‘I heart foreign countries’: a new T-shirt from the wags at Bullog.cn.

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Rural reform approved

Giving them control of their land? The Chinese government yesterday formally ratified its decisions about boosting the country’s rural economy. Although the official communiqués about the decisions were rather short on specifics, the new policies seem to include allowing peasants … Continue reading →

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Tax invoice spam

Chinese Mobile phone spam in 2008.

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To die poor is a sin

An excerpt of Factory Girls by Leslie T. Chang.

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