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Are you promoting civism or civet-ism? This is Sichuan Province’s way of promoting good citizenship — dress up your local nubile volunteers as skanky cats and unleash them in the subways. Dad is getting the message! It figures. Sichuan is known for spiciness, right? Looks like open solicitation to me… After the day was over, these women went home with Chairman Meow. Ba dump dump.
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The horizon seems to keep growing. It was a matter of time until an article in the NY Times would mention China and Art Collectors and billionaires in the same article. Of course, rich buy rich things. In the later 80s, Japanese businesses were purchasing landmarks in the US. Many of us have forgotten that it led to paranoia including car bashings, movies like 16 Candles and Gung Ho, and ultimately the murderous beating of Vincent Chin. Yet Chinese businessmen, thus far, aren’t buying buildings, they’re buying US currency which seems to be devaluing daily, oil fields, and now great art. It’s inspiring for the richer Chinese to purchase Chinese art, especially the contemporary works by the many who top auction houses like Yue Minjun since that’s the work by their peers who grew up in the same periods of dictatorship then recovery and remembrance. Yet now it’s works by the “western masters” like Picasso and even Warhol. (NY Times – Chinese Art Collecting)
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Ai Wei Wei’s essay in Newsweek. He mentions that none of his art represents Beijing, and even the bird’s nest structure that was so popular during the Olympics is something he doesn’t think about since the Olympics did not bring joy to the people. It’s a powerful essay. (Dailybeast – Ai) Photo by Ed Lin.
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Apple loses another phone… IPhone 5 prototype. The money maker? Sell it to China. Some money makers want to bootleg this badly. So a hot job? A middle person agency to broker such deals. Get your hands on the Kardashian Tape? IPhone 5? The prototype Scarlet 2 Camera? Sell it to the right parties in China. One deal might be worth a years salary. For now though, maybe this is all a hoax by Apple. (Cnet – IPhone)
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Paranoia News Part 3: It’s just a matter of time, China’s military will be the world’s strongest. The Yuan will over take all of the money systems, and the power will reside over seas. Guess what? Paranoid yet? The more than a billion folks and the giant middle class need to be protected and considering the overseas migration of Chinese folks (who are already everywhere) need to be protected as well. (BBC – China Military)
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