At work, we get these really awful opinion submissions. They are awful for mainly two reasons: Illogical application or interpretation of presented evidence (not to mention, questionable selection of evidence for argument) Absence of a clearly stated opinion that isn’t a generic “the government should do more to promote x” or “there should be equality […]
No, not because of the freedom. It has a better postal system. Post offices worldwide are dismal places to be, akin to the county jail or maybe the local morgue. But at least USPS delivers packages in a timely and inexpensive way. To wit: I mailed a 3-pound package to San Francisco two weeks and […]
I haven’t seen a bottle of this Pabst Blue Ribbon 1844 (going for 300 kuai for a 750-milliliter bottle, or more than $44) yet, but Evan Osnos’ story about the appearance of Pabst in China reminded me of a single can of P.B.R. I saw last year in Dandong on a cart selling various snacks […]
It’s been almost three weeks since I’ve returned from Taiwan, and I still have no appetite! I don’t want to eat anything, except for a shaobing youtiao or lo bo gao or dan bing or o-ah jian. Or anything made in Taiwan. It’s so depressing and well, unappetizing, in Beijing. Why do they eat such […]