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“The Knocking”

As many of you are no doubt aware, most writers and journalists of note now come to Sinocidal first when they want help on their stories.  Legendary horror writer Stephen “I’ve written more books than I’ve read” King is n... ...full story at Sinocidal

from Sinocidal on Wed, Sep 05 2007

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21 Aug 08 visit More than just adding oil  »  CN Reviews “Add fuel?”  “Let’s go?”  “Olé! Olé! Olé?” “Come on?”   One of the quirkier news stories that has come out of the Beijing Olympics is how to translate the ubiquitous Chinese cheer 加油 (jiāyó...
09 Aug 08 visit Shanghai Nights: Dating Diary of a Legendary Expat Mattress Wrestler in China (Tale #1)  »  CN Reviews       I have a friend, let’s call him “Terry”, he is a legendary “mattress wrestler”. What is a mattress wrestler? A mattress wrestler is not a glorious title, luckily I’ve never had the pleasure to experience th...
08 Jul 08 visit Local CCP Bad, Central CCP Good  »  Peking Duck It’s a familiar argument and one I’ve made myself - not quite calling the CCP “good,” but looking at horror stories around China and concluding that the main fault lies with the local authorities, not with the central party, which...
08 Aug 08 visit Let the Number Games Begin!  »  China Journal Attendants here at the Bird’s Nest have just passed out a list of “Facts about the Opening Ceremony.” Here’s a sampling (we don’t vouch for all the numbers): 4,000,000,000 - Expected worldwide television audience [EDS NOTE:...
27 Jan 09 visit Morning Tea for January 27, 2009: Hip-hype in Beijing, Traitorous Officials, Yi Jianlian: Threat to Democracy, Earthquake in Xinjiang  »  Granite Studio Run, do not walk or stop to collect your bling, and read Brendan O’Kane’s vivisection of the recent NYT article “Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China.” I saw the subject, read Brendan’s title (“[HELP], [HELP], [HELP] THE...

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