For the last week, Beijing's skies have been, mostly, glorious. I went for a long run this afternoon, and got sunburned while doing so, a risk I had not previously feared.Out the window todaySame window two weeks ago (and much of the preceding six... ...full story at James Fallows
from James Fallows on Fri, Aug 22 2008
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