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Beijing Muppets

You know you read too many Beijing blogs when... ... you see a photo of muppets in the New York Times and notice a striking resemblance to a number of prominent bloggers. From left to right, starting on top, I see: Nels Frye of Stylites; Jonathan... ...full story at Opposite End of China

from Opposite End of China on Tue, Dec 02 2008

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18 Feb 09 visit Carol Huynh - Jonathan Cruz Photography (Teaser)  »  YouTube videoBehind the Scenes - Jonathan Cruz photo shoot with gold medal winner Carol Huynh of the 2008 Beijing Olympics Photographer Jonathan Cruz www.jonathancruz.com Film by Dan Ax www.danaxfilms.com
14 Jan 09 visit China: Blogging for Change  »  Global Voices Although Bullog.cn has been shut down, a number of prominent bloggers declared that they would continue to speak. A few days ago, Sohu, a commercial blog hosting company, hosted a blogger dinner, in which a number of prominent bloggers took off from the...
15 Jan 09 visit Sohu's Chinese bloggers roundtable  »  Danwei Global Voices Online translates Sohu's blogger dinner, "where a number of prominent bloggers took off from the official topic 'how blogging has changed our lives' to discuss the role of bloggers and public intellectuals in social and political...
28 Aug 08 visit Best of the China Blogs: August 29  »  China Journal A daily look at what we’re reading. –Get me a rewrite: a graphic look at how a Beijing newspaper “translated” a New York Times report on the Beijing Games. [Black and White Cat] –Boldly going where no computer virus has gone befor...
18 Aug 08 visit Beijing Olympics vs. the movies  »  Shanghaiist Has Shrek always borne a striking resemblance to Yao Ming? Or is it the other way around? These movie posters of Olympic athletes, (well, the Chinese team and Michael Phelps) were posted on Chinese web site Mop.com and brought to our attention by...
19 Apr 07 visit New York Times reveals identity of anus sign censor  »  Danwei The 'most emailed' story on the website of The New York Times is currently No Spitting on the Road to Olympic Glory, Beijing Says. The article refers to a billboard in Beijing that many native English speakers found rather charming, and identifies the...

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