Title: China Witness ( Read more... )

Title: A Dictionary of Maqiao ( Read more... )

Title: Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River ( Read more... )

Title: The Design of Everyday Things ( Read more... )

Author: St. Augustine ( Read more... )

An embarrassing amount of time ago (more than a year) someone asked me the question, "Why is 'Wicked' (the musical) especially appealing to teenage girls?" and I have only now thought of a plausible answer ( Read more... )

Title:  The Clock of the Long Now ( Read more... )

"Seeking a world free of fear" was posted by Qiu Liben one week after the earthquake in Japan. The [ ] are mine, not the original ( Read more... )

This blog, "Seeing Consumer Rights Day again, who is praying, who is laughing" was especially difficult for me to understand, which means it is an especially bad translation. Since the subject matter is still interesting, I'm posting it anyway. The [ ] are my notes and the parts where the translation is at its shakiest ( Read more... )

This story, "Monkey Wreaks Havoc in the Atomic World," first appeared in June 1958, published by 少年儿童出版社, or "Young Child Publishing Company." This particular version is an abridged version of the original and can be found here:  Read more... )