Ensō
Watched Howard Rheingold trying to get a little Attention into his classroom. That reminded me of something from a former life: 7 o’clock in the morning, ...
Author: Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer
Imperial Logic
Like many Chinese scholars, Yan Xuetong has been studying ancient thought. “Recently I read all these books by ancient Chinese scholars and discovered tha...
Late Afternoon Lamento
Preparing an Online Journalism supplement for a media magazine I suddenly notice how much our trade has evolved in the last, say, two years. Changed to the bett...
Buying Bits and Pieces
Beijing shows its friendly side. It’s sunny and pleasantly warm. Today I went to one of the Zhongguancun Electronics Markets to replace a broken recharger...
Appeal of the Good Guys
It seems that American government, after its recent period of unmitigated villainy, is given some chance for rehabilitation. Read this thoughtful and moving art...
38.2 Degrees Celsius
Lying down with an acute bronchitis in China sure has its entertaining aspects. One of them is the medicine they will sell you in the big, ubiquitous pharmacies...
The Future of Media: 10 Observations and 10+ Theses
My colleague and friend Christiane Schulzki-Haddouti has recently assembled a score of observations and theses that beautifully summarize current developments i...
Summary of a Day
Worked at home, at a moderate pace (14 sent emails and a couple of phone calls make it an average day), listening to the trancy Necks (thanks, Daniele). The sum...