Death Of A Sister
As a little boy I received wonderful letters from my elder sister. They were densely painted in dark, luminous colours. I don’t remember much of the writt...
Category: Declarations of Love
Chilling at Bookworm
People are wearing their coats and scarfs today in the big glass house that is the main room of Beijing’s legendary Bookworm café. Outside, the afternoon ...
Fever
God, how many years since I last went out for noise! D-22 Club south of Qinghua campus, several acts. Lots of girls on stage, cute and loud. Discernible influen...
Small is Beautiful (cont’d)
Seit einigen Tagen arbeite ich jetzt an einem neuen winzigen Notebook, einem Asus eeePC 701, den ich mir rechtzeitig vor meinem China-Forschungsaufenthalt besor...
Lhasa De Sela
De Cara La Pared Con Toda Palabra
Ann Who?
Ann Wroe is quite possibly one of the best journalists on this planet. Still only a few will recognize her name. Say “Econonomist’s obituary section...
Cicadas and Dragonflies
Everything is paradoxically close-by in this vast city: one moment you get the most delicious smells tempting your nose, the next moment a putrefying stench spo...
Sorkin’s High
Als notorischer Zuspätkommer arbeite ich mich gerade Folge für Folge durch längst abgelaufene Staffeln von West Wing. Für alle, die sie noch nicht kennen: diese...
Jokes in Tough Situations
Gerade wiedergefunden: die phantastischen Liner Notes zum Soundtrack eines wundervollen Films, aus der Feder des Regisseurs Walter Hill: STREETS OF FIRE is, by ...