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Category Archives: east asia
Polysics want to take you to a crazy, happy space
"Budokan will be by far the biggest venue that Polysics have ever played, so it will be a challenge."
Also posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, music Tagged budokan, devo, interview, japan, kirsty evans, polysics Leave a comment
Ukraine election: Yulia Tymoshenko is NOT the Ukrainian Sarah Palin
Ukraine, lately, has not seemed to be particularly hospitable to actual people.
Also posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, europe, politics Tagged sarah palin, ukraine, victor yanukovich, yulia tymoshenko 4 Comments
Both corruption AND the gender gap should be dealt with in Mexico
The ranking occasioned a long round finger-pointing, navel-gazing, hand-wringing, and politician-blaming.
Also posted in Current Affairs, north america Tagged corruption, gender, mexico, patrick corcoran Leave a comment
Toshiya uncensored: mosh pits, skirts and Dir en grey’s fans and non-fans
"If you continue a band for a long time, it's like a married couple..."
Also posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, music Tagged dir en grey, interview, japan, kirsty evans, toshiya 9 Comments
Catching up with Noodles on the Japan Nite tour
"There is a sort of border between girl bands and guy bands, and there are fewer girl-only bands on the scene."
Also posted in Arts & Literature, Entertainment, music, women Tagged interview, japan, kirsty evans, noodles Leave a comment
Kuala Lumpur: from Tall Towers to the Batu Caves
If you're going to visit the towers, bring a book - the wait to get up there can last for hours.
Laurence Brahm on China’s future: from green energy to Himalayan values
"I think there is a tremendous opportunity for China to develop green technology because China’s needs for energy are going to expand."
Also posted in Business World, Science & Technology, Society, politics Tagged china, environment, interview Leave a comment
China’s new red Star – in space
The most spectacular of the three manned Chinese space missions so far was Shenzhou 7. It launched on September 25, 2008 with three taikonauts on board.
Cambodia and Thailand and those 4.6 kilometres
On Monday, Cambodian Prime Minister, Hun Sen, ordered the Thais to withdraw or risk a bloodbath. The Thais refused to withdraw.
“The Sun Behind The Clouds”: missed opportunity