A group blog about Chinese tech, media and design
First up, a modern rendition of the Zhangye Danxia (a classic landscape found only in China) by Rebecca Mok.
(Via Rebecca Mok Illustrates.)
Then, a classic Chinese landscape style rendering by Zao Lu…
(Via Co.Design.)
…except that Zao’s “paintings” are actually photoshopped pictures of trash…
Continue readingClassic & Modern Chinese Landscape Paintings: Which is which?
From the Atlantic, In Hong Kong, a Sanctuary for Banned Books:
Later that year we began to get mainland visitors from cities like Beijing and Tianjin who were traveling on their own. Our sign said “People’s Commune” in Chinese, and our logo was Mao Zedong’s face, so maybe that caught their eye. Sometimes, customers would ask…
Continue readingHow a bookstore evolved into becoming a banned books center in Hong Kong
Editor’s note: This is an op-ed that our very own Tricia Wang wrote, which also appeared on Al Jazeera.
In the last week, thousands of people have signed a petition on Whitehouse.gov titled, “People who…
Continue readingThe myopia of excluding censors: A self-defeating White House petition
Up until now, Wicked Rose has been infamous for one thing, being a prolific hacker. He exploited Microsoft Office security holes in the US Defense Department and obtained sensitive data for over two years before being discovered.
But it appears that Wiked Rose is exploring a new career path.
Investigative reporter, …
Continue readingAn infamous Chinese hacker becomes a “security professional”?
Walkathons are boring, wankathons are not. Who wants to watch people walk when you can watch people masturbate? The first Masturbation Contest for World’s Aid Day took place in Shenzhen. The Shanghaiist has a set of wonderful pictures of men without pants, floppy dildos, dolls with orfices to stick fingers or penises into, and personal cum buckets. (Shanghaiist’s removed the…
