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Another thing China could do to "repair its image abroad" might be, oh, I dunno, maybe regulating its industries well enough to avoid killing babies and pets with the stuff it makes? Seems slightly mo...

Good point, Shanghaitoarena! And wasn't it also Bill Gates who ordered thousands of uppity Microsoft employees wiped out when they massed on the Redmond Microsoft campus back a while? I do believe it ...

Thoroughly confuses "cult of personality" with "marketing." Mao was a real person, Che was real, etc. They had personalities and cult followings. Haibao is not a real person, though he is clearly ...

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As opposed to your cranky ass, upon whose every word the entire world hangs in breathless anticipation. ...

Good points all. But still, I'm guessing "simple market economics" dictate far more that this kind of abuse occur than that a few ethically enlightened people can monkey wrench the market by abstainin...

Talk about slum dogs... sheesh! I appreciate this info, but it's kinda extra sad (as if not already sad enough) that the take-away boils down to: Don't save animals from people abusing them, only buy...

Sounds like you can't keep yourself from tracking Mr. Shapiro's exploits, Zelda1. Got a thing for mustachioed rockers? Don't be ashamed. It's okay. ...

I think the Xinhua editors just assumed "Barbie" was short for "barbarian" in this instance, don'tcha know yuk yuk yuk. Ya gotta "Han" it to 'em! Now off to that China Marathon post to make some bad...

So gb, what would you make of the apparent "corruption" surrounding this matter? Is it just one of those "stuff happens" moments? And are we to understand that in your expert opinion institutionaliz...

I'd like to say thank you for not engaging in gratuitous hipster bashing. It's too easy. But I have to admit that part of me is looking forward to the gratuitous hipster bashing that will probably en...

Are we sure they're not just mocking stoners? ...

If you're at all motivated to "interact with the unit," I've found that a few good hard twists to the cord is a great way to turn the things off. Just wait for the crunchy "snap" sound and enjoy the l...

Alternately, the US could simply park an Air Force spy plane at the Expo site for a few weeks. That'd make for an awesome pavilion....

"Wow... if I were performing Muslim rites and some dudes on a snarky Western website held me up to public ridicule, heads would totally roll... literally! Far out..."...