Monthly Archives March 2008

Taiwanese Hiphop

I saw this music video when I was in Taiwan over the Chinese New Year and thought it was pretty cool and given hiphops roots and the context of modern day Taiwan’s political and cultural scene, appropriate. Some clever parallels between mainstream hip-hop imagery and contemporary Taiwan, which is very much a mishmash of past [...]

Misc. Camera Phone Snaps From My Travels

From the top, left to right: Automobile Decoration and Smellology?, China’s Urban Farmers 1, China’s Urban Farmers 2, Wrong Leaf, Giant Windows Error Message - Shanghai Railway Station, Suzhou Winter on Crack, Gong Li at Pudong Airport, Truck Fully Loaded with Crackers (saltines? not Laowai)
A note about “China’s Urban Farmers” I have seen this [...]