Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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Alley way

Monday, April 28, 2008

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

A Freewheelin' Time: A Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties, by Suze Rotolo (see left)


Tangled up in Dylan, a review, by Stephanie Zacharek: Salon

Sunday, April 27, 2008

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Church of Our Lady of Fatima

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Chris Kenner: Land of 1,000 Dances

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.



Have a great weekend!

Friday, April 25, 2008

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A broad cloud band is bringing rainy weather to southern China

Thursday, April 24, 2008

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Another day, another lion dance

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

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Lion dancer

The rhythm method, or six days without posting

To be, or, not to be? That is the question.

Suicide and Atheism: Camus and The Myth of Sisyphus, by Richard Barnett

Thursday, April 17, 2008

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Six thirty-seven pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions

Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 16 April 2008:

LCQ3: The incident of extensive power breakdown
LCQ4: Retirement age
LCQ13: Liver Transplant Centre

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Reading matters

(Up and then Down) The lives of elevators, by Nick Paumgarten: The New Yorker

Monday, April 14, 2008

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Taoist priests

Sunday, April 13, 2008

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Female mourners

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Shirley Ellis: The Clapping Song

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

Three six nine, the goose drank wine:



Have a great weekend!

Friday, April 11, 2008

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Lion dance

Thursday, April 10, 2008

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Late afternoon, Cantonese opera at Pak Tai temple football pitch

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

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Late afternoon, Cantonese opera.

Pak Tai temple football pitch is currently home to a large, temporary, bamboo and tin opera house.

Hong Kong: Legislative Council Questions

Some of the questions (and answers) from the LegCo meeting of Wednesday, 9 April 2008:

LCQ8: Figures on public meetings and public processions
LCQ14: Global warming

Bonus: Cessation of Service by Oasis Hong Kong Airlines, advice to passengers

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

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Cloud patrol

Sunday, April 06, 2008

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Sunday afternoon

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Rolling Stones: Love In Vain

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

The Rolling Stones, which now includes Mick Taylor playing blistering slide guitar, are at the peak of their recording and performing power. From that 1972 STP tour, Robert Johnson's Love in Vain:



Bonus! Bonus! Clip from the 2008 released film by Martin Scorsese: Jumping Jack Flash Thanks, Nick G!