Over the last few weeks, I have doubled the number of hours that my Chinese teacher and I spend together. The laborious task of learning a...

"I will bet you all the tea in China..."  I know almost nothing about red wine, but I know more about red wine than I do tea. ...

Washington Post's Illogical Arguments Set Bad Precendent I was dismayed by four rationales offered by the Washington Post editorial ...

Early morning wedding festivities brought me to the window. A wedding reception was held in the building next to mine. I took this photo...

I posted an article a couple days ago about China's plans for recycling. It was from the state newspaper, China Daily , and stated: Ch...

I am increasingly interested in the propaganda posters used by the Chinese and Soviet governments during the middle part of the last century...

It has been the longest stint without a post. I am experiencing a little ennui, but, at least, I don't have a foot of snow. It is at lea...