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I recently posted a set of funny pictures about China, and then I came across this site about the Tibetan uprisings and China’s horrible human rights record. I have known the situation for years but this site, wiki actually, is geared toward disseminating over 150 videos about it. Their goal is to get these videos [...]

Image via WikipediaI never set out to write a blog just about tips for moving to France and I certainly never thought I’d know enough to give advice about how to live in France. Well, as I was looking over my archives, I found that I had, in fact, gained a lot of insights into [...]

Human rights violations and environmental concerns aside, is China really ready for the Olympics? Check out these pictures of poorly worded English translations.

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Image from WikipediaBill Maher hosts a panel of luminaries: Christopher Hitchens, Dan Savage, etc who discuss the impact of religion on the current presidential candidates. It is funny but also insightful. Not as long as the Parkour videos. How did we ever get ourselves in this mess. Why is it that candidates must beat their [...]

If you did something over and over and it proved to be ineffective, would you continue to do it? What if it also cost you lots of money, would you still continue to do it? As the US economy continues to tank, maybe someone will be brave enough to pose the right questions. Whether you [...]

Image from WikipediaHere is an amusing video of Nicolas Sarkozy getting the cold shoulder.