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Ozymandias

“Look on my works, ye mighty and despair.”  Or, if Shelley isn’t your thing, insert a relevant Siouxie Sioux lyric instead.  Because I’m certainly not here to tell you how to run your life. I took an hour long public … Continue reading

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Dead

As heard in the end credits of What We Do in the Shadows.

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Kubrick

One day, while I was in film school at USC, my dad casually asked who my favorite director was.  I said, “Stanley Kubrick.”  Christmas morning that year, I unwrapped present after present from my dad.  Over a dozen.  Every book ever published … Continue reading

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Soggy

Someone wise once said, “I take two steps forward/I take two steps back.”  Actually, I believe that was D.J. Skat Cat.  (Not to be confused with D.J. Cat Scat, who spins at particular fetish parties.) I managed to start a … Continue reading

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Wiggle

Yesterday, I got to experience my first 年会 (nián huì, literally “year meeting”) where, traditionally, Chinese companies have at the end of their (lunar) year and just before the. Chinese New Year and — based on my one data point … Continue reading

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Titanic

As far as I can tell, this is sort of China’s “My Heart Will Go On.” I was pleasantly surprised by how many words I recognized.

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Propaganda

Last night, went to a North Korean restaurant.Knowing ourselves, Eli and I agreed that we would each pay Xiaohan 100RMB for any Team America references and 200RMB for any mentions of The Interview. The restaurant was nothing like what I … Continue reading

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