Hipster store front on Shaanxi Road

Corbett | January 24, 2012 3:47 PM

Strolling down Shaanxi Rd on the first day of Dragon year, being mindful of the spirit of life and a little smile comes to my face as I see a King Curtis LP in a store front window.

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碧雲寺

Corbett | January 24, 2012 3:41 PM

Biyun Temple in Tainan, Taiwan.

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Bite Me

Corbett | January 24, 2012 3:15 PM

Raffles City Mall, B1, Shanghai

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Lower tier graffiti

Corbett | December 28, 2011 3:13 PM

Noticed this pretty cool graffiti in a small 4th tier city, Jiaxing, while out and about...

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10 Lessons American Schools Can Learn from China

Corbett | December 23, 2011 4:57 PM

I received a nice note from a woman named Kaitlyn Cole who asked me to pass this information along. Interesting reading, and hopefully helpful to someone looking at education and China.

Go learn something today!

10 Lessons American Schools Can Learn from China

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The ecomonics of chicken feet

Corbett | December 11, 2011 4:57 PM

I'm not a big fan of chicken feet. Some people love them - my wife for example, and my buddy Chris. He's even a foreigner, I think the only foreigner who actually loves crunching on these things.

This Freakonomics article talks about the economics of this curious delicacy. I've had beers with guys at Tyson and Cargill here in China who have been telling me for a long time that chicken feet are a major US export item for them. I never believed them. This article is proof.

So next time you have one of these tasty treats hanging out of your mouth, you'll know that you are saving the American economy. Buy American! Eat chicken feet!

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Chengzitan kids

Corbett | September 27, 2011 10:33 PM

These kids were really enjoying themselves in this little town (城子坦镇) in Northern Dalian. Reminds we what it's like to not think about grown up things.

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Cat Army deja vu

Corbett | August 25, 2011 10:38 PM

Years ago I was in France and had this fantastic dream. I sat down near the flower market in Nice on a stone pebbled beach early in the morning and told my wife (future wife) the entire dream. It took about 20 minutes. She said "You've got to write that down!" I did, and a few years later it was actually published in a book of stories I released in Taiwan. It was called "The Great French Cat Army."

Imagine my surprise when I read "Xinjiang "Cat Army" Declares War on Rats."

Talk about a cool deja vu!

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Mariachis serenading a whale

Corbett | August 5, 2011 3:36 PM

This is priceless. The whale is more attentive than many audiences I've seen. My favorites were always the drunk finger game screamers yelling "10!" "15!" "5!" at the top of their lungs while the band was trying to get through a set. The guy screaming on the cell phone was also another favorite. Sometimes when this happened, we'd stop and go into a schtick where we'd answer him until he figured out everyone was watching him, then he'd leave. I quit playing when I eventually realized all that practice was really just a reason for people to buy more beer.

Anyway, back to the whale. It's very cool that we animals pick up on rhythm and emotion. We are all very visceral like that.

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Try a Little Tenderness

Corbett | July 30, 2011 7:12 PM

One of the best songs ever, and one of the best histories of one of the best songs ever...

How 'Try A Little Tenderness' Got Its Soul (And Lost It)

Source: www.theawl.com

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