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Hundred Flowers Campaign Redux?

Via Richard, the Chinese government plans to relax internet censorship this summer in advance of the Olympic Games in Beijing. For those of us long frustrated with the ever-unpredictable cyber nanny, this is good news- no longer will we (presumably) need a proxy to access sites such as BBC News or blogs hosted by Typepad [...]

Posted 08 February 2008 † matt_schiavenza § Chinese Internal Affairs ‡ Comments (1) °

Geography Fun!

Since I was a small child I’ve always had a knack for geography. Something about maps fascinate me, and having a good memory for names means I’ve been able to cram tons of geography trivia into my head over the years. Add that to a passion for travel, and you have the recipe for being [...]

Posted 29 October 2007 † matt_schiavenza § ‡ Comments (4) °

The Anti-Midas

Recently, a student of mine said during an TOEFL simulation that surfing the Internet was one of his hobbies. Curious, I asked what he liked to read. “News, blogs, politics, et cetera,” he said, adding that he reads foreign sites in order to improve his English. The previous year, he had lived in Battle Creek, [...]

Posted 13 September 2007 † matt_schiavenza § ‡ Comments (0) °