Dave’s Wagon

I recently learned about the Chicago International Documentary Festival that’s going on right now in nearby Chicago. I found out too late to catch the film that interested me most, The Blood of Yingzhou District, but I still might go to see They Chose China.

If you haven’t already, here are two China documentaries I feel are worth seeing:
China from the Inside (official site, torrents)
A four part PBS documentary on government, women, the environment, and freedom in China. A bit on the dry side (hey, it is PBS), but interesting and informative nonetheless.
Seoul Train (official site, torrent)
A documentary about China’s […]

Make no mistake, the average Chinese keeps a very trim figure, but there are those here that are passing up the low-fat “鲜得味” (Delicious Flavor?) tuna and opting for the less-healthy foods instead. With the likes of Colonel Sanders and his Kentucky Fried Chicken capturing Chinese territory faster than the Imperial Japanese Army ever could, […]

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I sincerely hope this is not the man who will be piloting my trans-Pacific flight. Watch the video past the halfway point, that’s where it gets doubly ridiculous.

Thanks to Fark for this find.

In case you haven’t already seen it, here’s the viral video of moment. It’s a broadcast on CNN of one of Bush’s speeches in which anchor Kyra Phillips leaves her wireless microphone turned on as she chats with a coworker in the bathroom. Among other things, she calls her sister-in-law a “control freak” as she […]