Jottings from the Granite Studio

A Qing historian reads the newspaper…

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Toys in the attic: China’s history through childhood souvenirs

March 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

It’s not too often that I can reference both Aerosmith AND John Prine in the same title.
IHT reports on a fascinating new museum in Singapore that boasts a collection of Chinese toys from 1910 to the 1970s. Toys are so simple and seemingly ubiquitous that it is easy to take for granted their value to [...]

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How to view Blogspot blogs in China

March 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Dave from Mutant Palm has posted a fix for the CCP’s kabosh on Blogspot. As a public service, I am reposting here. It took me a couple of tries to get it going, but I’ve got it running now and it’s great. It’s fast AND smooth…kind of like a pina colada made with Bacardi 151.
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