For a week one recap of the Beijing Olympics, check out Anthony Lane’s piece in The New Yorker, The Only Games in Town. It’s snarky in a “David Sedaris does P.J. O’Rourke” kind of way:
On the principle that every Western visitor is a sucker, to be wooed into believing that the grass is greener inside [...]
New Yorker: “The Only Games in Town”
August 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Chinese History
21st Asian History Carnival coming soon to Tang Dynasty Times
August 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Tang Dynasty Times will be hosting the 21st Asian History Carnival starting on August 23rd.
The Carnival will appear in two parts.
August 23 (大吉): Part 1: Special Edition (Olympics & Hiroshima)
September 21 (大吉) Part 2: Notable Posts for Early Autumn
For more information and to submit your nominations (the more the better) for the carnival go to 21st [...]
Tags: Chinese History · History Carnivals
