Attempts at Humor

Rants and Jottings: October in Beijing, Heaven and/or Hell, Where's the Sauce?

Rants and Jottings: October in Beijing, Heaven and/or Hell, Where's the Sauce?

 A few thoughts as summer crash lands into fall …

Musical Dynasties: A Band-by-Band Guide to Chinese History

Musical Dynasties: A Band-by-Band Guide to Chinese History

Which Chinese dynasty is most like the Sex Pistols? Which rap crew could have soundtracked the Khans? The rogue historian weighs in…

The 5 People You Meet on the Beijing Metro

The 5 People You Meet on the Beijing Metro

Having spent quite a few commuting hours below ground of late, I’ve started to distinguish a taxonomy of my fellow passengers, including several species which I find it best to avoid