Fourteen years ago today, the peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square were crushed by Chinese troops under orders from Deng Xiaoping. The Chinese, those who know the enormity of the incident and its aftermath, call it liusi, “six-four,” though there is still no admission of wrong by the central government. While there are [...]
Among all the reasons I’m ready to leave Florida when Jaime graduates, the weather is probably at the top of the pile. I know when Canadians and German tourists think of Florida, they’re thinking of a tropical, sunny paradise. Until they visit in the summer. Then they quickly realize it’s a hot, [...]
I’m so surprised by the recent losses the music industry has been claiming. I mean, sure, I understand they’re losing literally billions of dollars to the horrible P2P pirate underground, but I figured they’re making such quality music anyway these days, that they should still be making lots of money. Take this gem, [...]