In 2005, on my second trip to the far western city of Kashgar, I spotted this odd sight in my hotel lobby. There he was, the Great Helmsman himself, sitting behind a counter of trinkets. I’m still not sure if he was for sale, or if the proprietor of the little hotel shop thought his placement there […]
Jesus and Mao on China’s Internet
On April 7, the online magazine Tea Leaf Nation (one of my favorites) published an article titled Infographic: Jesus More Popular Than Mao on China’s Twitter. The writer set out to determine the prevalence of religious content vs. political content on Weibo and discovered (much to her surprise, it seems) that “the atheist Chinese Communist […]
And the Winners Are…
A special thanks to all the new subscribers from last week. Unfortunately, only 2 of you could win a copy of my book. The winners are Mark J. and Elaine C. I will contact you by email to get your mailing addresses. And now for something completely different to start off your Monday morning. The […]
