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	<description>culture, music, and identity politics musings from a 20-something Australian-Asian living in Washington D.C.</description>
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		<title>Interracial dating in China, or: Why are all these young Chinese girls dating older White men?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was at Mao, apparently the current &#8220;it&#8221; bar in Shanghai&#8217;s rapid turnover nightlife scene, with Judy and four girls living in the city. All were Chinese, one was from the Netherlands, one from Taiwan, and the other two were Shanghainese. All of them had (or normally have) foreign boyfriends: in this case, Dutch, Dutch [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=49&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2008/03/15/interracial-dating-in-china-or-why-are-all-these-young-chinese-girls-dating-older-white-men/</link>
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		<title>How to play &#8220;Naive&#8221; by the Kooks</title>
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&#8220;Naive&#8221; is one of those songs that grabs you on the first listen. Allegedly composed by the Kooks lead singer, Luke Pritchard, whilst still in his mid-teens, it&#8217;s fantastically catchy, melodic and distinctly faithful to the great British band tradition. It can be found on their debut album, &#8220;Inside In/Inside Out.&#8221;
A number of tabs and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=48&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/how-to-play-naive-by-the-kooks/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Crossing the Line&#8221; North Korea Documentary Film Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Review of &#8220;Crossing the Line&#8221;
The Bookworm bookstore, Chengdu, China
October 29, 2007
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&#8220;Crossing the Line,&#8221; screened as part of the Bookworm&#8217;s North Korea documentary film series, a finalist at the 2006 Sundance festival, provides a thoughtful, stylish portrait of the last remaining American defector still residing in North Korea. James Dresnok, a colorful man who deserted the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=47&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/crossing-the-line-north-korea-documentary-film-festival/</link>
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		<title>Media Populism, Lou Dobbs and hatemongering</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last mention of China I glimpsed before departing the United States was unintelligible. This is just as well, because I&#8217;m sure it would have made for a decidedly bitter parting note. It was a &#8216;news&#8217; story on Lou Dobbs&#8217; nightly transmission of hateful populism, part of an ongoing segment entitled &#8220;Red Storm Rising,&#8221; which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=46&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/09/08/media-populism-lou-dobbs-and-hatemongering/</link>
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		<title>Tab of &#8220;Sacred Heart&#8221; by Cass McCombs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
I have been debating whether &#8220;Sacred Heart&#8221; by Cass McCombs is nothing but a lovely, derivative ode to Morrissey, or whether it&#8217;s good enough to stand on it&#8217;s own. Regardless, it&#8217;s a gorgeous tune, with a wonderfully kooky altar boy music video that fits Cass&#8217; lyrics marvellously. Video below.
Thanks to Carlos at &#8216;finally insane&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=45&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/08/20/tab-of-sacred-heart-by-cass-mccombs/</link>
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		<title>Silverchair at the 9:30 club: July 24, 2007</title>
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This past Tuesday, one of Australia&#8217;s greatest bands, Silverchair, played a sold-out 9:30 club on the first leg of their American tour. They are promoting Young Modern, their fifth studio release and first album since 2002&#8217;s Diorama, which won the band six ARIA Awards (the Australian Grammies).
They opened with a trio of new songs from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=44&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/07/29/silverchair-at-the-930-club-july-24-2007/</link>
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		<title>Construction worker arms and pantaloons: the Rafa-Roger fashion battle</title>
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Rafael Nadal, whose game continues to develop and mature on all surfaces, is finally here to give Roger Federer some competition. To which I say: About time! As incredible as it&#8217;s been to watch the young Swissman steam roll through grand slams as if the Roddicks and Hewitts of the world were beginner stage computer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=43&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/07/08/construction-worker-arms-and-pantaloons-the-rafa-roger-fashion-battle/</link>
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		<title>The Online Georgian Revolution and the overthrow of Arial and TNR</title>
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I love typeface. I go through periods of hyper-sensitivity to various things: in high school, I obsessed over athletic shoes like Air Jordans and fancy runners; before that, I was extremely conscious of passing people&#8217;s bodyshapes. Now that I am in my twenties, I&#8217;ve moved past mere human beings to the fonts in which we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=42&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/06/30/the-online-georgian-revolution-and-the-overthrow-of-arial-and-tnr/</link>
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		<title>Summer Grass Seeds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I remember my years as a small boy, when the days that my knees were not afflicted by some updated graze or bruise of sorts were few and far between, I also think of grass seeds.
As children, we are adept at analyzing our natural topography for its fun-ness factor. It’s part of the early [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=41&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/06/23/summer-grass-seeds/</link>
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		<title>Silverdocs 2007 Review: Fathers, Sons and Tyrants</title>
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Year Five of Silverdocs, June 12-17, 2007 was another wonderful, enriching festival with huge lines filling Colesville Road as documentary-lovers from around the world descended upon otherwise unknown Silver Spring, MD. I worked the festival for the second year after volunteering last year, with the critical added bonus (guised as obligation) that I got paid [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=itslateagain.wordpress.com&blog=295397&post=40&subd=itslateagain&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://itslateagain.wordpress.com/2007/06/18/silverdocs-review-more-humanity-air-than-you-can-gulp-down/</link>
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