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Filling in the Gaps, update Feb 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:00:39 +0800

I started participating in the Fill in the Gaps 100 Books reading project in 2010. The idea is to come up with a list of 100 books that will “fill in the gaps” between the reading you “have” to do...

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Hit or Miss, January '12

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 17:47:25 +0800

January has been a pretty good month of reading and film for me — not a long list, but mostly good stuff. I especially enjoyed reading Sheng Keyi’s short story “Fishbone,” which I translated for a...

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Agenda 2012

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:08:33 +0800

I don’t usually have a real agenda for my reading, unless there are certain texts assigned for work. For the most part, I just make my way through my books (several at a time) as I feel like it. ...

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Hit or Miss, December ’11

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 21:19:25 +0800

December has been a pretty good month of reading and film for me. Most of the movies were things I caught on the plane during our travels to Australia. I also wrapped up some projects in November...

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The Trotsky (a review)

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:54:20 +0800

I came across the Canadian film The Trotsky while flying to Australia earlier this month. I hadn’t heard of it before, and knew nothing about it until I read the little blurb on the tiny screen...

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