NY Times – Coal Miner in China. I just thought this photo was stunning.

How to Make an American Job Before It’s Too Late: Andy Grove – Bloomberg. long article about restarting American manufacturing. some surprising ideas (including a trade war) from the co-founder of Intel.

Rent a White Guy – The Atlantic. china, it’s awesome.

Shanghais Expo nearly ready – The Big Picture – Boston.com. the seed cathedral is pretty nuts.

The Google/China hacking case: How many news outlets do the original reporting on a big story? » Nieman Journalism Lab. barely any is the answer. also, this is a great blog about the state of journalism. via ram.

China Is Leading the Race to Make Renewable Energy – NYTimes.com. they’re now the biggest producer of wind turbines.

Rebecca MacKinnon: Google Gets On the Right Side of History – WSJ.com.

Official Google Blog: A new approach to China. some crazy china news.

Liu Bolin : The Invisible Man. some great photographic trickery. via ram.

The Other Side Of China’s 8% GDP “Growth”: Ghost Cities | zero hedge. al-jazeera news piece about an empty city in china.

Audio: Jim Rogers answers your questions – The Globe and Mail. my question was the first one asked which was kinda odd to hear.

Nouriel Roubini – The Almighty Renminbi?. it’s scary to think how large the chain reaction will be when the US loses it’s reserve currency status.

Charlie Rose – A conversation with author Joshua Cooper Ramo. talking about his book, The Age of the Unthinkable. Second interview I’ve seen with him and he’s got a lot of interesting stuff to say about politics, china, and complex systemic problems.

Scenes from the recession – The Big Picture. lots of crazy photos.

China Is Losing Its Taste for U.S. Debt – NYTimes.com. I’ll pair this with a recent Barrons article about US T-bills entitled “Get Out Now!“


YouTube – Did you know?. i want to learn how to do motion videos.

2008 Summer Paralympic Games – The Big Picture – Boston.com. some great photos.

Beijing 2008 – It’s a wrap – The Big Picture – Boston.com. awesome set of photos.

Five American Batters Hit By Chinese Pitchers In Brutal Olympics Game. includes some video footage. one guy was brought to the hospital with a concussion.

The Finance Buff: China’s Stock Market Bubble Burst Fast “A Chinese bank became the most valuable bank in the world. A Chinese life insurance company became the second most valuable life insurance company in the world. A Chinese oil company became the most valuable company in the world.” that definitely sounds like a bubble.