Tag Archives: breaching bridges

Culture mashup: Li Ning commercial x Interpretations short

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Brian

I think this can all be summed up by Portland, Oregon. If you’re a Chinese company trying to break into the U.S. market, a logical entryway might be a cosmopolitan major market like San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York. … Continue reading →

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Eva Jin and the art of co-production

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Chi

Breaching the good breach over at Asia Pacific Arts, with writer-director Eva Jin. Jin’s Sophie’s Revenge (starring a delightfully wonky Zhang Ziyi) did big business at the Chinese box office, even if it’s another underwhelming romantic comedy that takes its … Continue reading →

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Watching Chinese people watching non-Chinese people speaking Chinese

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Brian

Caught my Taiwanese parents watching CCTV-4 again.  It seems that once they hit retirement age, their tolerance for Taiwanese celeb talk shows decreases and their suspicions about mainland Chinese media relax.  More telling is that they become fascinated by things … Continue reading →

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A Star(bury) is born in China

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Chi

For those of you who don’t follow the byzantine world that is NBA hoops, Stephon Marbury used to be the poster child for how to be a professional athlete…and still manage to fuck it all up in the grisliest way … Continue reading →

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