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Last Night A DJ Killed My Dog #026 – This is the Title of the Self-Referential Podcast

Posted on 04/10/2010 by haonowshaokao

This episode of Last Night A DJ Killed My Dog is all about being self-referential and self-conscious. These are the tracks used: Cassetteboy – Pilly the Biggs (clip) Cornelius – Mic Check Richard Brautigan – The Telephone Door To Richard … Continue reading →

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Les Rougon-Macquart #1 – La Fortune des Rougon (1871)

Posted on 02/10/2010 by haonowshaokao

AKA “The Fortune Of The Rougons” The first book in a series is often the most famous. Even if later works have much greater success, it will be revisited by readers, curious about the back-story of the characters – especially … Continue reading →

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Commuting

Posted on 30/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

I’ve made a short film about the joys of commuting into the centre of Beijing, by subway and bus. The scenes below are not staged and are in fact fairly typical.

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Les Rougon-Macquart – an introduction

Posted on 28/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

When I was 18 one of my ‘world of zines’ correspondents recommended a book called Germinal by a writer called Émile Zola. Back then I was even more open to new suggestions than I am now, so I dutifully went … Continue reading →

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Break

Posted on 26/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

It’s the holiday season in China now, with the three-day mid-autumn festival and the week-long national day festivities this year occurring within a week of each-other. Such are the joys of operating on a lunar and a western calendar at … Continue reading →

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The Ozmotron Remix Project

Posted on 24/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

Ten years ago two of my friends stayed up all night with a roomful of instruments and a 4-track machine and made an album called ‘Ozmotron’. Nobody who has heard it can ever forget it. It’s all here for download. … Continue reading →

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The Return Of Food Tube; Kimchi Chocolate

Posted on 22/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

It’s been a while since I’ve written a weird food blog, but since people occasionally ask after them I’ve decided to bring it back. In 2008 I ate a few odd things, took photos (and in one case a video), … Continue reading →

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Gridlock

Posted on 20/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

The traffic situation in Beijing seems to be at breaking point. If this sounds at all melodramatic, then have a look at this report which says that last Friday 140 roads were at a standstill. Roads here are big – … Continue reading →

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Invention

Posted on 14/09/2010 by haonowshaokao
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Tongzhou travel troubles

Posted on 09/09/2010 by haonowshaokao

I seem to be living in Tongzhou now. It’s still Beijing, just about, and the house we’re sharing with V’s family is simply amazing. There’s room for the five of us (plus the dog) to all have our own space … Continue reading →

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