Sunday, Thomas’ last day in Berlin, and post-breakfast a soup was prepared. By 1 o’clock, up-and-down stairs was occurring, on …
January 23, 2012
新年快乐！— Hoping the trains run on time
It’s 春節! Time to eat Jiaozi and other yummy street food (mmm… luobogao!) and sit on a train for 24 …
January 19, 2012
Reading: Paul A. Van Dyke — The Canton Trade: Life and Enterprise on the China Coast, 1700-1845
Continuing my return to reading China, as with my focus on women in the history of China, so too is …
November 4, 2011
Reading: (2nd time) Susan Mann — The Talented Women of the Zhang Family
In early 2008, before I moved to Berlin, I had a book-buying spree, and a couple of those books I …
October 29, 2011
Reading: Gordon Mathews — Ghetto at the Center of the World
I once stayed a night in Chungking Mansions, when a flight from Canada arrived too late to catch even the …
October 19, 2011
Reading … a 4th anniversary
Another year of books. Not as many as last year; I took a pause for some time, unable to find …
October 7, 2011
Reading: Neal Stephenson — Reamde
There are five science-fiction writers — though this is a loose term, and none write in this genre exclusively — …
October 6, 2011
Occupy the World
Published on Sunday, October 2, 2011 by NYC General Assembly Declaration of the Occupation of New York City by NYC …
September 23, 2011
Reading: Julia Lovell – The Opium War
Canton. The idea is romantic, and unavoidably one of Orientalism. Still, I lived there on and off for a few …
August 12, 2011
Reading: Robert Temple – The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention
Robert Temple – The Genius of China
August 1, 2011
Places
Because I seem to spend so much time in Brussels, and also have lived in several cities which until now …
May 31, 2011
Reading: Owen Lattimore – Inner Asian Frontiers of China
owen lattimore – inner asian frontiers of china
May 17, 2011
Surabaya, Indonesia Climbing Gym Job Opening
Those of you who have bothered to read supernaut for at least a few years (oh I have pity for …
December 3, 2010
Burka Bondage
The past couple of months Dasniya has been rehearsing with Helena Waldmann, in a piece she helped with last year …
November 27, 2010
Reading: Edward Allworth (ed.) – Central Asia – 120 Years of Russian Rule
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November 27, 2010
Reading: James R. Brandon – Theatre in Southeast Asia
james r. brandon – theatre in southeast asia
November 16, 2010
Daniel Jaber in Kuala Lumpur
Daniel has been on an AsiaLink Performing Arts Residency in Malaysia for the last some months. Snakes? Yes! He has …
October 16, 2010
Reading… a 3rd anniversary
Regarding the two-score books of the last year, it is surprising which of the non-fiction – a term I use …
September 12, 2010
(Some) Stuff I Read This Week
For some reason I decided to start using Twitter again — I suspect iPhone — and without any clear purpose …
July 19, 2010
Reading: Christopher I Beckwith – The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
christopher i. beckwith – the tibetan empire in central asia
July 10, 2010
Reading: James A. Millward – Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang
james a. millward – eurasian crossroads
June 18, 2010
reading: frank dikotter – the age of openness: china before mao
frank dikotter – the age of openness: china before mao
May 26, 2010
readin: david hinton: chuang tzu – the inner chapters
david hinton: chuang tzu – the inner chapters
May 6, 2010
reading: Leslie T. Chang – Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China
Leslie T. Chang – Factory Girls
April 18, 2010
Kirschblütenfest in den Asiatischen Gärten
Journeying far east to Erholungspark Marzhan and the Gärten der Welt for the Cherry Blossom Festival. Much apartment-stack architecture reminding …
January 31, 2010
reading: g. whitney azoy – buzkashi – game and power in afghanistan
g. whitney azoy – buzkashi
January 21, 2010
reading: christopher i. beckwith – empires of the silk road
christopher i. beckwith – empires of the silk road
December 2, 2009
seile
I bought some rope today. From Fesseltrieb in far east Sonnenallee, biking through a first biting day of winter, clear …
November 3, 2009
Reading… a 2nd anniversary
My reading the last year has not been of either the volume, nor the breadth of the previous, in no …
November 2, 2009
bondage basics
More from Dasniya, who shall be teaching a two day workshop in Shibari in November. Certainly one of the highlights …
October 8, 2009
Konstruierte Fantasien / The Construction of Fantasy
From Dasniya, and what I’ve been doing since March this year, being tied, suspended, flying, tying others, playing, something like …
September 26, 2009
sorayama nawa shibari
Last night with the wonderful Katrin, I was introduced to an artist I’d not thought upon for years, and likely …
September 13, 2009
osada steve
A couple of days before I began my current day job, a Thursday evening, having done some fast coding, I …
April 12, 2009
reading: jorge luis borges – collected fictions
jorge luis borges – collected fictions
April 6, 2009
blog stuff
I shouldn’t be on my laptop today; I am bad. Working around 12 and sometimes up to 16 hours a …
February 22, 2009
on’s guro fairytales
Oh if only I could make art as good as this. One of those “uuhhh… why didn’t I think of …
January 18, 2009
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
And so I discovered Annamarie Schwarzenbach, who to a certain kind of Berlinerin is probably quite famous, yet in English …
January 9, 2009
sakhalin arctic pirate lighthouse
In my long search for the perfect lighthouse to wage piracy from, I’ve stumbled across a chain of Soviet era …
January 3, 2009
Top Ten (Plus 1) Good News Stories in the Muslim World, 2008 (That Nobody Noticed)
Cheerful Saturday morning reading I thought I’d post in its entirety, though I do think anyone who has the slightest …
November 30, 2008
reading: wildwood – a journey through trees – roger deakin
wildwood – a journey through trees – roger deakin
November 19, 2008
transgender day of remembrance
For any queer trans* Berliners who read me, there is a meeting tomorrow night 6pm, at my favourite bar, Silverfuture, …
October 16, 2008
Reading… an anniversary
A year ago in the briefest of lines, I began keeping a list of the books I’ve digested… burp. What …
August 1, 2008
books… forgotten… found
I left many things when I departed from Zürich. And Guangzhou, and Taipei, and… Things come together again. All my …
June 27, 2008
Global Voices Summit – Budapest
Some of my favourite and also most inspiring bloggers, writers, wonderful computer and internet people are all in Budapest for …
June 12, 2008
chingiz aitmatov
I only recently discovered him, and was looking forward to reading The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, when …
June 8, 2008
Reading: again… some for the fifth time…
Suffering from a paucity of new books the last two weeks, and packing mine all away in preparation for inevitable …
June 8, 2008
blog…
A notably slow Sunday, cleaning, washing dishes, reading The Subject of Gender that I am already certain will be on …
June 6, 2008
Reading: Harriet Evans – The Subject of Gender: Daughters and Mothers in Urban China
harriet evans – the subject of gender
June 5, 2008
Reading: Julian Burnside – Watching Brief: Reflections on Human Rights, Law and Justice
julian burnside – watching brief
May 27, 2008
buzkashi, self-portrait & laptop
When I was a student, I would trundle up to Melbourne Uni and on weekends and holidays hole up the …
May 14, 2008
Reading: Liao Yiwu – The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China from the Bottom Up
Normally I say nothing about the books I’m reading, I have a superstition that to do so would cause me …
May 14, 2008
Reading: Antonio Giustozzi – Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan 2002-2007
koran, kalashnikov and laptop
March 21, 2008
Reading: Daniel Ladinski Trans. – The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, The Great Sufi Master
hafiz – the gift. trans. daniel ladinsky
March 6, 2008
Reading: Taliban – Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia – Ahmed Rashid
taliban – ahmed rashid
February 25, 2008
Reading: Susan Mann – The Talented Women of the Zhang Family
susan mann – the talented women of the zhang family
February 25, 2008
Reading: Rosanne Klass – Land of the High Flags: Afghanistan When the Going Was Good
rosanne klass – land of the high flags
January 27, 2008
more feeds and things … and blogrolls
A little bit preoccupied today and doing busywork (yes, is a word), and somehow stumbled upon several rather cool blogs …
November 18, 2007
november 20
This Tuesday is International Day of Transgender Remembrance. I should be dwelling on Happy Things today but it’s been a …
November 17, 2007
reading: terry pratchett…
terry pratchett – mort terry pratchett – the colour of magic terry pratchett – equal rites terry pratchett – thief …
November 11, 2007
ikochi vs dreadcircus
Feast Festival is on in Adelaide and like, wow I have seen nothing… But I am not going to miss …
September 26, 2007
中秋节快乐！！！
mmmm … mooncakes … green tea mooncake with one yolk hong kong elegant flavour
June 19, 2007
冯三七 canton disaster relief blogging
John is responsible for much of my email. He only knows this now. But I read it all, after-all, I …
May 27, 2007
pre-breakfast tranny blogging
I’m really, really, really trying to blog more often but dialup connection that drops out every few minutes and a …
May 6, 2007
the life of 金星 jin xing
Conversations on contemporary art in China that swung around to dance invariably brought mention of Shanghai choreographer and dancer Jin …
April 23, 2007
new photography in guangzhou
All month I’ve been meaning to blog this, but attack of laziness and other things to keep me occupied meant …
April 18, 2007
homeless dance co
In-between rehearsing, last night I drifted up to the 4th floor of Asialink for drinks and hanging out with the …
February 27, 2007
venus flytrap – visa for love
It’s been about three months since I first mentioned Venus Flytrap, the ultra-tranny manufactured pop group from Thailand, signed to …
February 24, 2007
Protected: saturday tranny blogging
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
February 18, 2007
新年快乐! 恭喜发财! – hoping that meat prices don’t go up
Yes, I am missing not being in Guangzhou, or joining hundreds of millions on the country’s trains. So, from Mary …
February 11, 2007
sunday tranny-blogging (and spitting in china)
What is it about Sundays that seem to cause a blog upwelling of a more cerebral nature than during the …
February 6, 2007
pestilence – a crypto-history of the black plague
Amidst all this grant-writing that is seriously damaging my eyes – colours and objects are permanently dimmer and intangible after …
January 31, 2007
Music Furthest From the Sea
Album of the week for anyone who loves central Asian music, especially the kind that gets blasted across bazaars, from …