It can take the uninitiated a minute to realize that ‘Gangnam Style’ is satire. Evan Osnos Read Quote
In Chinese, there are an impressive number of ways to describe saying nothing at all. Evan Osnos Read Quote
In Beijing, we talk about air purifiers the way that teenage boys talk about cars. Evan Osnos Read Quote
We binge on instant knowledge, but we are learning the hazards, and readers are warier than they used to be of nanosecond-interpretations of Supreme Court decisions. Evan Osnos Read Quote
Beijing has a glut of charming and traditional or brash and luxurious places to stay. Evan Osnos Read Quote
Although Shanghai is on the sea, it long lacked the prosperity that Hong Kong enjoyed, so while Hong Kong became known for its exotic ocean creatures, Shanghai built its diet around more commonplace river and sea fish. Evan Osnos Read Quote
Like most markets, Da Jing is most alive just after dawn, when the elementary-school children in their uniforms and bright red kerchiefs set off through narrow streets, marking the start of another frenzied day of commerce. Evan Osnos Read Quote
In a city that worships the new and the sleek, the street market at Da Jing Road is willfully out of step. It is a splendid jumble of centuries, full of sizzling pot stickers and bleating cell phones, pungent rice wine and bullfrogs as plump as softballs. Evan Osnos Read Quote
If one is going to plagiarize, it pays to be in politics, where the expectation for remorse and the likelihood of punishment are minimal. Evan Osnos Read Quote
