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Monthly Archives: August 2007

Get It Louder Beijing

Friday, August 31, 2007

The Beijing leg of the biannual Get It Louder exhibition wraps up today, so I made a point of heading to the latest addition to the SOHO empire to check it out before the curtain fell. (SOHO Shangdu is located off of Dong Da Qiao Lu, adjacent to The Place, home of the largest “sky [...]

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Hot Dog Johnny’s

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

For years I avoided hotdogs. Just thinking about the word h-o-t-d-o-g would induce mild nausea. But living in Asia has, for better or worse, opened my palate to foods whose contents and production I dare not ponder. Hence, I now embrace the dog. There’s nothing more satisfying after a day kayaking on a lake than [...]

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Lake House

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

This place is on the New York Historic Registry. It also happens to be a great spot for a summer soccer retreat. Big thanks to Jon and Anicka for putting this together!

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Homecoming

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

It was truly great to be back in the New York metro region. Spent some time with the family in NJ. BBQed on the back porch. Kayaked on the lake. Picked tomatoes and basil from the garden. Watched stars. And Top Chef.
Spent a few days with friends in NYC. Time was so short and [...]

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HK Weekend

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

In addition to the Cure show, Hong Kong had some welcome surprises for us this weekend. The stream of young, spiky-haired kids wrapping from the subway, through our hotel lobby and down the street to the HK Convention Center led us to the first: Ani-Com. The annual games and comics convention draws more than 100,000 [...]

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