Category Archives: New York City

Chinese Propaganda vs US Propaganda

By David Xia | Published: July 3, 2010
China's Xinhua News Agency started a 24-hour English-language news channel and is about to open a new office in New York City, according to the Times. The Times is once again critical of China. And they should be. China ranks 168th out of 175 countries in the 2009 Press Freedom Index, a survey compiled by Reporters Without Borders. What I don't like about the Times article is its prejudicial sense of nationalism and simplistic view of East vs West. The Times inflated the article by making it sound as if Xinhua Red Guards wielding hammers and sickles are about to kick down the sacred doors of Western media companies.

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Also posted in Books, China, Current Events, journalism | 1 Comment

Women Who Pee Standing Up

By David Xia | Published: June 10, 2010
I hear it. Oh, my god! I feel it! I was standing on a quiet, dark street. The girl pulled her underwear back up. Fortunately, nothing had splashed on me.

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The Professional Cockblocker

By David Xia | Published: September 30, 2009
It is a well known fact that many people have unpleasant jobs where they must deal with other people's shit, but few have to deal with actual human excrement.

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Subway Sketch I: Scars

By David Xia | Published: September 15, 2009
"The one time I said I was innocent, I was."

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