China has had to face its own environmental nightmares on the global stage. Air pollution from automobiles has changed driving restrictions, factories are being threatened to shut down, and now the lake in Qingdao being used for aquatic competitions is filled with algae. In some areas the lake may be several feet deep in algae [...]

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I’m ready to take another trip to China just so I can see some of these sculptures by Zhang Hui, born in 1969 in Yinchuan, China. Or, I could go to Amsterdam to the William Kerseboom Gallery, hmmm. At any rate, the perfect shininess of these little girls is just, well, perfect.
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Most people don’t know that it takes more than an hour of labor to make most shoes and that they usually use lots of toxic adhesive. That’s what makes a “green and responsible shoe” a true challenge. Below is an attempt by Patagonia to present some of the benefits of globalization, while showing a [...]

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Even without knowing what this sign says, it says it all! We’ve got some costumes going on at Gamil today, including a couple who are “here for the Frankenstein wedding,” Little Red Riding Hood, and Galaxy Girl. We’ve also got a coupla painters who are very authentic, as they are actually painting the gallery wall [...]

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Pokadot stairwell. A celebration of Halloween near the Star Ferry, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.

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