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What I learned when I shaved my head

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Will Moss

I had a good run. I got more than forty years out of it. But I had to face the fact that my hair was in retreat and there was no going back. In fact, the front had already been … Continue reading →

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Apocalypse box part two: Apocalypse box

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Will Moss

Yesterday I posted part one of Apocalypse Box, in which I wrote a bit about the communication problems surrounding the reactor disaster in Japan. I concluded with saying that just because something is unthinkable doesn’t mean it won’t happen. It … Continue reading →

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Physics in the gaze of a thousand grannies

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Will Moss

Imagethief was an indifferent student in high school. My success in any given class was dictated by my level of personal interest in the topic. So I did OK at biology, which I liked, great in English and composition once … Continue reading →

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I suck at Christmas trees

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Will Moss

So I’m back in the US of A for Christmas and based on a sample size of two (my parents), I can report that the political mood here is bleak. My mom’s dog of many years died a week or … Continue reading →

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Not enough radiation in your skull and other problems with retail

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Will Moss

Modern Beijing, as distinct from the leafy, 1960s loufang neighborhoods and the hutongs, is an unlovely town at the best of times. No acreage of hanging glass curtain walls can make up for the viscerally alienating nature of the razor-edged, … Continue reading →

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Seoul and the fermented stingray of perdition

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Will Moss

I’ll say this for Korea: Recently I’ve had reason to evaluate, and at a national level they have by far the nicest, softest bathroom paper towels I have encountered. Fluffy, soft and absorbent, neither the splinter-bearing roughage nor the instantly-disintegrating … Continue reading →

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Absolutely the last post on nasty furniture…

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Will Moss

…at least until I move again, I suppose. Imagethief is pleased to report that he has found  a suitable apartment all of 100 meters away from his current apartment in China Central Place. Among this apartment’s distinguishing characteristics are its … Continue reading →

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Hey, baby, come up and see my tiger bedspread

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Will Moss

Our ongoing exploration of the bizarre furnishings of Beijing apartments has entered what appears to be the “oriental love nest” phase. Surely we must be getting close to the end. Today my eye-sockets were cauterized by this: As you’d expect … Continue reading →

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The last king of Guanhu

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Will Moss

Continuing my exploration of the zaniest fixtures and furnishings in China, this weekend I looked at a lovely apartment in Greenlake Place (Guanhu) that was thoroughly trashed by this living room set: When I finally get around to overthrowing that … Continue reading →

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Journey to the planet of the electro-squids

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Will Moss

It’s time to move. We’ve been in the same place for nearly three years. It’s been good, but Mrs. Imagethief’s business is growing, I’m spending some of my time working at home, and let’s not even get into the whole … Continue reading →

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