Zhong Guo Reporters Without Borders has learned that Zhang Lin started eating again, on 28 September 2005, almost one month after beginning a hunger strike. The cyberdissident, sentenced to five years in prison in August for writing articles "contrary to the Constitution", has been left extremely weak from his ordeal. Zhang Lin suffers from minorContinue reading “News: Cyberdissident Zhang Lin ends hunger strike”
Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton
Mi Familia in Guatemala.
Backpacking Addict This is mi familia in Xela (Quezaltenango) in the Northern Part of Guatemala whom I lived with after university. Not speaking a word of espano, papa Arturo, mama Francisco, Carmen, Paula, Zura, Matias, and Miguel Tacsin fed me much better food than my friends who house-stayed with others, showed me around the parks,Continue reading “Mi Familia in Guatemala.”
Go By G.O.D.
Glutter’s Hong Kong G.O.D (ju ho dee "better living" in Canto) is truly the first shop to bring out a branded, recognizable "Hong Kong" identity in it’s clothing and lifestyle line, making all of us late 20s to 40 somethings’ home and wardrobe just that much sexier and local. I love their designs and respectContinue reading “Go By G.O.D.”
Yumla is Two
Glutter’s Hong Kong. My cat is really sick so I have posponed by first "proper" holiday since my 29th birthday over two years ago. So I am here, still working, (and crying over my kitty a bit) so all these people who need me to do stuff is in luck. In the meantime you mightContinue reading “Yumla is Two”
Ming and Ping Urges You to Listen
Da Music Issue. While I am on holiday take a break and listen to Hong Kong born San Franciscan twin’s Ming and Ping taking you back to the dreamy, floating, and colorful of the synthetic Bright Sunlight of the 80s. Move over boy george, darling. You’ve got court dates to go to. Ming and PingContinue reading “Ming and Ping Urges You to Listen”
US Government Intimidates Bloggers and Artists for Anti-Bush Sentiments
Social Political Rants This is a report from Photopermit.org. This is a disgrace. So which one of you voted in Bush again?? I don’t usually have that much nice things to say about the Hong Kong government, but I can say this. They don’t bother me, and I know they won’t for a while. Can’tContinue reading “US Government Intimidates Bloggers and Artists for Anti-Bush Sentiments”
Here are the Democracy Hardcore Project Sponsors…
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Due to the following people’s generosity and support for my artistic creations. They have retrospectively sponsored around 65% of the Democracy Hardcore Project to date. This includes: All the material and printing costs of the Democracy Hardcore art Installation in the Tiananmen Square Victims Memorial in Victoria Park 2005. AsContinue reading “Here are the Democracy Hardcore Project Sponsors…”
Democracy Hardcore’s Newest Model: Mr. Leung Kwok Hung (Aka Cheug Mao)
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong A little known fact except among my friends is the "Democracy Hardcore" line was originally designed for protester turned legislator, my favorite political "performance artist", thorn on the backside to my ineffectual and shrinking bone government Mr. Leung Kwok Hung (aka Long hair) in mind. Here is a picture ofContinue reading “Democracy Hardcore’s Newest Model: Mr. Leung Kwok Hung (Aka Cheug Mao)”
Democracy Hardcore T-shirts
I am still making orders so I can still squish you in until Sunday 10th. (So if you’re a really last minute person). After Oct 10th 2005 the new order shipment will be in Late November 2005. Shirt number 1: Tribute to Zhao ZiYang Shirt number 2: ZZY Tiananmen 89 Shirt 3:Continue reading “Democracy Hardcore T-shirts”
News: Saudi agency blocks access to blogger.com
SAUDI ARABIA Saudi agency blocks access to blogger.com Reporters Without Borders today called on the Internet Services Unit (ISU), the agency that manages Web filtering in Saudi Arabia, to explain why the weblog creation and hosting service blogger.com has been made inaccessible since 3 October, preventing Saudi bloggers from updating their blogs. "Saudi Arabia isContinue reading “News: Saudi agency blocks access to blogger.com”
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