88 Bar

八八吧 :: 88 Bar, a group blog about technology, design and media in greater China. Tweets by @jasonli @triciawang @jingejinge @gwbstr @lynj

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Correcting the record (and oriental gaze) on Radiolab’s China Mixtape episode https://t.co/2Dh0cXpWr5

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Innovating through manufacturing, the China way https://t.co/yMMSdWhBXC

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The Great China R&D Squeeze of 2021 & the US Obsession with China’s Collapse https://t.co/5jgm7jWTO7

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Books reviews! Two of my favorite books from the past year, both on the subject of tech in China, offering "rare, honest glimpses behind the curtain of tech in China, by way of exploring its periphery and by delving into its underbelly."

https://t.co/akTxiZviTE

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“...writers will argue at length the fine points distinguishing San Francisco and Silicon Valley tech culture but say nothing about the Pearl River Delta, a metropolitan complex whose population surpasses that of California...” https://t.co/iKGnku8b0S

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I reviewed the two print collections of one of my favorite China cartoonists — the force of nature behind the 🦭 海豹 Seal 🦭 comics.

As @orion_martin points out, she is the ✨ quintessential millenial ✨

https://t.co/XL5LlshRMf

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Chaoyang Trap: a newsletter about the latest internet memes, media and subcultures in China today

https://t.co/1BvUD9zpOk

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Manifestations of Blackness in China Pop Culture

https://t.co/nIHT6uFug6

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What Lies Behind The Great Firewall: A Vast "Great Shopping Mall" Internet Complete With Mall Cops Moderators

https://t.co/6zgGWnqt7J

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Debunking myths about China state control & surveillance in the age of COVID-19

https://t.co/XXHgJkKAHn

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Finding Solace & Entertainment Under Quarantine: China’s Netizens Pave the Way

https://t.co/YMW8WjQHzk

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"Confined to their homes, independent cartoonists in China continue expressing their views around the #coronavirus epidemic through their works."

https://t.co/HR3OnMsn36

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“Initiated by 涂案Tuan and published by Room114, the comic portrays 21 cartoonists uniting (along with all the people of this earth) to cast a spirit bomb (a classic supermove from Akira Toriyama’s Dragonball series) against the coronavirus in Wuhan.”

https://t.co/st3miq7BVf

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Chinese Cartoonists Grieve, Pray & Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak

😔 #LunarNewYear
😷 #coronavirus

https://t.co/5qq4IFomRX

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Our friends at @RadiiChina are looking for a tech editor/writer 🤖

“...should have a strong desire to carry out RADII’s mission of creating new bridges of cultural understanding via original, incisive, and youthful reporting on today’s China."

https://t.co/2OolgsSlwL

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Photo essay: China Residencies’ 2019 cross-country tour of arts spaces https://t.co/vrco6cuZma

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Cantonese.jpg: A boisterous, cartoon dictionary of idioms, proverbs and slang https://t.co/0AfErbgAnU

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Acceptable Protest: The 2019 workplace meme that’s thriving on China’s internet https://t.co/5dHVJzbQzA

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My latest Chinese Comics Review – on @krishraghav & @joshfeola's upcoming graphic novel about the modern history of the Beijing underground music scene 🎸

https://t.co/SJT3SQFIAt

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An Anthology of Naked Underground Chinese Comics https://t.co/95RhuWrfbk