Hats off to doctoral student and podcaster Zhong Shu in Beijing, China, who did this fascinating and smart interview with Christopher Nolan about THE ODYSSEY yesterday, originally posted to Bilibili.
A great listen/watch.
Chiang Kai-shek frying rice, summer 1956, Shilin Official Residence, Taipei.
Frying rice was one of Chiang Kai-shek's long-standing personal hobbies — practically his signature dish.
According to the published Chiang Kai-shek Diaries, as early as September 2, 1947, while picnicking at Huanglongtan in Lushan, Jiangxi, he personally fried rice. In that day's entry, he wrote:“At noon we picnicked at Huanglongtan. The sound of the waterfall and ancient trees could not wash away my worries, but my wife cooking the dishes while I fried the rice brought a rare moment of joy.”
Chiang Kai-shek frying rice, summer 1956, Shilin Official Residence, Taipei.
Frying rice was one of Chiang Kai-shek's long-standing personal hobbies — practically his signature dish.
According to the published Chiang Kai-shek Diaries, as early as September 2, 1947, while picnicking at Huanglongtan in Lushan, Jiangxi, he personally fried rice. In that day's entry, he wrote:“At noon we picnicked at Huanglongtan. The sound of the waterfall and ancient trees could not wash away my worries, but my wife cooking the dishes while I fried the rice brought a rare moment of joy.”
Someone is allegedly missing in the water (Lazar Dukić?) in the run swim event for the CrossFit games
CrossFit HQ already the last few years has been a blunder but this going to be disastrous
The Western policy community used to discuss whether the fall and collapse of the Russian regime would be advantageous or risky. What they probably should be discussing however, is whether they are ready for this scenario if it just materialises without prior notice. The end🧵
Great thread. Much of Russian cultural evolution over the past decades went unnoticed largely because the academia tends to ignore the mass culture. Both Western & Russian academia overfocused on the high brow stuff missing what kind of content a man in the street was consuming