Political memes have been on my mind as of late. It started with ROFLCon at MIT and moved on to more discussions, Skype chats and journal entries. And I’ve just returned from the Personal Democracy Forum at NYU. Been a bit of a whirlwind as I travel around the country but seeing as I’ve lived [...]
About a month ago, I finally published my long essay on Caochangdi in Places Journal/Design Observer. It’s my longest published work to date, some 6000 words blending research and interviews with my own personal experience of the arts village and migrant community on the outskirts of Beijing. I’ve since received a number of kind comments [...]
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