Blog Author - Michaela Kabat

Submitted on Mar 31, 2008
Looking for something to do on April Fool's Day other than attend the U2 concert at the Workers'...
Submitted on Mar 28, 2008
In a city bursting at its seams with mianbao che, a few more white vans don't get much attention. Until, of course, they catch your mianbao che...
Submitted on Mar 18, 2008
Native Beijinger Yiyun Li moved to the US in 1996 to pursue a PhD in immunology. Less than ten years later, however, she still didn'...
Submitted on Mar 13, 2008
Tonight at the Bookworm, prolific Chinese to English translator Howard Goldblatt sits down with the tall writer/translator (and...
Submitted on Mar 10, 2008
Born to factory workers in Nanjing, Lijia Zhang seemed set to walk in her parents footsteps,...
Submitted on Feb 06, 2008
Staying in town during the break and not sure which of your favorite restaurants are going to be open? Keep reading below for a comprehensive list...
Submitted on Jan 30, 2008
Hey, Democrats!
Submitted on Jan 22, 2008
My new favorite Chinese word: paoku 跑酷 - a beautiful combination of the phonetic and the meaningful. Paoku (composed of the characters "to run" and...
Submitted on Dec 30, 2007
Lots of big happenings this past week: The National Grand Theater opened its doors at long last, the ...