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‘I nearly died’: An Ai WeiWei Update
A few months back I wrote about Chinese artist Ai WeiWei ('Where in the World is Ai WeiWei?') who was recovering in a hospital bed in Munich after brain surgery. Back then it was still unclear whether the serious operation was related to a brain haem
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Egg on Mao
It was the striking picture of Mao Tse-Tung--with 'slashes' of black paint across his face--that caught my eye as I was perusing the CS Monitor this morning. And I was pleasantly surprised to discover that the image is actually from the cover of the
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Dalai Lama OK with Obama ‘Snub’; New Tibetan Film Set for Shooting
Barack Obama's decision not to personally meet the Dalai Lama at the White House this week is creating controversy, with many calling it an obvious move to pacify the Chinese government and ignore the plight of the Tibetan people. But in a
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Final Note on Travel Ethics: A Nepal Example
Close to one million Indian women of low socioeconomic status are said ready to boycott the upcoming Oct.13 assembly elections in the Maharashtra state. *Note the Maharashtra region is, according to recent GDP stats, the richest in India. Many of the
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Souvenir Ethics Pt. 2: Vietnam, Camouflage, Andy Warhol
As mentioned in an earlier post, landmine warnings as t-shirt graphics and child labor-produced Burmese jade goods raise some serious questions about the ethics of 'souvenir-ing' in Asia. Let's expand a bit and think about war-related souv
