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“ ‘Have you ever got everything you ever wanted? And then realized it wasn’t what you wanted at all?’
‘Can’t say that I have,’ she said, picking the sleep from the corner of her eyes.’
‘I thought I wanted this,’ Richard said. ‘I thought I wanted a nice, normal life. I mean, maybe I am crazy. I mean, maybe. But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane. You know?’

— Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Watch: Kim Jong-un visits the Pyongyang Zoo

By Kenneth Tan in Other onMay 29, 2012 3:30 PM, shanghaiist.com

Yet another day in the life of North Korea’s young paramount leader Kim Jong-un: An excursion to the Pyongyang Zoo!

Honestly, who gave North Korea elephants? With four million people starving to death, it’s amazing Pyongyang manages to feed the animals.

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“Bear in a China Shop” - Foreign Policy

Http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/05/22/bear_in_a_china_shop

I liked this article til I hit the end. This is just another example of American exceptionalism trying to discredit Chinese growth. Capitalism is inherently unfair and for decades the income inequality gap increased in the US and other developed countries without their demise. To say the same fault will bring upon China’s fall from grace is deliberately misleading to American readers and unnecessary to bother mentioning. Should China succeed in keeping its country together despite social inequality and fragmentation, Foreign Policy’s next article will discuss how the US can follow a Chinese model of success.

“At the root lies a political system built on a principle of unfairness. The Communist Party ultimately controls the allocation of all resources; its officials are effectively immune to legal prosecution… But until it solves its fairness problem, it will remain a second-rate society.”

Ugh. Write something deeper will you? People being fearful of China is like a kid being scared of their own shadow. And those who criticize the Chinese for having a second rate society, I suggest you reexamine your social environment and report back saying the US runs on a system of equity.

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Know This:

The Feminist Ryan Gosling Meme is now a book.

Judge Judy has launched a hilarious new website: What Would Judy Say?

The 1992 Dream Team is finally getting a documentary.

Remember the Russian skywalkers? Yeah, they’ve been arrested.

Vermont is the first state to ban fracking.

Read This:

The Crown Vic may be gone, but it’s not forgotten.

How a new father accidentally stole a car from the hospital parking lot.

Watch This:

A new YouTube channel lets you do your good for the day in just 30 seconds.

Is it harder to be gay or black? Wanda Sykes has the answer.

Jimmy Fallon presents his latest Late Night Hashtags: #mygraduationspeech.

Look At This:

It’s a photo series of Americans who live totally off the grid.

What’s it like to live past 80?

It’s the best Avengers T-shirt to date — and Daily What readers get $2 off any color shirt through Sunday, with discount code “dailywhat” … thanks, Eric!

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Tea Time Twitter: Twipolitico

Tea Time Tumblr: the sochill network

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In 1934, a Swedish archeologist discovered hundreds of ancient mummies buried under boats in a mysterious cemetery in a remote desert in the Xinjang region of China. The location, which is featured rivers and lakes thousands of years ago, was lost until 2000, and researchers began to excavate the area in 2003. They found the body of a woman thought to have died almost 4,000 years ago, who has become known as the most beautiful mummy in the world, owing to incredible well-preserved features that even include her eyelashes.

In 1934, a Swedish archeologist discovered hundreds of ancient mummies buried under boats in a mysterious cemetery in a remote desert in the Xinjang region of China. The location, which is featured rivers and lakes thousands of years ago, was lost until 2000, and researchers began to excavate the area in 2003. They found the body of a woman thought to have died almost 4,000 years ago, who has become known as the most beautiful mummy in the world, owing to incredible well-preserved features that even include her eyelashes.

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