By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: my mother enjoying a trip with us to France in 1995, pensive and laughing. She also visited us in Algeria and China, so got a chance to see some of the world. She was a blast to be with, loved life and to say that she was a real…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: the mosque in our former Beijing neighborhood, with its prominent, onion-shaped dome, so commonly seen in the Middle East. If it’s changed in the last two years, that will help determine how much the government intends to standardize the look of China’s Muslim houses of worship. Downloadable…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: I know, you’re asking, “What does a statue of Charles de Gaulle have to do with Russia, Croatia and the World Cup”? There IS a connection. Read on… Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio,…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: on the left is Emperor Taizu of Song playing cuju (football) with Prime Minister Zhao Pu. He reigned in the 10th century. This painting is by artist Qian Xuan (1235–1305). On the right, 1,000 years later, then Vice President Xi Jinping showed off his football skills, while inspecting a…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: my daughter, Chara Brown, appearing on a hugely popular national TV show in China. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), YouTube video, as well as being syndicated on iTunes, Stitcher Radio, RUvid and Ivoox (links below), [dropcap] M [/dropcap]y family and I lived in China…
By Jeff J. Brown Picture above: a screenshot of the Twitter thread where the term Baba Beijing was used. Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as being syndicated on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (links below), [dropcap] I [/dropcap]am pleased to announce that the term I created, Baba Beijing, meaning…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: some people are shocked or “grossed out” about these subjects. I know I’m adding happier, healthier years to my life and hope that I can inspire friends and fans to think outside the box, to find their own paths to personal science. I’m just sorry I didn’t figure it…
By Jeff J. Brown Picture above is ZTE’s international corporate headquarters, not far from where I live in Shenzhen. Above is the third title I gave for this article. The first two are just as apropos: ZTE is Uncle Sam’s latest bullet to the brain, hastening the West’s slow suicide, and ZTE- you can’t keep…
By Jeff J. Brown Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this page), as well as being syndicated on iTunes and Stitcher Radio (links below): NOTE: If you know something about Korean food, I almost couldn’t resist the culinary pun, Kim-Xi, but I kept control of my fingers on the keyboard! You saw it…
By Jeff J. Brown Pictured above: from Japanese television, a CCTV shot of Kim’s train in a Beijing station on the left. On the right is the honor guard and motorcade greeting him upon arrival. This is a really BIG deal (now confirmed – see postscript). Downloadable SoundCloud podcast (also at the bottom of this…
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