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My obsession with ice cream dates back rather far—like, to the womb. When this bun was in the oven, my mother made so many trips to Steve’s Ice Cream for vanilla frappes that the employees gave her matching Steve’s t-shirts for us to sport once the stork finally dropped me off—all 9+ pounds of me. [...]

At the conclusion of the somewhat violent, yet satisfying, experience that was my first Chinese massage, I had a choice to make. My masseur brought a yellow plastic box into the room as the other masseur jabbed a final few fingers into Crysty’s back. Both started pointing to the box, and it didn’t take me [...]

A converted industrial area, Beijing’s 798 district houses more contemporary art galleries, book stores, and cafes than anyone could visit in one day, but we still tried. For me, casually wandering from gallery to gallery stirred up many questions about contemporary China, freedom, and expression. I don’t know much about art, but there was no [...]

Every American college kid knows the recipe for quick, cheap, and intense food-happiness is simple—just add hot water and a seasoning packet. Of course, I’m talking about that staple of campus life, the Ramen noodle. Ramen’s reign as king of the collegiate food chain is historic, but there is treason in my heart. The Communication [...]

For those who haven’t picked up one of the 14 Chinese newspapers featuring a few familiar faces enjoying Oolong in a Beijing tea shop, let me get you up to speed. Our boy Bob is not only a civil servant when he isn’t working for the Olympics, but he also owns a tea shop together [...]