It's always weird when locals make it nationally. I grew up with Jimmy Kimmel as the "The Sports Guy" on my local drive time radio show.

What I'm in to and what concerts I'll see have become much broader living in a place without as much live music. Like I've also seen Katy Perry and Taylor Swift and the Beach Boys in concert in Shanghai just because it was something to do. (Tay Tay puts on a good show)

A friend of mine doesn't. Everyone has offered to teach her, but she's so stubborn that I think she's never going to learn because she doesn't want the embarrassment of being taught to ride a bike as an adult.

How is Portland this time of year?

The top photo is a shot of all the bike sharing services in China - right now there are two huge players (ofo and MoBike) - I am of two minds about this. 1. It's convenient as hell for distances under 5km - like the last mile from a subway stop or getting around super congested Beijing. But on the other hand 2. THERE…

I'm not doubting your friend's recollection - and it's true there's a ton more live music in the US - but honestly, Taiwan is pretty decent for music tours. Just in recent years, they've had Weezer, Blur, Radiohead, tour Taiwan. Actually it's a lot better than it used to be for tours - in the last 10 years I've seen…

A black friend of mine from North Carolina moved to Chengdu back in the mid-90s. Ignorant, but non-malicious racism is pretty prevalent in China - and much more so back in the mid 90s. I asked him if he ever had culture shock living in deep China 20 years ago - he said "nah, y'all eat fried chicken. I eat fried…

I wish i was clever enough to come up with a CSI Pun here. YEAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Unfortunately I live in Asia - and unless I time it right, will probably never get to see them. I'd even fly to go see them with Narducy playing bass if they went to Japan (Taiwan, Hong Kong, China seem a lot less likely, but then again, I just saw Mike Watt in Yuyingtang, a tiny 300 person club in Shanghai two months…

She's 47?! Man.

I thought that was a "Caruso"

If things go well tonight, she's gonna be seeing my O face, right right?

Christian Bale!

Nerve syrup will cure her ails!

I think she has pleurisy! Fetch the fainting couch!

Jimi Hendrix, Creedance Clearwater Revival (although I've seen some concert films and they're not great) and the Clash.

Pitt/Jolie - Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a pretty good pair. Clooney/Pitt for Ocean's series.

It's a pretty interesting story that starts with the Russian Revolution in 1917. As the White Russians/Tsarists scattered across the globe - a large number of them settled in Manchuria/Northeast China. Then when the Chinese Civil War and the Japanese invasion of China began (from the late 20s through 1949) - the…

You can find Bonchon in several locations in the Midwest (Ohio and Illinois) - it's not the very best Korean fried chicken, but it's pretty damn good.

I love slightly racist trade policy discussions myself.