There's a three-minute delay before Trent Reznor connects on his end of the conference call. He's in Stockholm and his agent, who's trying to figure out what's behind the hold-up, is in Los Angeles. The suspense is fitting - this is after all the artist who, while recording his breakthrough album The Downward Spiral, lived in the home where Charles Manson's minions murdered Roman Polanski's pregnant wife, Sharon Tate. The same artist whose battles with drugs and depression have been much publicized and whose dark blend of electronic pop and rock has won legions of followers and inspired many imitators.
It is a good time to escape from Beijing in August when the whole city is grasped by heat and moisture. And there's no better place to flee to than to Inner Mongolia, the vast grassland only 300 kilometers north of the capital.
Buhe stood casually at the east side of the field; his eyes were fixed on the wrestlers. At 35, the father of two appeared very excited about the upcoming tussle.
Ask me to list three things I can't live without on a hot summer day, and I'll say an air conditioner, a back-up air conditioner and several glasses of sweetened iced tea - or what we southern Americans call "sweet tea".
My husband and I honor punctuality. But when we arrived at the kindergarten in our neighborhood one afternoon, we found a party in full swing. Loud, cheerful music burst out of the half-open door, through which we could see people walking in a circle, clapping and waving hands. Seeing our hesitation, a smiling lady called us to join.
Among China's three most powerful directors, Feng Xiaogang is perhaps the only grassroots hero. People often refer to Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige as masters, but when talking about Feng, they smile as if he is a sweet neighbor who always invites you to share his dumplings.
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