China has already constructed several model futuristic cities — green spaces of calm that offer an ecological residential experience which is popular amongst China’s growing middle class. Yet none of these efforts have been entirely successful for a number of reasons. While we were walking through Bucharest, Romania’s “Circus Park” the other day, we were [...]
Description: Two months ago, the US and China signed a landmark MOU — Memorandum of Understanding — on climate change, energy, and the environment. Some commentators have been comparing this milestone to Kissinger’s secret July 1971 visit to Mao’s PRC which opened the way to Nixon’s 1972 visit shortly thereafter. You think they’re onto something [...]
You know, something we just can’t seem to wrap our minds around is exactly how some vidclips succeed in going mega-viral, while others remain mired in obscurity? Some of the best video material out there on the web today suffers from chronically low page views, despite featuring at highly-trafficked websites. So what’s in a viral [...]