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My name is Will Moss. I've been living in Beijing and writing Imagethief since 2004. I am currently Director of Communications, Asia-Pacific, for Motorola Mobility. This is a personal blog. The opinions here are my own and not necessarily those of my employer. For more information see About Imagethief or contact me at will [at] imagethief [dot] com.
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Tag Archives: Beijing
In which I finally hire a car and driver
After seven years of taking taxis in Beijing I finally crossed the Rubicon of bourgeois colonialism and hired a car and driver. I now have two full time domestic employees, which seems somehow wrong. In the back of my mind … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Rants, Resident Alien
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The wolf is coming…
Spotted in an area being demolished on a drive up Anli Rd. in north Beijing: “The wolf is coming! Communist Party, save us!” Make of it what you will.
Tagged Beijing, China, Resident Alien
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Enshrined in comix fame
MandMX picked up a tweet I sent recently about something I saw on my morning run and turned it into a single panel cartoon in Chinese and English: Generous with regards to the amount of hair I have, but otherwise … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Resident Alien, Whatever
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Physics in the gaze of a thousand grannies
Imagethief was an indifferent student in high school. My success in any given class was dictated by my level of personal interest in the topic. So I did OK at biology, which I liked, great in English and composition once … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Parenthood, Resident Alien
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Not enough radiation in your skull and other problems with retail
Modern Beijing, as distinct from the leafy, 1960s loufang neighborhoods and the hutongs, is an unlovely town at the best of times. No acreage of hanging glass curtain walls can make up for the viscerally alienating nature of the razor-edged, … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Best of Imagethief, Rants, Resident Alien, Weird, Whatever
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Journey to the planet of the electro-squids
It’s time to move. We’ve been in the same place for nearly three years. It’s been good, but Mrs. Imagethief’s business is growing, I’m spending some of my time working at home, and let’s not even get into the whole … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Best of Imagethief, Rants, Resident Alien
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Poorly thought out adventures in commuting
In the grip of my darkest and most bourgeois moments I actually considered buying a car and hiring a driver. So, it’s come to this… I thought, as I hovered over a digital map of Beijing. I have to get … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Best of Imagethief, Rants, Resident Alien, Whatever
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The zombie-slugging toy police car
Imagethief’s son, Zachary, turned two this week. I’m amazed we made it. By this I mean I’m amazed that Mrs. Imagethief and I made it. If the boy’s engine room telegraph is stuck on “full-speed-ahead”, Mrs. Imagethief and I are … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, China, Parenthood, Pop Culture, Resident Alien, Weird
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How to ensure your reincarnation as a frog
Having grown up in “Mediterranean” San Francisco and then lived in Singapore nearly a decade, winter is something of a novelty to me. This is still true even after six years in Beijing. I don’t much like the desiccating cold … Continue reading
Tagged Beijing, Best of Imagethief, China, Religion, Resident Alien, Weird, Whatever
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It’s winter, so why not roast your head?
Cold in the house today:
Tagged Beijing, Gratuitous Cats, Resident Alien, Whatever
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