It turns out that the "
Chinese site" with dramatic photos of rehearsals for the 60th anniversary commemorations in Beijing on October 1, which I
mentioned this morning, is a straight-ahead, flat-out, unblushing rip-off of this "
The Big Picture" feature three days ago from the Boston Globe's site. I don't see any mention of the Globe on the Chinese site, either in English or what I think is the Chinese version (
Boshidun Huanqiu - 波£顿 环球 ?).
I should have guessed. (Why would a Chinese site have bothered to include translated English captions? Why was there a semi-edgy photo of a lone man and a tank?) My reflexes must be going. I'll have to re-sharpen them with a visit soon. Thanks to C. Wang and others for the heads-up. Apologies to the Globe.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2009/09/i-love-this-on-so-many-levels/26954/
