“A single village in China is responsible for cranking out 60% of the world’s paintings. The overwhelming majority of the paintings are slavish reproductions of famous paintings. The artists doing the work are very talented, however, and an organization called Regional asked some of the artists to paint themselves. The results are incredible.”

“China has urged its citizens to be calm amid further anti-Western protests in the country, focused on French supermarket chain Carrefour.” (BBC)

“Some 80 athletes and personalities carried the Olympic torch on a three-hour run through old Bangkok on Saturday without major incident.”

I didn’t plan to die in 2036, but if a german schoolboy correcting the NASA says so… Who knows, maybe Thailand’s time warp will protect us!

“Chinese activists are urging shoppers to stay away from French retailer Carrefour, following the Olympic torch’s troubled passage through Paris”