The MTR (Mass Transit Railway, the Hong Kong equivalent of the Metro) has always been in my good books: the trains are fast, very frequent, clean and comfortable, and the service has always been top notch. Even a five-minute delay several years ago made it into the headlines – such is our high expectation for [...]
五月 27, 2007
Rufus Wainwright
A unique, unmistakable voice, deserving credit for standing out in the world of unimaginative, uncharismatic, production-line pop stars. Wainwright’s latest single, Coming to A Town, juxtaposes a mournful, melodramatic melody with a bile-imbued diatribe against narrow-minded America:
Here’s another clip of Rufus W, performing live – the song is Vibrate, from his album Want One:
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五月 27, 2007
Love, hate, it’s that simple
Such is the theme of my new series, one which will be completely devoid of nonsense or ambiguity. I’ll pen short articles to express my adoration or disgust for people, objects, concepts, whatever. It’s either love or hate: there’s no room for grey area.