How to write an article that gets lots of comments

Either write something about China that the army of nationalist cheerleaders respond to, or write something like this.

Tariq Ali in Yemen

Almost forgot to post this little piece from a recent issue of the LRB.

Also, an interesting POV from Tony Judt.

This made me sick.

Ni hao!

If it's Shenzhen, then it must be dinner with the boys at PURE Shekou, which means you end up at the Nan Hai or the Cruise Inn. Playing darts. Badly:




So...Mark Collett tried to 'whack' Nick Griffin. That's ruined an idea I had for a short story. No matter. The episode has some parallels with Bruno Megret and Jean-Marie Le Pen. Galloping midget syndrome.