Austin Shiner
Contributing Reporter
Author Archive
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  By Ruth Kim HONG KONG, China, 10:10 a.m. — In a country where a moustache or a howling dog is considered bad luck, it’s […]

A shifting storm

By Austin Shiner BEIJING, China, 4:00 — I woke up this morning to a blue sky. Again. It’s the second day in a row.

A Touch of Class

By Austin Shiner BEIJING, China, 3:47 p.m. — Charm. I’ve been missing it since I arrived in Beijing. This city has much to offer: first-class hotels, […]

Turning the tide on a sushi lover

By Austin Shiner Beijing, China, 1:11 PM — Tropical fish nibbled at my feet. Thousands of them. The “fish cleansing pool” at the East Hawaii […]

Prison in Beijing?

By Jae Hyung Ryu BEIJING, China, 11:12 p.m. — I’ve been in Beijing for six weeks now, studying Chinese through the Princeton in Beijing program, […]

Beijing gets floral stamp; Mao’s favorite restaurant

By Austin ShinerBEIJING, China, 12:30 a.m. — Olympic preparations and paranoia, which consume so much of Beijing in this final week before the Games, restrict […]

What a corny blog title …

By Austin Shiner BEIJING, China, 9:11 p.m. — My flight thrilled upon descent. The turbulence was fun enough, but entering the cloud layer was captivating: […]

Pollan dishes out views on nutrition

“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Such is the tagline of author and ecological gastronome Michael Pollan. Pollan shared his philosophy and discussed agribusiness, […]