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• 242 Music Review: Lake - Oh, The Places We'll Go

  The perfect soundtrack for a perfect day.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 16, 2008

• 241 The Shanghai Diaries - Goodbye

  After a year of adventuring in China, it feels good to be home.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Sep 16, 2008

• 240 The Shanghai Diaries: A Trip to Earthquake-Torn Sichuan Province

  I recently got to visit earthquake-torn Sichuan Province. I'll never be the same.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Aug 13, 2008

• 239 The Shanghai Diaries: Beijing and the Great Wall

  After nearly a year in China, we finally made it to Beijing and the Great Wall.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on Jul 03, 2008

• 238 The Shanghai Diaries: Olympic Fever

  I'm finally starting to catch Olympic fever.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on May 29, 2008

• 237 The Shanghai Diaries: Should I Stay, Or Should I Go?

  It is time to decide whether we will stay in Shanghai another year, or go home.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on May 20, 2008

• 236 Random Shuffle - Frank Sinatra, John Mellencamp, Eric Clapton, and Wilco

  I've got my music collection on shuffle and I'm talking about traveling, the difference physical albums and mp3s, and other things.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on May 12, 2008

• 235 The Shanghai Diaries: Holiday in Yangshuo

  It seems all I've done while living in China is travel and it is always a hassle. Sometimes though, it is well worth it.

  Opinion in Culture — by Mat Brewster — on May 07, 2008

• 234 Music Review: Kate Rusby - Awkward Annie

  It's like stumbling into someone's living room and finding it full of family singing for the sake of the song. A simple and pure joy.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Apr 28, 2008

• 233 Random Shuffle - Regina Spektor, They Might Be Giants, Elvis and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

  I'm putting my music collection on shuffle and talking about karaoke, marital differences, getting older, and other random silliness.

  Review in Music — by Mat Brewster — on Apr 16, 2008