First book of 2024 is the Alexander Norman biography of the Dalaï Lama.

My last photo with iPhone 14 Pro Max is this beautiful pesto flatbread at Giulia in Cambridge.

I post a lot about China it’s true - but everyone should have a moment to relax!

Bostonians would understand this: every Wednesday night at Giulia, I toast myself for having survived the Red Line another week.

After I finished Ian Johnson’s new book « Sparks » I felt compelled to read Yang Jisheng’s book about the Great Famine. I gained a lot from his history of the Cultural Revolution but I’ve felt the weight of this work in a different way - his scholarship of the famine era is unparalleled.

Moving through the tasting menu at Mooncusser Fish House in Boston!

Ian Johnson’s new book about the underground historians who have tried to preserve China’s history is a fantastic read and actually - inspiring.