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People have said that this week’s NY Philharmonic performance in Pyongyang, North Korea was a sort of modern day Ping-Pong diplomacy. Yet, what you may not have heard about the recent concert was that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was the group’s pianist.
Secretary Rice is widely known to be a world-class, classically-trained pianist. What [...]

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When I first showed up in China, a mere four years after Titanic won Best Picture, Celine Dion was a constant irritant in internet cafes and bars. She has continued to be, but not as much as before. Until now. Here’s a sign of the times:

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