A guard checking his fingernails.

798艺术区

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Alexander Morton, 1945–2026.

Actor known for Get Carter, Looking after Jo Jo, Take the High Road, Taggart and Monarch of the Glen (pictured).

Although without the KMT acronym we wouldn’t have ‘Kind Mindfulness Team’ so maybe it’s not that bad.

Chen Jian instantly has me on-side in his biography of Zhou Enlai by referring to the 国民党 as the GMD rather than the KMT.

Thought Concerta would improve my life (and it has a little) but it mostly just allows me to hyper-focus on what I’m procrastinating with instead of what I’m meant to be doing.

A latte and a packet of cigarettes.

同志们，周末到了！

四海皆兄弟。

A man walking while checking his phone.

望承公园

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A cup of espresso and a cigarette.

同志们，周末到了！

u could literally be posting the most heinous shit online it wouldn't be as bad as joining the us military

My grandmother reading a book in the sunshine.

Thinking in particular of my grandmother on this Qingming. Gun robh fois sìorraidh aig a h-anam.

Piles and piles of cones.

三里屯

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Crème caramel, black coffee and a cigarette.

同志们，周末到了！

A jacket with ‘Mr Enjoy Da Money’ and ‘Mr Enjoy Da Evangelion’ emblazoned on the back along with some ‘Neon Genesis Evangelion’ (1995, Anno Hideaki) graphics.

Easily the best thing I’ve ever found on Taobao.

Builders at a building site.

何各庄村

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A pigeon fancier releasing his birds.

烂缦胡同

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A copy of ‘Siddhartha’ (1922, Hermann Hesse), a cigarette and a black coffee (also named Siddhartha).

同志们，周末到了！

A plant seller on a bike with his wares attached.

Two workers taking a cigarette break.

永安里

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A flat white, a cigarette and the mascot for Meraki Coffee.

同志们，周末到了！

A man chucking a rope into the back of a truck.

何各庄村

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A sleepy security guard.

首创•郎园 Station

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鸳鸯 and a cigarette.

同志们，周日开摆！

A tour guide leading a tour group.

中华民族园北园

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A coconut and pineapple basque cake, a flat white and a cigarette.

同志们，周末到了！

Thomas Pynchon character-ass name for a Congressman.

A ladybird.

何各庄村

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A poster from March 1960 commemorating Women’s Day.

人人争做红旗手纪念三八妇女节！

A ticket for ‘Apocalypse Now Final Cut’ (2019, Francis Ford Coppola) in 4K.

Thank Heaven for the China Film Archive.

A woman hitting a tennis ball against a wall.

亮马河

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Up the Mussie!