Extra! Extra! Dinosaur footprints, antiquing "Idol" and the little information release law that didn’t

• Terrorists, dollars and (polar) bears, oh my: why the United States should focus more on China’s strong stance against the first rather than its less-than-perfect record on the last two. Reads a bit like something by Ann Coulter, but still worth reading nonetheless. [China Law Blog]
• The newest discovery RE: China’s paleolithic dino-sty: more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, ranging in span from 10 to 80 centimeters, blanket the ground near Zhucheng “dinosaur city” Shandong. [Yahoo! News]
• China’s Next Top…Antique Collector? Now that Mao’s dead, those who went against his orders to destroy all things old are cashing in on their defiance, reality TV style. Instead of getting “voted off the island,” however, your item must pass an “authenticity test,” lest you smash it, Cultural Revolution-style, on live television. [New York Times]
• It’s always best to look on the bright side, even when you’re a formerly-loved college professors with only two opportunities for free speech in as many decades, both of which were spent in prison. The guards were nice, though, so it’s all good. Right? [Chinese Law Prof Blog
• Pissed about those "Three Gorges Dam" fees tacked onto your electric bill? Well, there's good news and bad news. The good news is that the National Ordinance on Government Information Release provides legal justification for you to ask why. The bad news? The government can tell you to eff off, because the law is "enumerative" in nature. [China Media Project]
• Stop the presses! Chinese universities are requiring English-language entrance exams. Curiously, the Chinese audio transcription of the original article sounds more like a rural American than a Chinese person reading pinyin. [Language Log]

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