Read more Film / Movie Review Movie Review: X-Men: First Class By Steve on June 27, 2011 I don’t usually do reviews of movies like X-Men First Class. Not to say I don’t enjoy typical summer popcorn entertainment as much as the next guy but if I’m honest, I had figured I… Read more China / Foreign Affairs / South China Sea dispute “Big Brother, Little Brother” comment riles Vietnam in the South China Sea By Steve on June 21, 2011 The potential for conflict in the South China Sea is heating up. While American forces continue to concentrate on Afghanistan and the 40 or 50 al qaeda members still left there, more ominous issues in… Read more China / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Macau trip post lost! By Steve on June 13, 2011 Had one of those crazy computer glitches last week. I’d been on a roll trying to keep up with the blog posts here at Beyond the Pale and a few days back I spent about an… Read more Books / Film Book Review: Rob Lowe’s “Stories I Only Tell My Friends” By Steve on June 1, 2011 I’m a sucker for a good showbiz memoir. Those of you that know me well also know that a move to Hollywood and an attempt at movie stardom was the road ALMOST taken. Yeah, in 1988…
Read more Film / Movie Review Movie Review: X-Men: First Class By Steve on June 27, 2011 I don’t usually do reviews of movies like X-Men First Class. Not to say I don’t enjoy typical summer popcorn entertainment as much as the next guy but if I’m honest, I had figured I…
Read more China / Foreign Affairs / South China Sea dispute “Big Brother, Little Brother” comment riles Vietnam in the South China Sea By Steve on June 21, 2011 The potential for conflict in the South China Sea is heating up. While American forces continue to concentrate on Afghanistan and the 40 or 50 al qaeda members still left there, more ominous issues in…
Read more China / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Macau trip post lost! By Steve on June 13, 2011 Had one of those crazy computer glitches last week. I’d been on a roll trying to keep up with the blog posts here at Beyond the Pale and a few days back I spent about an…
Read more Books / Film Book Review: Rob Lowe’s “Stories I Only Tell My Friends” By Steve on June 1, 2011 I’m a sucker for a good showbiz memoir. Those of you that know me well also know that a move to Hollywood and an attempt at movie stardom was the road ALMOST taken. Yeah, in 1988…