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8 Tracks: Samba shoegaze, cherry blossom jazz and an 8-bit K-pop crush
8 months, 3 weeks ago

8 Tracks: Samba shoegaze, cherry blossom jazz and an 8-bit K-pop crush

NPR  

8 Tracks: Samba shoegaze, cherry blossom jazz and an 8-bit K-pop crush Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of the artist Courtesy of the artist 8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Still, it's a shame: Coming toward the end of a sonically sprawling and thematically messy album, "YA YA" succinctly sums up Cowboy Carter's rich and complicated tableau …

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Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year
1 year, 2 months ago

Pandas could be gone from America’s zoos by the end of next year

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. So we had to do it now that they’re going away.” The National Zoo’s three giant pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — are set to return to China in …

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Pandas could be gone from U.S. zoos by the end of next year
1 year, 2 months ago

Pandas could be gone from U.S. zoos by the end of next year

LA Times  

Wearing an “I Love Pandas” T-shirt and clutching a panda-covered diary, 10-year-old Kelsey Lambert bubbled with excitement as she glimpsed the real thing. So we had to do it now that they’re going away.” The National Zoo’s three giant pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — are set to return to China in early …

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Eats, sleeps and leaves: Why pandas are bidding bye-bye to US zoos
1 year, 2 months ago

Eats, sleeps and leaves: Why pandas are bidding bye-bye to US zoos

Firstpost  

China has for decades ‘gifted’ the creatures – in a scheme labelled ‘Panda Diplomacy’ – to serve as goodwill ambassadors and soften its image. Alan Chong, a soft power expert and senior fellow at RSIS said the animals “serve as an index as well as a vehicle for promoting good relations between China and the recipient country.” A piece in …

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‘Bring Ya Ya home’: How a panda in the US turbocharged Chinese nationalist sentiment
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Bring Ya Ya home’: How a panda in the US turbocharged Chinese nationalist sentiment

CNN  

CNN — When Ya Ya, a giant panda from China, landed in the United States in 2003, several hundred spectators at the Memphis International Airport broke into cheers to welcome the fluffy goodwill ambassador from Beijing. In contrast, China has not granted any panda loans to the US for two decades, since Ya Ya and Le Le arrived in Memphis, …

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Panda Politics: Why are US zoos sending back the bears to China?
1 year, 8 months ago

Panda Politics: Why are US zoos sending back the bears to China?

Firstpost  

Ya Ya, a 22-year-old female giant panda, is all set to return to China from United States’ Memphis Zoo in Tennessee. As per South China Morning Post, the hashtag “Ya Ya eats iced fruit cake” garnered 100 million views on China’s microblogging platform Weibo. Ya Ya to return to China Ya Ya’s return comes as Memphis Zoo’s 20-year loan agreement …

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美国动物园将归还大熊猫丫丫和乐乐
2 years ago

美国动物园将归还大熊猫丫丫和乐乐

China Daily  

Giant pandas to return to China after two decades at Memphis Zoo 美国田纳西州孟菲斯动物园当地时间12月21日宣布，将把旅美大熊猫丫丫和乐乐归还中国，结束20年的租借期。 图片来源：参考消息 A pair of giant pandas will return to China after two decades at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the US state of Tennessee, as the zoo's current giant panda loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens is coming to an end. 在美国田纳西州孟菲斯市的孟菲斯动物园生活了20年之后，大熊猫丫丫和乐乐将回到中国。孟菲斯动物园与中国动物园协会的大熊猫租借协议即将到期。 Giant pandas …

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美国动物园将归还大熊猫丫丫和乐乐
2 years ago

美国动物园将归还大熊猫丫丫和乐乐

China Daily  

Giant pandas to return to China after two decades at Memphis Zoo 美国田纳西州孟菲斯动物园当地时间12月21日宣布，将把旅美大熊猫丫丫和乐乐归还中国，结束20年的租借期。 图片来源：参考消息 A pair of giant pandas will return to China after two decades at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the US state of Tennessee, as the zoo's current giant panda loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens is coming to an end. 在美国田纳西州孟菲斯市的孟菲斯动物园生活了20年之后，大熊猫丫丫和乐乐将回到中国。孟菲斯动物园与中国动物园协会的大熊猫租借协议即将到期。 Giant pandas …

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