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Studio 360's Kurt Andersen marvels at the new, iconic buildings of Beijing

By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Jesse Baker

Friday, August 1 2008

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Kurt Andersen, writer and host of Studio 360, recently made his first trip to Beijing — and he was amazed by how familiar he felt. It wasn’t the language or the cuisine that brought to his mind the comforts of home — it was the buildings that said New York to him.

Guest: Studio 360’s Kurt Andersen
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This is about the comment John Hockenberry at the very beginning: The smell of New York is overwhelmingly urine. People in Beijing don't urinate in public. It smells much better than New York.

Posted by gabby, 10:11 a.m. Friday, August 1 2008 Permalink

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