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Christopher Beam

Christopher Beam is a former staff writer at The New Republic.

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March 3, 2015
Christopher Beam
Phantom of the Orchestra
Mamoru Samuragochi’s story hit all the right notes: a deaf genius whose music inspired a nation. But the “Japanese Beethoven” wasn’t who he seemed.
October 15, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Own Reddit Is Doing the Protesters' Dirty Work—Sometimes too Dirty
October 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Unrest Is Fading, But These Protesters Aren't Giving Up
October 5, 2014
Christopher Beam
Rumors Are Spreading Like Fire Through Hong Kong's Protests
October 3, 2014
Christopher Beam
Occupy Hong Kong's Disorganization Might Kill the Movement
October 2, 2014
Christopher Beam
The Uglier Side of the Hong Kong Protests
"We’ve tried the whole ‘We’re all Chinese people’ thing. It’s not working.”
October 1, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong's Protests: Six Scenarios for What Will Happen Next
September 30, 2014
Christopher Beam
Meet the Hong Kong Cop Who Has Joined His City's Protesters
September 30, 2014
Christopher Beam
Hong Kong Has Split Into Two Worlds
September 29, 2014
Christopher Beam
Stephon Marbury Is Starring in a Chinese Musical About Himself
September 22, 2014
Christopher Beam
Virgos Need Not Apply
China's surprising—and sometimes scary—love of astrology
August 14, 2014
Christopher Beam
China's Millennial Literary Rivals Are Now Battling at the Box Office Too
Which young author-turned-director speaks more to China's youth?
June 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Meet China's Tony Robbins
The predatory gospel of China's most popular motivational speaker
June 4, 2014
Christopher Beam
"I Think It's Already Been Forgotten"
How China's millennials talk about Tiananmen Square
May 2, 2014
Christopher Beam
The Secret Messages Inside Chinese URLs
Decoding 4008-517-517.com
April 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
一码当先
文化认同危机，当然还有进攻，防守和特勤组。跟随重庆DOCKERS码头工美式橄榄球队一个赛季之所见所闻
April 9, 2014
Christopher Beam
Year of the Pigskin
My hilarious, heartbreaking, triumphant season with the American Football League of China
March 20, 2014
Christopher Beam
Chinese Citizens Are Fed Up With Flight 370 Censorship
And they're looking to the West for reliable information
March 14, 2014
Christopher Beam
'What Do I Do If I'm Ugly?'
Baidu's autofill reveals the soul of the average Chinese web surfer
February 18, 2014
Christopher Beam
Why Isn't China Dominating Sochi?
The country is no good at the Winter Games—but that could change when it hosts them itself

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