For those of you who don't follow doings in Asia closely but want to keep abreast of goings on, the best place I've found by far is Simon World's twice-weekly roundup of Asia blogs (and blogs writing about things Asian). He selects posts with lots of good insight on newsworthy events and cultural trends with lots of color and wit as well. Highly entertaining and extremely informative all in one. Yum!

The Chef's Uyghur article is featured in the newest installment of Asia by Blog. Check both out.

And to all Simon World readers, welcome to chez Nadezhda.