...Or perhaps I should say: "shen me?"

NOTE to self:
Get Swanlights - supposedly the best yet from the Artist, Antony, and the Johnsons...In other (related) news: James "Jamie" Elaine is still AWESOME.

He was the one who recommended the Antony album, and he also recommended looking into the following:

Ai Wei Wei - basically THE Chinese mover and shaker.

Book: Wild Wild East by Barbara Pollock

The 798, Beijing. A hugely successful arts district in China's radically growing cultural climate.