China's lovable lameness persists

So thanks to Google Reader, I stumbled across this article on an alternate design for Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. I actually visited the Kennedy Center once (as did seemingly everyone who passed the 8th grade), but I have no recollection of what it looked like. One image search later, we find this.

Stately. Majestic. Opulent. Well-suited for honoring the memory of a beloved fallen leader. Almost too well-suited...

As we see here. The construction of the tomb of Mao Zedong, inconspicuously tucked away on the world's largest city square, was undertaken in 1976, five years after the completion of the Kennedy Center. I'm not naming names, but Nixon visited in '72. Just sayin'.

Speaking of which, go see Frost/Nixon. Two enthusiastic thumbs up.