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Maybe you've received a flier to see a show at Radio City Music Hall called Chinese New Year Splendor, which is promoted as a holiday celebration of China’s diverse cultural riches. But mixed within the traditional Mongolian dancing, orchestral music and Buddhist parables are dramatizations of the Chinese government’s oppression of Falun Gong, a qigong-based spiritual practice that is banned in China. And the show’s political content is prompting audiences to walk out by the hundreds.

Upon the opening of the space last week we asked the artist a few questions about the experience and stopped by to get a sneak peak. The exhibition, located at 117 Delancey Street, runs through October 28th (Friday through Sunday, noon-6pm). All photos by Sam Horine.

Phillyist notes a fistfight between local pols that leaves one man down for the count. Jehovah's Witnesses get a Philly contributor out of bed, things get a little geeky with a film festival and geeky gets taken to a whole new galaxy when they talk with the Dragon Queen of the Dark Kingdom.

One day after the US Men won the gold and silver medals in the halfpipe, the US Women did the same as Hannah Teter won the gold medal while Gretchen Bleiler netted the silver medal. The women fell one frontside 900 short of a sweep of the medals like the men had in the 2002 Games. Kelly Clark, the 2002 gold medalist fell on her final trick despite getting huge air in her run, ruining a possible medal worthy run. Kjersti Buaas of Norway won the bronze medal.

Hey, happy Chinese New Year, everyone! Time to drive out the old spirits of the past year and welcome the good spirits of the new year. The Chinese do this with explosions and fireworks; we'll do it rock-style, with extremely loud noises. Such as:

The Chinese food delivery man shot earlier this week by men who robbed him as he made a delivery to a Bronx apartment building died on Tuesday afternoon. Fahua Chen, 52, was shot in the eye as he tried to trap his robbers in the building's vestibule while waiting for the police. The robbers fled, and the police are still looking for them. Hearing about this, hearing that Chen's delivery was for only $9 and that the robbers left behind his wallet and cellphone, makes us sad and incredibly angry - he was just doing his job, the way Enrique Soriano in the Bronx was just on his way to work in the middle of the night when he was killed on a subway platform, and there are too many stories like this. City Councilman John Liu, who has been a crusader for Chinese immigrants, said "There's an undercurrent to these brutal attacks on immigrant workers, because they are sometimes not considered to be real people by the perpetrators."

Jessica Coen, Editor, Gawker.com

There are two extremely high-profile trials around town:

It's Chinese (and many other kinds of) New Year, and Asians all over the world are partying like it's 4703. Gothamist urges you to do the same this Year of the Rooster - just head to Chinatown, eat a lot of food and you're pretty much covered. There will be a firecracker ceremony (to scare away the evil spirits) today at 2PM, and a parade this Sunday. On both days, you'll see lion dancers (more scaring of the spirits) and storeowners giving the lion dancers lucky money for scaring the spirits away. Think mystical mafia-like payments to keeping the establishment safe. More Chinese New Year in Chinatown details here at Explore Chinatown, plus where to get Lunar New Year goodies.

Geoff Wolinetz, Freelance Satirist

The league, in its second season, currently has only four teams - Beijing Tigers, Tianjin Lions, Shanghai Eagles and Guangdong Leopards - with two more teams to be added next year. One team will be Rupert Murdoch's and the other will be the Chinese Army's team. Gothamist wonders what their names will be. Fox and the People's Liberation Team are some thoughts that come to mind. There's nothing quite like marketing your own product. If there is any justice in this world, one team will be in Chengdu and will be named the Chengdu Pandas. If that happens, you know Gothamist will be all over that merchandise.

Tonight, PBS airs a three part series, "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience," which spans the dynamic of Chinese in America from the 1800s to present. I'm definitely going to watch, beause I've always thought of myself as American before being Chinese...when cabbies ask me where I'm from, I tend to say "New Jersey."