Links: Undergound subtitles in Chinese; Punk rock in Beijing; The long tail debate

• Underground subtitling industry develops around American TV shows
  This is really something, from the NYT -- a band of American TV show fans in China, banding together over the Internet to subtitle shows like Lost and Friends so other people can enjoy them. It's all illegal, of course, but says a lot about the power lure of foreign programming in China, the problems with domestic television programming, and the power of the Internet to frustrate Chinese bureaucracy and Hollywood executives.


• An introduction to the world of Chinese punk rock
  From the Washington Post. It leaves out a lot, but if you're new to the concept of Chinese punk rock, it's an adequate introduction.


• WSJ/Wired "Long Tail" debate
  Lee Gomes of the Wall Street Journal questions Wired Editor Chris Anderson's "Long Tail" theory. Here's the response from Chris.