Ai Weiwei Grants First, Post-Release Interview

Not only has artist Ai Weiwei been breaking the social media gag order the Chinese government placed on him upon his release from a three month detainment, with posts first on Google+ and then earlier this week on Twitter, now Weiwei has broken the media ban as well by sitting down for a reported six hour interview with a newspaper. However, that’s a bit easier to understand when you learn that said paper, the Global Times, is well under the control of China’s government, as close as a state-run paper as you can get.