BJC Bar And Club Awards: A Closer Look At The “Alcoholism” Category, Part 1

Bar and Club Awards: Alcoholism
Two days ago we introduced the 1st annual Beijing Cream Bar and Club Awards (image credit Katie), with 22 questions divided into five categories. Yesterday, Piper Fisco and E examined the first two of those categories, Dross and Repugnance. We’ve invited two other guest columnists to delve into the third category: Alcoholism. By Kevin Reitz Most Reliable Place to... Read more »

In Commemoration Of The 17th Year Of Teresa Teng’s Death

Teresa Tang - The Moon Represents My Heart
It's been 17 years -- to the day -- since Teresa Teng died of a sudden asthma attack in Thailand at the age of 42, yet her fans still mourn. Teng is identified as a Taiwan pop idol, but her influence extends across East Asia. She recorded songs in at least seven languages, the most popular of which is embedded above and after the jump (on Youku for those in China).

BJC Bar And Club Awards: A Closer Look At The “Repugnance” Category

Bar and Club Awards: Repugnance
Yesterday we introduced the 1st annual Beijing Cream Bar and Club Awards (image credit Katie), with 22 questions divided into five categories. Fifteen hours ago, Piper Fisco examined the first of those categories, Dross. We’ve invited another guest columnist, E, to examine the second category: Repugnance. By E Most Likely to Accidentally Find Yourself Trapped in a... Read more »

Al-Jazeera Forced To Close Its Beijing Bureau [UPDATE]

Melissa Chan Twitter
Al-Jazeera’s China correspondent, Melissa Chan, was denied a visa extension and scheduled to leave the country last night, marking the end of the Qatar-based company’s Beijing bureau. The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China, of which Chan was a board member, was quick to issue a statement: Chinese officials had expressed anger at a documentary the channel... Read more »

Mike Sui Is Sort Of Taking Over Social Media

Mike Sui on Youku
You might remember Mike Sui as the teacher/singer/host/actor who imitated a bunch of people in a video that made it big on Youku. Everything he does on Chinese media these days is rising to the top, evidenced by the latest product, the above below [Ed's note: I'm putting it after the jump because there's an ad... Read more »

BJC Bar And Club Awards: A Closer Look At The “Dross” Category

Bar and Club Awards: Dross
Yesterday we introduced the 1st annual Beijing Cream Bar and Club Awards (image credit Katie), with 22 questions divided into five categories. We’ve invited a guest columnist, Piper, to examine the first of those categories: Dross. By Piper Fisco Best Place to Watch English Teachers Try to Pick Up Local Girls (Ed’s note: Kai Bar... Read more »