Sometimes, the food at a restaurant simply sucks. Other times… it kills a patron’s dog? The above review, submitted by the Beijinger user gava, was of Falahfel Arabic Restaurant (阿拉伯餐厅), which, as of this writing, has an average score of 3.9 out of 5 (25 votes), though it’s saddled with accusations of fake reviews. The full text... Read more »
I’m not sure how the topic came up, but over drinks at a newish bar on Beiluoguxiang, a few friends and I started discussing nudity and a certain sans-vêtements Beijing summer gathering last year (if you didn’t hear about it, your loss). “Oh, we were only naked, it was no big deal,” my friend repeated after... Read more »
If you want to read up on this Xiamen, Fujian eyewear company, feel free to visit its website, HelenKeller.cn, or check out the always-interesting James Fallows, who had a reader point him to a Helen Keller Sunglasses ad in China Daily (an effective marketing ploy, better than what this company came up with). As for me… I... Read more »
Let’s get the facts straight to start. The USC students who were shot and killed last Wednesday were not in a “new 3-series BMW,” as was originally reported. The AP’s Greg Risling, who has been assigned this beat, can be commended for reporting in a follow-up story: Some Chinese students at USC opted not to attend... Read more »
Image by Philip Jones You wouldn’t know it by the pictures and stories we’ve been posting here these last few days, but it’s been absolutely beautiful in Beijing lately. Spring is a fleeting season here, so we’re making the most of it… over links.
Wang Kang, a self-described do-it-yourself expert, is somewhat of an Iron Man enthusiast, and by "somewhat" I mean he's a much bigger enthusiast than you, and just about bigger than anyone else. How am I almost certain of this? Because in the above video, he parades around a Beijing office building in a fully powered Iron Man exoskeleton, complete with a functioning light that represents Tony Stark's nuclear heart. Wang made the suit with friends. I really wish he'd have smashed a minivan's windshield to take his work to the next level, but the nonviolent parading will have to do.
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