Music fans will either rejoice or wallow in the fact that there are two notable music events happening tomorrow night: the 9th annual Punk Festival at Mao Livehouse (which will happen on Sunday as well), and the New Music Showcase at 2 Kolegas. Now, links.
You don’t want to go out this way. Recently, a man on a scooter in Yuhuan, Zhejiang province died when a truck carrying 10 tons of boiling tar tipped over and deposited its contents on him. “‘The bitumen poured out all over the man on the bike. You could smell it burning. There were some... Read more »
We’re not sure what this “2nd China International Sandy-Beach & Swimsuit Culture Exposition” is, nor have we heard of Huludao, Liaoning province, which is hosting this expo that began yesterday and lasts until Sunday. We only know what’s in the photos, and that Xinhua put them on its website, because of course it would.
China has been abuzz over orgies recently, thanks to a set of scandalous pictures that surfaced last week featuring three pairs of swingers. (You can see several of these 120-some NSFW photos here.) Amid speculation (since dispelled) that the men were high-ranking government officials, one of the men, Wang Yu, confessed to being in the... Read more »
From the 9th annual Guangzhou sex festival, November 12, 2011, via Yahoo China. I know, I know, reading what Xinhua has to say about sex must be like reading the part in your mother’s 4th-grade book report on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret where the protagonist buys her first bra and sanitary napkin.... Read more »
In Shenzhen on Wednesday afternoon, a man with a dangerous-looking knife took to the streets in obvious agitation. According to reports, he was ready to assault a woman when a cop nearby intervened, firing a warning shot to get the man’s full attention. (We’re not sure when Chinese cops began carrying firearms, but perhaps this... Read more »
It was inevitable Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ would be parodied as “Pyongyang Style’: is.gd/6ElmKC #Korea — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) August 16, 2012 The original Gangnan Style by (South) Korean rapper PSY is here. The remix is by YouTube user lalartu, and it’s quite good. Youku video for those in China after the jump.
The Good Doctor, Candice and friends were recently invited to cook for Cambodian acrobats at Beijing International Art University. A chance to give hard-working kids a taste of home? Of course they accepted. The music that starts at the 4:12 mark is “Pagode Onirique” by Real Rice. Previously: Boating in Beijing. |Beijing Slice Archives|
There’s a newscast after the jump that reveals a lot of interesting details on Zhou Kehua’s final days, some of which I’ll curate here. (It also features a silly animation of the police shootout on Tuesday that killed him, which I won’t comment on.) China Daily has whipped up a good story as well, noting that... Read more »
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