You’ve probably seen kids peeing and pooping in the streets of China — and you would turn a blind eye to it, I’m sure — but have you ever seen a boy peeing into a paper cup, held by his father, at a hotpot restaurant, over food, in front of all the other diners? At... Read more »
In an article published Saturday in the Sydney Morning Herald, South African Cameron van der Burgh admitted to cheating in his world-record-setting swim in the 100-meter breaststroke. Swimmers are only allowed one dolphin kick after entering the water and one kick after the turn, but van der Burgh copped to taking multiple — because “every swimmer does that,” he... Read more »
Animal lovers, and doting dog owners in particular, will probably want to shield their eyes. Spotted earlier tonight in Sanlitun, this white dog apparently sat on top of an air conditioner outside its fourth-story apartment for “hours,” according to witnesses in Hercules, the third-floor sandwich shop across the street. This image and the one after the jump... Read more »
Since becoming an Olympic discipline in 1988, China has won 23 of the 27 possible gold medals in ping pong, and it’ll probably be 24 of 28 after tonight when the heavily favored team of Zhang Jike, Wang Hao and Ma Long gets done with Japan South Korea in the men’s team final, which begins at 10:30... Read more »
They can also do it blindfolded and with one hand, as NBC's Today Show reports.
More than 90 Rubik's Cube competitors gathered in Guiyang, Guizhou province on Sunday for something called the Guiyang Open 2012, a World Cube Association event with multiple disciplines. Yin Mulun won with an average time of 9.92 seconds.
The Brand Channel has a very interesting article about how Liu Xiang’s inability to clear any hurdles in London will affect his ability to sell merchandise, specifically looking at how his sponsors have rushed to re-spin the message on the heels (no pun intended… wait, pun intended) of his crash-out yesterday. Among the noteworthy elements... Read more »
Journalists are fed a lot of crap by the world. Specifically by public relations flacks and sources, but really, the world at large, because we’re surrounded by crap, by fetid logs of horse and other rancid mammalian shit dripping with stupidity and awfulness. It takes a decent journalist to filter that shit and present it... Read more »
