Yishus: The Aesthetics Of Chen Guangcheng

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Chen Guangcheng may be leaving China soon, as passports are expected to be issued to his family “within 15 days,” he said, according to the Telegraph. At least one BJC contributor is sad to see him go. By Lola B For the past couple of weeks, scrolling through windows of China news, the only face... Read more »

American Man Stabbed In Ass In Qianmen

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Missed this yesterday: China Daily ran this in their “In Brief” section at 8:09 am: A US man was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant in downtown Beijing on Wednesday afternoon, according to local police. The man was stabbed in the buttocks by a 61-year-old Chinese man in Qianmen. The suspect, Wang Taicun from Shandong province,... Read more »

Holy Big Fish

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A kaluga sturgeon weighing 617-kilograms was dragged out of the river by Chinese fishermen in Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, and it was kept alive. According to Daily Mail:

Rice Boy Liu’s Rap Featuring Nationalities, Accents And Stereotypes

Rice Boy Liu’s Rap Featuring Nationalities, Accents And Stereotypes
We know, we know -- there've been more than enough of these multi-accented one-man videos. But the guy above, unlike Mike Sui, speaks English... and some other differences. Rice Boy Liu's song, since being posted onto YouTube last Friday, has gotten nearly 88,000 views. You can see it on Youku if you're in China after the jump.

What To Wear To Our Bar And Club Awards: Men’s Edition

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As announced yesterday, the BJC Bar and Club Awards party will be this Saturday at 11 pm at Sanlitun Kro’s Nest. Say you're there for Beijing Cream and all drinks will be buy two, get one free. The theme will be HUNGER GAMES. Today, we've invited the sartorially keen Kevin Reitz to explain what to wear. I don't think he got the memo about the theme being HUNGER GAMES, but that's okay. Trust this man.