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

Bar and Club Awards: Meta
Three days ago we introduced the 1st annual Beijing Cream Bar and Club Awards (image credit Katie), with 22 questions divided into five categories. We’ve had contributions from Piper Fisco, E, Kevin Reitz and Scott Grow. To examine the fourth of our five categories, Meta, we’ve invited somewhat of a bar expert. It’s all too fitting. By... Read more »

Foreigner Assault In Beijing Update: What Is That Thing The Girl Appears To Grab Out Of The Man’s Pocket? [UPDATE]

What is she reaching for?
RFH first noticed this. Around the nine-second mark in the video, the girl appears to grab something out of the man’s pocket, then (possibly) drops it. Best guess is a wallet. UPDATE, 7:08 pm: As pointed out by a commenter, it could well be a cell phone that she had in her hand from the... Read more »

Foreigner Accused Of Rape Currently In Police Custody

Is this the alleged rapist?
An update of the story earlier today of the man accused of sexually assaulting a Chinese girl in Beijing: There’s scant information that’s verifiable. For example, a photograph has been offered up on Weibo (above) that purports to show the same man – or at least a man wearing the same trousers and shoes –... Read more »

Now For An Altogether Different Type Of Video: Sofa Car

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Someone traveling on business in Longkou, Shandong province took this 26-second clip of a guy cruising down the street in a sofa. Nothing to see here. Just driving my sofa. So just to recap: we have villagers constructing homemade electric cars; musicians playing guzheng songs on iPads; people making crossbows and rifles; and a farmer with his nebelwerfer (as Blood and Treasure so eloquently puts it). Can we put to bed the notion that the Chinese aren't innovative?

Did A Foreigner In Beijing Get This Public Beatdown For Attempted Rape? [UPDATE]

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Youku video for those in China after the jump. UPDATES below. A lot of anodyne videos pass through my inbox, from travel companies and tourists at the Great Wall and musical performances at bars. Occasionally I’ll get a gem. And then, because it’s the Internet, occasionally I’ll get something like the above — footage of... Read more »

BJC Bar And Club Awards: An Alcoholic Takes A Closer Look At The “Alcoholism” Category

Bar and Club Awards: Alcoholism again
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, and earlier today, Kevin Reitz wrote about the Alcoholism category. Kevin purported to not be an alcoholic though; this evening’s columnist... Read more »