The Competition For Best Gangnam Style Remake Is Over: This Flipbook Wins

Gangnam Style flipbook parody
We have here a very late entry to the Internet’s ongoing competition for best Gangnam Style remake/parody, but sometimes the best really do come last. Please give your attention to Etoilec1, whose flipbook animation of Gangnam Style captures and embodies PSY’s original production in all its creativity, craftsmanship, zaniness, and sheer wonder. Is it scene-by-scene... Read more »

Chinese Motorcyclist Narrowly Avoids Being Crushed Under Overturning Truck

Overturned truck and motorcycle
A motorcyclist in Linhai, Zhejiang province is lucky to be standing today after barely avoiding an overturning container truck last Tuesday. Check out this recently uploaded video in which the cyclist, waiting on Highway 104, finds the sudden need to sidestep a 19-ton vehicle skidding straight at him. The truck driver, fortunately as well, was not seriously injured.

Chinese gamer rage results in double murder, burnt house

The East is Read
We’ve all experienced the apoplexy that comes with a dropped Internet connection, especially in China, where connections can drop in so many ways (such as a non-VPN’ed google search of a sensitive term, which is the worst). But needless to say, few of us have acted on our threats to “kill someone.” The guy in... Read more »

Blogger who exposed Lei Zhengfu, other sex scandals draws heat from police [UPDATE]

The East is Read
The “law” may have finally caught up with Zhu Ruifeng, the whistleblower who released sex tapes that busted 11 officials, including district Party boss Lei Zhengfu of Chongqing. Last night, scary cops visited his home in Beijing, saying they were from the local police station. “Zhu suspected that they had actually come from Chongqing and... Read more »

Jimmy Kimmel Sent Jay Chou To Play The Keyboard And Sing On Hollywood Boulevard, And Here’s The Result

Jay Chou on Hollywood Boulevard
Jay Chou would never, ever get away with walking down any street in China without getting mobbed, but he could in the US. The average American would turn his or her head, surely, because Chou's a megawatt superstar, but would he be recognized? Maybe not yet, but that could change, especially if he appears in any more great segments like this one from a recent Jimmy Kimmel episode.

Li Na Falls Twice, Then Loses Australian Open Final (Watch Full Match Here)

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After winning the first set of the Australian Open final against defending champ and world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka, Li Na rolled her ankle -- twice, the second time immediately following a 10-minute fireworks display in honor of Australia Day -- before falling in three sets 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. That Azarenka was on the other end of two medical timeouts was more than a little ironic.