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:
I saw a Lamborghini in Beijing: at Caochangdi art district, specifically on the road leading out of Three Shadows. I tried to take a picture of it, but it zoomed away too fast. That’s really how Lamborghinis move, by the way: they zoom. Like in the video after the jump: the Lamborghini in Chicago revving... Read more »
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.
MSNBC has a China blog called “Behind the Wall,” and as the name might suggest, it targets an American audience that may not be as familiar with China as those of us here on the ground (“behind the wall” sounds a lot like “other side of the world,” i.e. a throwaway cliche one scribbles on... Read more »
Via China Media Project, featuring a cute essay by third-grader Yang Zhimei about the above photo. There were so many reads from the past two days that these Mid-Week Links will be presented in two parts. In this first part: Monday night to Tuesday afternoon (mostly) links.
Remember that Sofa Car video we brought to you last week? Someone over at Reddit has created/uncovered a GIF of it, and it’s great (h/t Katie). I’m pretty sure there’s only one appropriate soundtrack to accompany this:
Voting for the BJC Bar and Club Awards ends at midnight tonight. Vote now if you haven't already, it's easy -- the ballot is above. (UPDATE, next day: Voting is now closed. Sad.)
Also: we will officially celebrate the winners on Saturday at 11 pm at a party at the Sanlitun Kro's Nest. We guarantee ours will be rowdier and drunker than the Beijinger's afternoon shindig for their thingymajig.