Forget every comparison you’ve heard. Zhou Kehua, the serial killer gunned down by police on Tuesday morning, is American gangster John Dillinger (most famously portrayed by Johnny Depp in Public Enemies). As uncovered by someone researching the case (disclaimer: these details are all yet unverified), Zhou had two movie tickets in his pocket when he was... Read more »Read more »
We’re not mean people who enjoy laughing at others’ misfortune, but if your head gets stuck between railings — concrete ones, requiring firefighters to be called in, with half a neighborhood watching — you deserve to be clucked at. Sorry, kid. But you live and learn, and life gets better. Easier? Probably not. But better.... Read more »Read more »
I don't have anything to say about this, really, except that I like it. Look at the concentration on the man's face. Look at his smile when the ball finally falls off his paddle, and his alacrity to try again, that very moment. This, young'uns, is how grown-ups entertain themselves when they don't have iPhone or iPad Apps. Isn't it better? Read more »
From John Metcalfe of Atlantic Cities:
At roughly 3,850 feet long and 1,150 feet high, the bridge is the longest and tallest tunnel-to-tunnel bridge ever built. From every angle, it looks like it shouldn't exist – or should, just as a broken heap of twisted metal at the bottom of the valley. It's a natural magnet for anybody who likes doing improbable things off of intimidating structures. Read more »
Remember when Korean rapper PSY made the video for “Gangnam Style” and was thusly described in a Time headline as having the “best invisible horse-riding rap video” of the week? If you haven’t seen it yet, go here and watch (YouTube and Youku versions available). This post really was an excuse for you to go watch... Read more »Read more »
The giant panda “Si Jia” rests in Yunnan Safari Park in Kunming, capital of Southwest China’s Yunnan province, on Aug 12, 2012, on its 6th birthday. [Photo/Xinhua] (Via China Daily/Sina) Apologies for the server problems that took the site down this afternoon. But we’re back… with links. Read more »
Video after the jump. A pair of men in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province have learned the hard way that eagles are not to be messed with. At the very least, don’t smuggle an eaglet out of its nest while its watchful, protective mother is nearby. Here’s the story. On the morning of August 11, a farmer... Read more »Read more »
By RFH Sad tidings this week, via Chris “Devonshire” Devonshire-Ellis, or CDE as many know him. The erstwhile “Baron of Coigach” is leaving China, according to a post on his blog, China Briefing, but remains in touch with the title he inherited, somewhat expensively, in April 2011. As his online CV explains, Chris was one of the first... Read more »Read more »
