WATCH: Stephon Marbury Stars as "Stephon Marbury" in 'My Other Home'
The story of Beijing's most famous expat will be hitting the silver screen next month in China and, as its trailers clearly show, the film's subject is so popular that it's also the film's lead...
View ArticleCooling Beijing Summer Foods That Can Help Lower Your Body Temperature
While we are excited to lap up the sun (especially at our favorite al fresco spots), Beijing summer isn’t always peachy, with temperatures sky rocketing and humidity on the rise. While you'd think that...
View ArticleBrick & Wood Boutique Impresses With Creative Japanese Cuisine and Stunning...
Newly opened on the seventh floor of China World Mall (next to Flo Bistronome and Migas Mercado) is exclusive, modern Japanese restaurant Brick & Wood Boutique. The name will be familiar to fans of...
View ArticleAll VPNs to Be Blocked by Feb? Numerous China Tech Insiders Call BS
When news regarding supposed efforts by Chinese officials to block VPN's entirely by February of next year, many foreigners began frantically sharing those articles on social media and posting about...
View ArticleSpace Experiment Seals Beijing Students From Outside World for 200 Days
An experiment into prolonged space habitation will seal four Beijing university students inside an artificial environment for 200 days.The "Lunar Palace-1" project will determine if humans are able to...
View Article"I’m Never Going to F*ck Off": A Talk With Former Oasis Frontman Liam...
When asked about his upcoming solo album earlier this year, Liam Gallagher made headlines – as the controversial former Oasis front man is wont to do – with a profane statement. He told the British...
View ArticleBetween Two Pillows: Bed-Sharing Market Comes to Beijing
Has this ever happened to you: You're at your job, arduously toiling away, when suddenly you have an urge to sleep? Miles away from home, no bed in sight, you woefully resign yourself to remain alert...
View ArticleBun and Noodle Brings Bowlfuls of Authentic Lanzhou Eats to Andingmen
Of all the culinary riches that China has to offer, few are as straightforwardly satisfying as a bowl of steaming, wholesome Lanzhou noodles. And while numerous Beijing hole-in-the-wall joints purport...
View ArticleMake a Splash This Summer Beijing’s Best Swimming Pools to Salvage You From...
The most obvious way to deal with the inevitably steamy, hot Beijing summer is to jump into the water, make a splash, and cool down. Here are a few of the Beijinger’s favorite places to go for a dip,...
View ArticleJoli's Just Might Be Your New Hutong Wine Haven
The atmosphere at Joli's is as refreshing as the glassfuls of crisp white wine served at the bar. Yes, while many of us might assume that wine bars are uppity and unapproachable, this humble new hutong...
View ArticleBeijing Has 850,000 Public Security Volunteers Watching Your Every Move
You've seen them all over Beijing: elderly volunteers positioned at a strategic point in a neighborhood, armed only with a red band wrapped around their bicep. They may seem docile, but they're...
View ArticleBeat the Heat: Essentials to Survive Beijing Summer
Summers in Beijing aren’t easy to deal with thanks to the burning sunshine, steamy-hot temperatures, and that constant fear of getting stuck in a non-air-conditioned taxi on the Third Ring Road. Here...
View ArticleBeijing Summer History Reads That Won't Leave You Napping
Riddle me this: after three proud years in Beijing, your beloved mommy and daddy come to visit. You are marching down the streets with your chin up, presenting the best hot pot and jianbing places and...
View ArticleEbeiguo’s Bagels and Varied Healthy Fare May Be Some of Sanlitun's Best Value
Sometimes we find a lot of excuses not to stick with eating health, telling ourselves: "It's too expensive!", "I don’t have enough time to prepare a healthy lunch!", or "The portions are so small that...
View ArticleStreet Eats: Artato’s Baked Rice Likely Only to Appeal to Naive Teenage Diners
Maybe the recent run of successful Street Eats restaurants have misled us slightly, putting us in a world of delicious snacks and nutritious nibbles. Well, apparently it was time to be brought back...
View ArticleGreat French Restaurants to Celebrate Bastille Day, Jul 14, Whatever Your Budget
If you’re looking for an excuse to dine out this week, why not make it a slap-up meal at a French restaurant in honor of Bastille Day on July 14. Bastille Day (know in France as Fête Nationale or Le 14...
View ArticleHarmony Strikes Again: Foreign Video Content Purged From Streaming Sites...
The Chinese Internet is reacting with dismay to the news that the most popular TV and films watched on video streaming sites AcFun and Bilibili have been completely taken offline.Fans are expressing...
View ArticleWinter is Here, Kind Of: Where to Watch the 'Game of Thrones' Season 7...
Despite the strikingly hot summer, winter has arrived. Well, it has on the continent of Westeros at least. Die-hard Game of Thrones fans have waited for winter to come for more than a year now after...
View ArticleHate Wave: China Daily Reports Temperature So High, An African Man Got a Tan
Compared to everything else in the news, the weather is always more difficult to report because numbers and statistics never convey the human experience of it. And with a heat wave currently attacking...
View ArticleUS Starlet Prefers "Sexy" Beijing Losers Instead of "Over-Liberated" Western...
Are you a Beijing loser with no sense of fashion? Do you have trouble finding a date who accepts you in all your flaws? Cheer up, because you are exactly the type of person preferred by a rising...
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