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OlymPicks: White Elephants, Sluggish Tickets Sales in South Korea a Bad Omen...
OlymPicks is an ongoing blog series whereby we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics.Stoked for the 2022 Olympics? Convinced it'll be a...
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Beijing Man Pierced by Arrow on City Street in Broad Daylight
[This post contains violent content displaying copious amounts of blood]A Beijing man is lucky to be alive after he was pierced with an arrow on a city street in Fangshan on Thursday in what appears to...
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Rants and Jottings: Junk Food, Party Season, Throwing Shade, Cars in Hutongs
Tried a Cannon Burger last week at their newly opened Xingfucun store. They get so much of the experience just right. Counter service. Milkshake machine. Simple menu and a great burger. It's in the top...
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New Zealand Punks Die! Die! Die! Set to Slay the Stage at Yue Space, Sep 8
They may be called Die! Die! Die! (DDD), but their music is as hard-hitting and invigorating as a defribulator sending pulses through your system, reviving you from whatever humdrum monotony you’re...
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Beijing's Best Events That Won't Leave You Hungover, Sep 4-10
Our Events Watch series aims to highlight happenings that aren't focused on alcohol and drinking, but instead take a more educational or productive approach. Events include comedy, talks, networking...
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Salad University: Teaching Us the Right Way to Five a Day
Health and nutrition – it's a field complex enough to warrant its own departments at schools and hospitals around the world. And unlike a degree in underwater basket weaving, it's a field that is...
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Legendary Glaswegian DJ Duo Optimo Give Us a Sneak Peek at Their Record Bag...
Glaswegian DJ duo Optimo – who garneredinternational renown with their hometown weekly Subclub night of the same name from 1997 to 2010 – are on their way to Dada on September 8, a fitting setting to...
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The Mind-Melting Activities That Will Accompany Your Pizza at This Year's...
As with our Pizza Festivals of the past, come September 16-17 at Wangjing Soho, it won't be just about seeing how many of the 30 or so pizza places you can stuff into your day/face or how many...
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Ministry of Environmental Protection Says Beijing Winter Air Quality Will...
Today in "abundance of redundance": over the span of days, a singular Chinese authority has released contradictory information that says air quality in China's polluted northern cities will improve –...
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The Deep Dish: Square Pizza That Might Just Make You a Believer in Thick Crusts
In the lead up to our September 16-17 Pizza Fest in Wangjing Soho, The Deep Dish will be previewing a few of the restaurants that you can expect to see slinging their thick, gooey, and tomatoey slabs...
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EAT: Beijing Supperclub Chef Revealed, Hatsune x 'āina Pop-Up, Mosto's Ninth...
Get ready for some great pop-up dining events with chefs from out of town this week, as well a chance to celebrate one of our own city's most beloved restaurants.Firstly, Hatchery have revealed that...
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I Can't Believe It's Not Barter: Clearance Sales Begin at Tianyi Market, Set...
Bargain hunters should take note that retailers at Tianyi Market hasve begun holding clearance sales as the 25-year-old Fuchengmen landmark prepares to close its doors forever on September 16.Yet...
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The Job Hunt: Volunteers for TBJ's Pizza Fest, Xinhua Sports News Desk, China...
Who wants to spend their Beijing days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see again? As our beloved reader, you should know that you don't have to submit...
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Equis: A New Contender for Beijing's Best High-End Bar
One of Beijing's most extravagant, alluring new bars is located in the place you'd least expect.Instead of being housed in a posh corner of Sanlitun or the CBD, Equis can be found in the comparatively...
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Rising Brooklyn Alt-Rocker Margaret Glaspy to Play Yue Space, Sep 12
Boasting a voice that is by turns rawly vulnerable and sweetly tender, along with guitar chops and songwriting skills that easily straddle alt-rock and Americana, Margaret Glaspy has reached a musical...
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Rock Hour: Climbing Gym Reaches New Heights in Xi Dawanglu
Beijing has no shortage of rock climbing gyms where one can climb, boulder, or just plain dangle around, but it was the opening of Rock Hour gym last month that showed us just how a professional rock...
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Tenderloins, Tomahawks, and Other Juicy Cuts on Hand at CBD's Ferdinand Grill
Most of us have strongly fixed notions of a steak dinner – usually a huge, thick slab of red, juicy beef, perhaps topped with a bit of standard sauce and a sprinkling of herbs, along with a simple side...
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The Deep Dish: Get the Best of Both Hemispheres at FlyPizza
Fusion cuisine: is it divisive or unifying? On the one hand, some fusions should just never happen (i.e. Russian-Thai fusion manifested in a coconut beef stroganoff). On the other hand, it can allow...
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This Week in Health and Fitness: Sign up for Sport Teams, Glo's Sexy Lady...
It's official: summer is on its way out. For many of us, that means no more holidays, no more alfresco brunching, no more drinks on the terrace after work. It also means no more distractions and no...
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Beijing Beats: Club Paradise at Temple, Optimo at Dada, Dance to Fight AIDS...
Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget...
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