Sweet 16! Top Seeds Survive as 2016 Pizza Cup Gets Down to the Upper Crust
Ladies and gentlemen, the upper crust is officially set! After the latest culling, only 16 candidates are left standing, no mean feat given that our quest to find Beijing’s best pizza establishment...
View ArticleNorwegian Beer Takeover: Nøgne Ø’s Tasting at Jing-A Taproom
Founded in 2002 in Grimstad, Norway, Nøgne Ø has since become world-famous craft brewery renowned for its dark beers, active cooperation, and barreling techniques. In order to complete their recent...
View ArticleChina Exceeds Quota on Hollywood Films Amid Box-Office Slowdown
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.China appears to have abandoned its strict foreign film import quota in the final months of 2016 in order to bolster sagging...
View ArticleTribe Launch Their New Autumn-Winter Menu to Keep You Beefed Through the Cold
Tribe may have just about perfected creating meals that comfort without leaving you slumped over the table. At a recent tasting event, the Tribe kitchen introduced 11 new dishes from their...
View ArticleBeijing's Mental Illness Subsidy Granted to 25,000 People, But Under Strict...
Since launching this past March, the Beijing Mental Health Care Institute's subsidy– which offers RMB 2,400 annually to those suffering from mental illness – has been granted to more than 25,000...
View ArticleArt Weekly: Auditory vs Visual Art, the Conceptual vs the Psychological
Until the Glasgow-born artist Susan Philipsz won the Turner Prize in 2010 (an annual prize presented to British visual artists under the age of 50), it seemed that visual arts would always dominate...
View ArticleGrab Tix Now for the beijingkids Halloween Party as Only One Session Left
Tickets to our sister mag's 10th anniversary Halloween Party have been selling like hotcakes: in fact, three of four sessions are completely booked, so those of you with little ones will want to grab a...
View ArticleEAT: Free Breakfast at Miss Muesli's 2nd Birthday, TRB Kitchen Takeover by...
As the mercury drops, Beijing's food and beverage scene is showing no signs of letting up.Firstly, Miss Muesli celebrates their second birthday at Culture Yard on Sunday (Oct 30). To celebrate this...
View ArticleChina Helps Arthouse Films Stand on Own Two Feet
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.The plight of Chinese arthouse films in the world’s second-largest film market never felt so desperate as when, in May this year,...
View ArticleFive Spooky Taobao Rear Window Stickers to Help You Horrify Beijing's Drivers
You grip the steering wheel, your knuckles white, eyes widening, breath short, before resisting the urge to stomp on the brakes and literally veer off the road.What could be the source of such...
View ArticleGet Spooked at These 2016 Beijing Halloween Happenings
[Updated Oct 26: Our list of Halloween events in Beijing for 2016 now exceeds 94 ... check the full list here] As Beijingers trickle back after their week-long October 1 National holiday, thoughts...
View ArticleThe Best New Vegetarian and Vegan Dishes from Popular Beijing Restaurants
Whether you’re a vegetarian, vegan, or just preparing yourself for Meat-Free Mondays, Beijing isn’t short of great options for those avoiding meat and animal products. Of course, vegetarian dining...
View ArticleiPhones Predict First Snow of the Winter for Monday, Oct 31
iPhone users opening up their weather app were surprised this morning to see that the first snow of the winter has already been predicted for Monday, October 31. Spooky? Nope, just...
View ArticleFirst Wave of Chinese Arthouse Films to Be Released Nov 23; Upcoming Showings...
Despite slowing somewhat recently, China’s film market has experienced explosive growth in recent years but arthouse films have found it difficult to share in the bounty, with audiences preferring to...
View Article6 Must-Try Items on The Big Smoke's New Hearty Menu
The Big Smoke has recently undertaken a big overhaul of their meaty menu, keeping many dishes like their ribs and roast chicken the same, but adding new comfort foods to keep us going through winter....
View ArticleChinese or French?: Maovember Blind Wine Tasting Thursday (Oct 27) at Café de...
Beijing-based charity event Maovember has already collected over RMB 20k thanks to a series of events held to contribute to its chosen charities The Library Project and GoodWorks Coffee and Tea. Yet to...
View ArticleDon't Neglect Your Civic Duty!: Less Than 24 Hours Left to Cast Votes in the...
The quest to find Beijing’s best pizzeria reaches a decisive juncture tomorrow, as our foodie citizens take a bite out of the upper crust, eight establishments will progress further, while the other...
View ArticleThe Gloves Come off as VSports Throws Their Hat in the Ring for Best Sports...
The Workers' Stadium has had its reputation as being the place for college kids hanging out at the clubs and the football fans of Guo'an as well as the occasional big concerts. However, it is still a...
View ArticleBeijing Bus Wi-Fi Equipping to Be Completed by Year's End
As much as we'd like to believe this one, for now we'll file reports that 90 percent of Beijing's public buses will receive free Wi-Fi by the end of the year under "yeah, right."Since we've heard...
View ArticleWhere and How to Celebrate Diwali in Beijing, Oct 29-30
This year, Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, falls on October 30, and in the truest meaning of a celebration, signifies the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance,...
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