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Believe it or Not: Beijing's Air Was Better Overall in 2016
It may seem hard to believe given we're in the midst of an ugly stretch of some of the worst air in recent memory, but Beijing’s air in 2016 was 8 percent better than in 2015, according to statistics...
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The Job Hunt: Work as Our Brand Manager, Assistant Manager at Tiki Bar, Be a...
The gray and dreary Beijing winter is here, and who wants to spend Beijing's frigid, dark days locked up in a boring, dead-end job, with horrible colleagues you'd rather never see? As our beloved...
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Where to Watch the NFL Playoffs (and a Peek at the League's New China...
Peyton Manning just wasn't cutting it: On December 27, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Manning would be replaced by Hong Kong singer and actor William Chan as the face of the NFL in...
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iNutrition Serves Up Cheap Sandwiches in Chaowai Soho
Sandwiched between the nondescript outlets of Chaowai Soho's D block is a quite satisfying Western lunch option: iNutrition.The small restaurant serves up decent salad and sandwich options at a speedy...
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First Weekend of New Year Not So Happy at the Chinese Box Office
This post comes courtesy of our content partners at China Film Insider.If the first public holiday of the new year is any indication of what China’s box office can expect for 2017, the world’s...
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We Actually Live in 'Blade Runner 2049' (Which Has Got Nothing on Beijing 2017)
The first official teaser trailer for Blade Runner 2049 has been released, and has us all wondering if we might actually somehow already be living in the sequel to this dystopian classic.The first...
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Don't Be a Fool, Eat Your Gruel: The Story Behind Eating Porridge for Laba...
Some people will do anything for a free meal, even if that means waiting in line outside in Beijing in the middle of January for nothing more than a bowl of thin 粥 zhōu, or porridge. And yet tomorrow...
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Severe Smog Won't Stop Beijing Residents from Square Dancing
A brand new year brings more of the same for Beijing as yet another red alert for severe air pollution was issued this past week. But whereas some residents of the beseiged capital are dealing with the...
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Sanlitun's Taikoo Li Wakes Up and Smells the Soloist Coffee
Longtime fans of Qianmen's uber-hip Soloist Coffee may be surprised to see the café branch out beyond Dashilar to Sanlitun's far slicker Taikoo Li mall, but that's exactly what has happened. The newly...
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Watch a Beijinger Kick Some Ass in the New 'Star Wars' Movie Opening at...
Once described as "the Beijingiest of all Beijingers" (he was born in nearby Tangshan, technically), Jiang Wen's first major English-language role comes to Beijing cinemas when Rogue One: A Star Wars...
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Eight Tips For Maintaining Good Eye Health
Sanfine International HospitalAfter the brain, our eyes are the most complex organs in our body. A majority of all the information that we gain throughout our lives comes from visual cues such as...
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Adventurous China: Three Spectacular Domestic Escapes to Visit in 2017
Not enough money or time to leave China? Fret not – there are plenty of opportunities to suit every type of traveler, regardless of the season. Just make sure you’re packing enough layers and head far...
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The Weekend in Nightlife: Kontra Musik 10th Anniversary, Tha Trickaz, Trial...
It might be gross outside, but that doesn't mean that you should spend the entire winter sitting at home doing nothing. In fact, once you're indoors having a few drinks, you won't even remember what...
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This Week in Health and Fitness: Living Bigg Launch New Gym Base Fit, Work...
This Week in Health and Fitness brings you the best fitness and health goings on around town so you can live your #bestlife.One week into January. How's everyone doing with those resolutions, huh? If...
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Weekend Gig Guide, Jan 6-8: Da Bang, Sound Sculpture, Hitobashira, Jordan...
While the rest of the world bask in their newfound resolutions for 2017, Beijing quietly sweeps it under the table and goes about smothering their residents. For we all truly know – it ain’t the proper...
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Google Triumphantly Returns to China's Internet By Beating it at its Own Game
They're back.After making a undignified retreat in 2010, Google has made a triumphant return to the Chinese Internet. What's more, they've done it by defeating China at its own game: Go.Google DeepMind...
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Throwback Thursday: Beijing vs Shanghai in ‘Battle of the Fatburger’
This week our archrivals down south and our only true mainland China competition in Who Can Have the Most Fattening Overseas Franchises – Shanghai – are celebrating the opening of their very first...
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There Will Be Bread: New Promising Bakery Opens on Xingfucun
The food scene at Xingfucun is bustling, and is now home to our favorite youpomian spot Ling’erjiu, Vietnamese Banh Mi Rollbox, the small but good Kuan’s Bar & Dining, O’Steak, O’Pasta, Comptoirs...
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8 Skincare Products to Help You Through Beijing's Dry and Polluted Winter Days
With all of our worrying about the pollution's affect on our lungs, it's easy to forget about our body's biggest organ: our skin. Pollution is not mentioned as frequently as ultraviolet light when...
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Why Suika Should be Your New Favorite Japanese Restaurant
Japanese food in its many forms is probably the cuisine I end up going out to eat the most in Beijing since I most often cook "Western" food at home and Chinese food can be found, well, anywhere,...
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