How To Drink on the Cheap Monday Through Friday Feb 28, 2021 11:30 am | 1 comment | 296 reads
If fiscal responsibility is on your list of things to tackle in 2021, or if you simply enjoy paying less for drinks, then have we got news for you! From Monday through Friday every week, Beijing is lousy with deals on tipples, libations, and the rest, and if you play your cards right, you could conceivably get pretty damn drunk for relatively cheap, five days a week. Of course, there are occasional deals on Saturday and Sunday as well, but weekends are for splurging. So get out there and treat yourself! As for the rest of the week, tighten up that wallet and lean into frugal-living, it looks good on you.
How To Eat for Half-Price Monday Through Friday Feb 27, 2021 11:30 am | 1 comment | 349 reads
If fiscal responsibility is on your list of things to tackle in 2021, or if you simply enjoy paying less for food, then have we got news for you! From Monday through Friday every week, Beijing is lousy with restaurant deals, and if you play your cards right, you could conceivably get about five free meals a week. Of course, there are deals on Saturday and Sunday as well, but weekends are for splurging. So get out there and treat yourself! As for the rest of the week, tighten up that wallet and lean into frugal-living, it looks good on you.
Veg-Jing Out: Meet the Non-Vegans Embarking on Meatless March Feb 27, 2021 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 202 reads
For centuries, humankind set calendars according to the changing of the seasons, each month marked by cyclical weather patterns that dictated an agrarian life. Today, however, freed from the necessity to grow our own food, humanity has devised a new method of tracking time: the Divine Cosmic Order of Monthly Challenges. From Dry January to No-Shave November, the modern calendar is conveniently divided into 12 periods of 30(ish) days meant for self-reflection and improvement. These monthly challenges offer folks an opportunity – as well as a community and support system – to approach lifestyle choices that they may have been pondering for a while but otherwise lacked the confidence or resolve to tackle in earnest.
Los Angeles Times’ list for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, and… well, just about everything else.
While we still have a few weeks to go until the news of Zhao’s nominations are confirmed, it got us thinking about the history of Chinese filmmakers and their impact on the coveted awards ceremony. Without a doubt, China’s largest sweep of the Oscars occurred in 2000 with the release of Ang Lee, William Kong, and Hsu Li-Kong’s groundbreaking
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The film was nominated for a whopping six awards, including a couple of firsts such as Wang Hui-ling and Kuo Jung Tsai’s nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, the first Asian-language screenplay nominated in a writing category, and Timmy Yip’s win for Best Production Design, which made him the first Asian to win in the category.