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.
Valentine s Day Deals So Good You ll Totally Want To Make Out With Someone Feb 5, 2021 11:30 am | 1 comment | 381 reads
While big gatherings are still strongly discouraged and in some cases, entirely off the table, the beauty of Valentine’s Day is that it largely involves two people. (Unless you dig an “alternative lifestyle,” which hey, no judgment here.) So! To help you and your sweetheart have the most romantic day since Romeo and Juliet poisoned themselves and died in each other’s arms, here are a few deals around town to set your heart aflame.
On Feb 13 (5.30-10pm) and Feb 14 (5.30-8pm and 8.30-11pm), enjoy a glamorous and sumptuous Valentine s dinner at either of Intercontinental Beijing Sanlitun s restaurants. For RMB 1,999 per couple, the Michelin-starred CHAR Bar & Grill has a divine 5-course set dinner which includes French oysters and caviar, a scallop and sea urchin green pea puree, liquid porcini mushroom with herb
Throwback Thursday: As WeChat Turns 10, We Remember the Time It Became a Literal Work of Art Jan 21, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 178 reads
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing s past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and wonderful stories of Beijing s days gone by.
On a cold winter morning 10 years ago today, Tencent unveiled its newest project, a humble little messaging app called
Weixin. Though the company was already firmly planted in the social media sphere with its QQ instant messenger app and Qzone social network, the idea behind
Weixin was to disrupt the telecommunications ecosystem by creating a service that wasn’t constrained to a single mobile phone model or service provider. Simply put, with this new technology, users would have more freedom to send text messages, short voice memos, and photos to their friends and family. As folks are wont to say, however