OlymPicks: Iran s Paralympic Winter Athletes Given Cold Shoulder, Japan Turns Down Chinese Vaccine Offer Mar 17, 2021 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 197 reads
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing s 2022 Winter Olympics.
Iranian Paralympic athletes forced to chart their own course
Although Iran officially made its Paralympic Winter Games debut at Nagano in 1998, it wasn’t until the PyeongChang games two decades later that the country sent more than one athlete to compete. Back in the early days, the responsibility of representing the country fell squarely on the shoulders of Para alpine skier Sadegh Kalhor, however, today, the honor is split between three Para snowboarders – Puriya Khaliltash, Hossein Solghani, and Sedigheh Rouzbeh – and two Para cross-country skiers, Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei and Farzaneh Rezasoltani. Unfortunately, in a story akin to
Discussing African Representation With Poet, Mystic, Ahead of Kente & Silk s By the Fireside, Mar 20 Mar 16, 2021 4:30 pm | 1 comment | 127 reads
Oftentimes, when we talk about racism and tone-deaf portrayals of other cultures – namely, Black culture – conversations focus on the long history of marginalization, dehumanization, and outright aggression well-documented in the West. And while racism is inextricably linked to systems of power and particularly white hegemonic systems of power, it’s not to say that other parts of the globe are devoid of problematic portrayals, misrepresentation, and the general mistreatment of Black folks. Case in point, 2018’s Spring Festival Gala, featuring a Chinese actress donning blackface with prosthetic buttocks and chest. After the performance was met with fierce backlash both here and abroad, many hoped that it would be the last time such an egregious display featured in “the world’s mo
OlymPicks: Two Olympians Attempt To Reclaim the Glory of the Games Mar 11, 2021 11:30 am | 2 comments | 131 reads
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing s 2022 Winter Olympics.
Speed skating sex offender ditches South Korea for Team China
Earlier this week news broke that the reigning men’s 1,500 meters short track speed skating Olympic champ, Lim Hyo-jun, was eyeing the possibility of becoming a naturalized Chinese citizen so that he could compete for China’s national team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games. Citing an unnamed source in a report by the South Korean
Yonhap News Agency,
Global Times says that Lim has already accepted a proposal from the Chinese Skating Association (CSA) and is “going through the naturalization process,” however, a representative of the CSA told the
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.