Disco Death: Bringing World Class DJ Talent to Chengdu

Tomorrow night Disco Death in Chengdu will host a member of China’s performing elite: DJ Blaise. I took the opportunity to write a few words about the event and why I’m excited about this one in particular.

Science Fiction World Triumphant!

Science Fiction World’s editors staged a successful coup and ousted editor-in-chief Li Chang, whom they accused of incompetence and corruption. Li was suspended today by the Sichuan Association for Science and Technology.

5 Questions About Zebra Music Festival

Last summer in Chengdu tens of thousands of music fans came from near and far to attend the Zebra Music Festival (ZMF, or 热拨音乐节) in Chengdu. This year, they’re continuing the tradition. The five most common questions about Zebra answered inside. We have the full lineup, too.

Google.cn Is No More

After months of conjecture over what the outcome of Google’s fateful blog post calling out China would be, Google.cn is out of operation. To be exact, all of Google’s China search services (Google Search, Google News, and Google Images) are being redirected to Google.com.hk where uncensored results are being offered to surfers in Mainland China. For the time being.

Ghost-like Chinese Girl Scares the Hell Out of People (clip)

The origin of this clip is mysterious, but it depicts a Chinese girl wearing a nightgown and scaring the hell out of people as they enter the door next to her. It only takes one look at her silent gaze before bystanders freak out, one by one.