The second and hopefully last beauty pageant-related story of the week deals with 22-year-old Tsering Chungtak, Miss Tibet in the 2007 International Miss Tourism pageant in Malaysia. After participating in the preliminary events this week, Chungtak was forced to drop out of the competition Wednesday for refusing to add “China” to her title of […]

The mystery of China’s suspicious moon photo, the one that looks like every other unremarkable moon photo we’ve ever seen, has been solved. When the Chinese government released the first lunar image produced by its moon orbiter Chang’e 1 (photo left), internet space enthusiasts accused China of copying an image captured by NASA in […]

Saturday evening in Sanya, the capital of south China’s Hainan Island, a 23-year-old Beijing girl became the first Chinese winner of the international Miss World pageant, and in doing so, added fuel to my theory that China only wins competitions that don’t involve teams. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a Chinese […]

Officially, China has called its refusal to allow a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to dock in Hong Kong over last week’s Thanksgiving holiday a big, terrible “misunderstanding.” Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi characterized the event as such during a closed-door meeting with George Bush on Wednesday, according to reports. Thursday, a tabloid published […]

I remember my first flight to China like it was yesterday. It was an American Airlines flight from Chicago to Shanghai. I had a whole row to myself, about 6 movies to choose from and about 13 and a half hours to wish I was there already. The flight attendants on this […]

As Ali G. once said, “Yo. Science. What is it all about? Is it good or is it whack?” In some cases, it really is whack, like when it’s misused to support political beliefs or assertions that are overtly unreasonable, racist or absurd. I’ll give you an example relating to China. In […]

A disturbing rumor made its way into the pages of two of the Western world’s least trusted names in news Sunday, sending shocks from London to Los Angleles to the most remote villages in mainland China. According to Rav, “Britain’s Hottest Showbiz Reporter” at News of the World, Britney Spears is considering adopting a […]

You rememeber when you were a kid and you fantasized about athletes from different eras squaring off against each other? What would happen if Nolan Ryan pitched to Babe Ruth? Who would win a 1-on-1 game between Jordan and Bird? Would Ali in his prime beat Tyson in his? Well, tennis […]

I miss the Sunday Times. I miss waking up on Sunday mornings and opening my apartment door to find that fat edition of the New York Times waiting to be scooped up and read. The next stop is the garbage can, where the multitude of circulars and advertising gets discarded before I can […]