Culture Buzz Beijing's aggressive face-lift for the Olympic games includes shooting silver-iodide filled rockets into clouds to control rainfall and feline extermination. We mentioned Bejing's air pollution problems, but find out whats going on behind the scenes in preparation for the opening ceremonies.
The New York Times reports that Chinese gymnasts may be under the legal age of 16.
The Daily Mail reports on a very, very crowded swimming pool in China.
Chinese dude can drink milk and squirt it out of his eyes. He can also allegedly blow up balloons with his ears.
Celebrity Buzz China bans Sharon Stone after she made a comment about the devastating earthquake as being "karma" for the way China has treated the Tibetans. Adding to China's bad karma, the entire country will no longer have access to Sharon Stone's crotch.
Culture Buzz A bus that will take you from London to the Chinese city of Urumqi in just 16 days (formerly called Buddhabus). See the world! Meet your new BFF! Feel your ass go numb! Sounds like the ideal adventure for us non-ambulatory types.
Music Buzz There's an underground music scene growing in Beijing, featuring punk, electronica, and hip-hop bands. We've got Vampire Weekend, Black Kids, and MGMT. They've got New Pants (a New Order sound-alike band), Torturing Nurse (an "extreme" noise band), and Carsick Cars (who got to tour with Sonic Youth). All of whom belong on a mixtape of oddly-named bands.
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