Topic: china

Cutegreggator: OMG, Baby Giant Pandas!

Cutegreggator: OMG, Baby Giant Pandas!

As you may have read in the news lately, giant pandas are in some serious trouble. Half of their (already small) natural habitat is expected to be gone in a mere 70 years due to climate change, and their population is already dangerously low. Oh no! What can be done to help? Breeding and studying lots of pandas in captivity, for starters. This, of course, means lots of adorable baby pandas, which is never a bad thing. Let’s gaze lovingly upon some photos of baby giant pandas, for in addition to turning our hearts to marshmallows, they represent hope for the survival of their species. More »

China Bans Time Travel TV Shows

China Bans Time Travel TV Shows

With seemingly no preamble, China’s television censors released a statement last month discouraging the broadcast of any TV program dealing with time travel. It’s not an actual ban per se, but they list plenty of reasons why such shows are not savory: They “lack positive thoughts and meaning,” but the true damage is that they “casually make up myths, have monstrous and weird plots, use absurd tactics, and even promote feudalism, superstition, fatalism, and reincarnation.” More »

Crazy Stuff From China Fashion Week

Crazy Stuff From China Fashion Week

Just like the old expression goes: “It’s Fashion Week somewhere, so there’s always an excuse to post totally batshit insane photos on our blog.” Today, the lucky country is China, where models have been strutting the runways in floral hats, Marilyn Monroe-print gowns, metallic one-piece bathing suits and stuffed iguanas. Enjoy!
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The Daily WTF: Lulu The Diva Dog

The Daily WTF: Lulu The Diva Dog

LuLu’s a Chinese dog who walks around on two feet and carries a teddy bear-shaped purse wherever she goes. She belongs to Zhou Guanshun, a retired school teacher who taught the pooch to walk upright when she was four months old. The most convenient part is that LuLu can lug around her own waste bags. Evolution! More »

Sex on the Wire: Ron Jeremy Is a Jealous Lover

Sex on the Wire: Ron Jeremy Is a Jealous Lover

Ron Jeremy gets freaked out if he sees another man’s cologne in your bathroom. (Betty Confidential)

• When it comes to breast cancer, all awareness is good awareness except for the kind that comes with confederate flags and Justin Bieber singalongs. (Videogum)

• You know how they did that poll where a bunch of women said they’d use sex to get ahead in the workplace? Well, it’s worse in China. (The Frisky) More »

Ai WeiWei, World’s Most Powerful Artist

Ai WeiWei, World's Most Powerful Artist

Chinese conceptualist Ai WeiWei is the most powerful artist in the world according to Flavorwire. WeiWei is a huge source of controversy in China, where he’s known for speaking out against the government on his popular blog. He’s developed a huge following — the photo above to the left was taken at London’s Tate Modern and features millions of porcelain sunflower seeds handcrafted by hundreds of volunteers. More »

Daily Cat Video: Dog Nurses Abandoned Tiger Cubs

Daily Cat Video: Dog Nurses Abandoned Tiger Cubs

What kind of a jerk tiger would abandon her insanely adorable little cubs? In a move straight out of Disney’s playbook, the Chinese wildlife preserve that now houses the tigers brought in a dog to help nurse the little guys into adulthood. And somehow it worked! We just hope this inter-species family stays close after the tigers morph into full-sized predators. More »