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Jamhouse RIP

This sign is all that remains of the Jamhouse, formerly one of Beijing’s better live music venues. The bar itself is now rubble.

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Danwei bans porn and viagra ads

Viagra and other drugs, cheap cigarettes, porn, bullshit: that’s what the majority of the comments on Danwei are. The comment spammers have now resorted to tricks like this to disguise the nature of the posting: Those of us who believe … Continue reading →

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Beauty pageant for old people

Xinhua reports: China’s first beauty pageant for elderly, dubbed as “The First Zhen’ao Cup National Contest of the Beauty of the Gray-Head Group,” was launched on Saturday. Gu Xiulian, vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s … Continue reading →

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China sex toy expo

If you’re in Shanghai early next month, don’t miss the China International Adult Toys and Reproductive Health Exhibition. As the organizers say: “In China, the civilized sexual concept has widely prevailed … sex has become one of the most popular … Continue reading →

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People: Lolita Hu

Novelist, essayist, editor of Playboy, frequent traveller to India: Lolita Hu life does not match with what you imagine when you first hear her English name.

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And the Pocket Asia Winner is…

Thanks to everybody who entered Danwei’s lucky draw for a copy of the Economist’s Pocket Asia book. We received entries to Danwei’s raffle competition from as far afield as Stockholm, Tokyo, London, Washington D.C. and all over China. We invited … Continue reading →

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Job available: assistant to film maker

American filmmaker and photographer looking for full time assistant for the next 12 months. Work to start immediately. Job is primarily in Beijing, but will include frequent travel around China. A knowledge of filmmaking and/or photography is a plus, but … Continue reading →

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Job available: sales person for Beijing listings magazine

That’s Beijing magazine seeks a sales person to start within the next few weeks who will cover bars and clubs. Ideal candidate: 1. Male foreigner 2. Likes to party 3. Outgoing 4. Responsible 5. With some sales experience 6. Wants … Continue reading →

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Quirky Mainland films

Writing in Variety magazine, Ada Shen notes three quirky new Mainland films: Peacock (孔雀), The World (世界), and Beautiful (看上去很美).

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Job available: part time editor

Pacific Epoch needs a part-time native English editor from 3pm-8pm Monday to Friday in its Shanghai office. The editor will work on Pacific Epoch’s daily, weekly and monthly publications and some client projects. Please contact Paul Waide if you are … Continue reading →

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