[China's Sichuan province, 5/19/08]
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Couple Survives China Earthquake Together
Last Monday’s earthquake in China has caused all kinds of pain. The official death toll is at 34,000, and more than 200,000 are injured. Being buried together may have helped one couple stay alive and rekindle their relationship. Wang Zhijun and his wife, Li Wanzhi, had just sat down to watch a DVD together when their apartment building began shaking. They were buried, entwined together, when the building collapsed. Keep reading »
It Tastes Like Pork
There is a restaurant in China that serves penises. And not just one kind — the Guo-li-zhuang restaurant serves water-buffalo penis, goat’s penis, bull’s penis tip, dog’s penis, and more. The flavor is “mainly of pork braised in hot stock,” writes Stefan Gates, in an excerpt from In the Danger Zone. While it strikes us as almost cannibalistic for men to consume any of these dishes, supposedly eating a good portion can sustain them for hours in the bedroom. And with the texture of squid, what’s not to like? Well, except for the fact that I’m a vegetarian. [Times Online, U.K.] Keep reading »
He Says/She Says: Flo Rida’s “Low”
Flo Rida’s “Low” just ended its 10-week reign on top of the Billboard Hot 100. To mourn its loss, my friend Jon and I listen to it simultaneously, attempting to measure whether there’s a gender preference with music. We end up discussing shoes and dancing in the rain.
Catherine: Do you want to press play?
Jon: Okay, go. It sounds like Timbaland got up in here.
C: Crap. Mine is playing a commercial for Swiffer. Not so hip-hip.
J: Jeez. Keep reading »
The Daily Squeeze: Bans In China, Teenage Pregnancy On TV, And Mail-Order Brides
Mao Tried To Dump Thousands Of Women
If you thought Nixon’s Watergate tapes seemed scandalous, just wait until you see what his right-hand-man, Henry Kissinger, was talking about. The State Department has been hiding a transcript of a conversation between the Chinese dictator Mao Zedong and the former Secretary of State for 35 years. What do two dudes talk about, no matter the cultural difference? Women, of course! And the totalitarian wanted to talk some smack on the record. “You know, China is a very poor country,†Mao said. “We don’t have much. What we have in excess is women. So if you want them, we can give a few of those to you, some tens of thousands.†Kissinger responded, “It is such a novel proposition. We will have to study it.†Oh no he didn’t! Thankfully, America didn’t for too many reasons to list, but I bet China, which has still got all its Communism and its women, is glad that deal didn’t go through. The country is now undergoing its own sexual revolution. And when it comes to the head count, the more the better. [CNN] Keep reading »
Sex Tapes: Actually Scandalous In Hong Kong!
While every celeb in America has got a promotional sex tape — from rock grandpa Gene Simmons to Paris Hilton — in Hong Kong it is career suicide…and then some. Edison Chen, 27, a strapping leading man in Chinese cinema, collected suggestive photos and videos he had taken with many of China’s top female celebrities. Over 1,000 sexy shots were stolen off his computer while it was being repaired and then posted online, creating a surge in internet activity all across Asia. Keep reading »
The Daily Squeeze: Banking Vs. Sex, Monkeys, And A Fake Orgasm Lawsuit
Online Dating Is A Lot More Strict In Asia
American dating websites have all sorts of riffraff on them. Students! Unemployed artists! Freelance writers! But if you lived in Taiwan or China you wouldn’t have to worry about meeting those kinds of guys because a singles club there keeps a record of users’ fingerprints and requires male members to have a car, a house, a degree, a monthly salary over $677, and more than $135,000 in savings. Sadly, we don’t know anyone who meets all of those requirements. [Pacific Epoch] Keep reading »
