Speaking of internet celebrities, Brother Sharp aka "China's sexiest homeless man," has been doing pretty well for himself since he was discovered by Chinese netizens. more ›

Oh boy, last night's World Cup game between North Korea and Portugal sure was killer wasn't it? As we saw the last ball, GOAL 7 (to 0, in case you didn't watch), scream past the DPRK goalie's hands, a ton of questions raced through our minds: How would this be broadcast in Pyongyang? What will happen to these poor North Korean players? How will their Chinese fans react? more ›

Google may not want to stay here (or well, it kinda does, but you know), but China is having its most internetted year ever! An official report on Friday showed that China's population of internet users jumped by nearly a third to 384 million throughout 2009. That's 86 million more users than 2008 - aka the population of Germany (but more!). more ›

Since China unveiled its new 3G system earlier this year, it seems a number of perverted entrepreneurs have been utilizing the system to revolutionize the Chinese mobile internet: that's right, we're talking about mobile porn. Since it's easier for them to evade the authorities by changing IP addresses and domain names because of a lack of efficiency in monitoring the new technology, the highly illegal pornography industry in China has increasingly shifted their focus to mobile phones. The authorities are looking into ways to crack down on the porn sites, but as we all know, Chinese netizens are a pretty tough group to control. more ›

When we first heard the reports that Xinhua had featured a story on a lesbian man-hating town full of sapphic amazons in Sweden, we thought it was crazy. First off, everyone knows the only lesbian man-hating town around is in Massachusetts. Secondly, we couldn't actually find the Xinhua article, which made us wonder if The Register had invented the controversy themselves. more ›

Daedalum Films released the first half of their excellent documentary, Human Flesh Search Engine, onto the internet a couple of weeks ago. Now the second half is up too, though you'll need a password to access it. Email info (at) daedalumfilms (dot) com for the password and then check the rest of their film out either on Vimeo or on the Daedalum Films' website. more ›

In case you missed the screening of Daedalum Films' Human Flesh Search Engine, the documentary is now available on Vimeo. Well, currently half the documentary is available on Vimeo. The second part will be released soon, its directors say. more ›

For those of you on the fence about going to the screening of Daedalum Film's latest documentary, Human Flesh Search Engine, here's a fun little teaser for the film: more ›

Daedalum Films, the group that brought us Up From the Underground - the documentary about the band Hard Queen and what it means to make it as an indie group in China - is now screening their newest film on July 18. more ›