Remember when we said not everything caused cancer, especially not mushrooms? Um, well, we take that back. A recent experiment by a grade-six pupil in Beijing has found that more than 90 percent of fresh mushrooms in markets are tainted with fluorescent brightener to make them appear fresh, which is considered to be potentially carcinogenic. more ›

Not that we needed another reason to love Chinese mushrooms, but it seems like researchers have figured out that a certain type can shrink cancer tumors by as much as 75%! The Maitake mushroom (or 舞茸蘑菇 wu rong muo gu in Chinese), which is also found in Japanese cooking, managed to help combat bladder and prostate cancer in a study by the British Journal of Urology. Besides cancer, mushrooms also seem to help reduce the risk of heart disease and could be the key to weight loss. That's something worth chewing over. more ›

This weekend is all about hero worship. Miserable Faith are the kind of metal band that causes diehard fans to get their name and logo tatooed across their bodies; Joyside's Bian Yuan sexy swagger is enough to make you weak at the knees; while Shanghai's own folk heroes Dan Shapiro of The Rogue Transmission and Pu Pu of The Mushrooms will also be in action building their own cult followings. Last weekend may have been a quiet one, but the next few days are anything but. more ›