We were sifting through the drink section at our neighboring Family Mart when we came across a familiar sight from back home in the States sitting amongst the other cold beverages: a tall, slender, blue and silver can of Red Bull. For as long as we can remember, the popular energy drink was always available here in China but only in a squat gold can. Moreover, it always tasted vastly different than the Red Bull we used to get us through plenty a hazy night back in the day. more ›

As you can see to the right, TIME's next cover is dedicated to China. Nothing wrong with that. "Already a commercial giant China is aiming to be the world's next great power," they say. "Will that lead to a confrontation with the U.S.?" Fine, as well. And what is the title of the cover story? You guessed it — "The Chinese Century." There's nothing wrong with the headline, we guess, other than the fact that it is grossly unoriginal (as we pointed out in the summer of 2005). Here's why: more ›

Last night, we separately witnessed two of the best gigs we’ve seen in a long, long time -- and the good news is that they’re both playing again. more ›

Austinist was in an entertainment state of mind as they covered the dickens out of the Austin Film Festival, depicted all the Big 12 football coaches as South Park characters, and interviewed Jose Gonzalez. more ›