Latest clip from our favourite satire site The Onion:The curmudgeonly Poyuan Wei thinks the only thing wrong with the Chinese Government is that they are not tough enough on dissidents.......

Acupuncture may be one of the most widely-accepted forms of traditional Chinese medicine, but did you know there was a DIY alternative? "You will probably notice the room becoming darker as swarms of mosquitos gather outside the window." Professor Dingle explains how. Lawyer's note: Professor Dingle's medical advice is NOT to be taken literally, seriously, or in any other way.......

A few instant gems from the clip:"This is a testament to the progress of the Chinese people. Today we sent a man into space fully conscious, and without shackles." "China's first manned mission into space occurred when political prisoner Yang Liwei was knocked unconscious in his cell and awoke to find himself in orbit." "They did not need to use attack dogs to get him into the spacecraft."NOTE: The Onion is a satire website, ie.,......

Hilarious sh*t once again from our favourite news network — nearly, but not as good as this other report. And for those of you that aren't aware yet, The Onion is a satire website, ie., it is NOT meant to be taken seriously.......

A Saturday time-waster brought to you by The Onion Especially quote-worthy:"The labour of the people has made the sky black with the smoke of progress." "The sky over China is now a rainbow of grace reflecting all the shades of our prosperity." "If pollution ruins a river, we will build a new river. If pollution destroys a mountain, we will build a new mountain. At long last, the world cannot ignore our growing prosperity." Just......

Remember we told you about how Xinhua had mistakenly illustrated a story on the causes of the debilitating disease multiple sclerosis with an X-ray photo of Homer Simpson's brain? We would have LOVED for it to stay on, but alas, the offending picture has now been taken off, thanks or no thanks to Chris O'Brien of Beijing Newspeak, who works for Xinhua's Dui Wai Bu (Home News for Overseas Service Department), a completely separate department......

This is the question that Bing Feng Tea House asks about the wave of e gao (恶搞）satires that use existing materials (mostly audiovisual -- photographs, movie clips, commercials, TV shows) and strings together with voice-overs. The idea isn't new -- we're reminded of Woody Allen's What's Up, Tigerlily? (OK, that's kind of different, but similar techniques are used) -- but it's become a recent hit in China thanks to DVDs, video cameras, nonlinear editing programs......

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A few weeks ago, Shanghaiist spoke out against a nitwit AP writer who penned a story about absolutely nothing (and not in the Seinfeld "good nothing" kind of way). Well, our friend at the AP seems to have resurfaced, this time in Shanghai, writing for our city’s finest English language newspaper, Shanghai Daily, under the assumed name “Yuan Qi”. Alright, we admit, this sounds a bit far-fetched. But, we did spot a story that reeked......

China's police must be really, really good. The nation's legal system jailed 844,717 last year -- and found only 2,162 defendants not guilty. That's more than a 98 percent conviction rate! A Chinese lawyer estimated that some 70 percent of criminal defendants in China go unrepresented.American retailer Best Buy will open its first China location in Shanghai's "downtown core" in June.Think twice before you buy that antique: You may be "stealing China's cultural heritage."Looking for......

Because it's not really porn. Click here for "XXXX GALUMPIA ADULT XXXX," a satire website dedicated to making thumbnails of decidedly non-erotic images look very, very naughty. Donald Rumsfeld's nose never looked so sexy! The "Oriental" section is pictured above. Enjoy!......

It's official: the women of Wisteria Lane are coming to China -- and with them the explicit exploits, controversial storylines and salacious gossip that has made Desperate Housewives such a runaway success worldwide. The show will premiere in September on CCTV-8, in the nightly segment "Everyday Jiayi" with two episodes screening per day. As Shanghaiist pondered previously, what persuaded state-sponsored CCTV (who decreed that Friends was too sexually explicit) to allow the screening of a......