"China no longer needs a revolution, the kind of total revolution that completely disrupts society. The costs are too high.” more ›

Does anyone here remember the good old days when the world's tallest and shortest men were both Chinese (and from the same region in Inner Mongolia)? Le sigh. These days, Bao Xishun (鲍喜顺) isn't even China's tallest man anymore — that title has now gone to a 27 year old circus performer from Henan province by the name of Zhao Liang. The cute little He Pingping (何平平) — some of you will remember him from his previous meeting with the world's leggiest woman — still retains the title as the world's shortest man, and just recently he met up with Sultan Kösen, a young Turkish man who is the current record holder of the tallest living man in the world, in Istanbul, Turkey: more ›

Well, this was unexpected. While we knew Melbourne wouldn't do much about China's demands to stop the Rebiya Kadeer movie, "10 Conditions of Love," from airing at their International Film Festival program, three Chinese films were withdrawn in protest. Jia Zhangke's short film "Cry Me a River," Zhao Liang's "Petition" and Emily Tang's "Perfect Life" were pulled as an objection to Kadeer's presence at the festival and the inclusion of her movie in the program. Festival organizer Richard Moore said the festival was "disappointed that this action has been taken." Source: Hollywood Reporter more ›