Jamie Hewlett and Damon Albarn, whose Monkey : Journey to the West was previously posted, have adapted their characters for BBC Sport for their Olympics coverage. As with their show, the use of Monkey and co is based upon the traditional Chinese folklore tale, Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en, and in a trailer, Monkey and the inimitable Pigsy make their way on a Journey to the East, ultimately to the bird’s nest-like National Stadium in Beijing. The lavish two-minute trailer apparently
Bird’s Nest allows Beijing to prove its mettle (Financial Times)
Published in July 25th, 2008
Jacques Herzog, a thin shaven-headed Swiss architect, sits eating dry brown bread in his group’s offices off a quiet square in Basel. This is his home.
Nike Huarache ‘08 - Olympics Birds Nest Stadium Pack
Published in July 25th, 2008
With the upcoming Summer Olympics approaching over in Beijing, the Beijing Stadium has been receiving a lot of attention. We have already previewed several Nike models with the Bird’s Nest title, and this pair of Nike Huarache ’08’s are the latest. They feature a black suede upper along with blue and purple accents. The back end of the shoe also features a colorful, detailed design which is inspired by the design of the stadium. They are now available at Footlocker as well as other Nike retai
China in Review - The Empress Has Returned
Published in July 25th, 2008
Thursday: Arrived and decided to JUMP.RIGHT.IN. We walked along the backroads and alleys of the hutongs. I was already pumped as I was hoping we would see these very old little communities that are old Beijing. Grabbed some beers out of this alley shop (cooler behind us, for the US equivalent of 25 cents) and tried to teach some Chinese guys how to take our picture. I start to realize just how damn hot it is going to be here… and then went to Dali Courtyard for a traditional chinese dinner (
My Olympic ticket story
Published in July 25th, 2008
The following is a guest post from my friend Bill, an old-time China hand who’s been here nearly 17 years. He is an affable fellow who many of you know. No China basher he. His story appears to be verified over here. This post does not necessarily reflect the views of this site’s owner, who was not there. ——————————————————————- Today I was an active participant in what was without question the most barbaric episode of Chinese history I’ve during my past 16 years living here. Waiting in line,
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