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Chinese Release of Skyfall to Omit Sequence Where 007 Shoots Entire Politburo...

BEIJING — The hotly-anticipated Chinese mainland premiere of Skyfall, the latest installment in the James Bond saga, will take place tomorrow. While the film hit overseas markets in December, its...

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Two Minute Cut of Cloud Atlas Thrills Audiences

BEIJING — The science fiction epic Cloud Atlas premiered in cities around China today, having successfully passed the SARFT censorship review process which cut the running time of the film by 170...

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Celine Dion Inadvertently Ends Career with CCTV New Year’s Gala Performance

BEIJING — Canadian songstress Celine Dion unintentionally sang her swansong during CCTV’s annual New Year’s Gala, signalling the end of her two-decade career without even realizing it. Dion, 98,...

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Censorship Officials Really Enjoying Third Season of The Walking Dead

BEIJING — It’s no surprise that China’s top censorship officials have become loyal followers of American television shows. Every week, in a private screening room in the basement of the Ministry of...

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PLA Claims Ang Lee’s Oscar Statuettes As “Part of China”

BEIJING — At a press conference Tuesday, Ma Changjiang, spokesperson for the People’s Liberation Army, declared that Ang Lee’s Oscar statuettes, won in 2005 and 2013 respectively, were an “inexorable...

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Daniel Craig to Play Lei Feng in Franchise Reboot

BEIJING — After the Nanjing premiere of Young Lei Feng failed to pull in a single moviegoer over Lei Feng Day weekend, the Ministry of Culture announced that they would be rebooting the failing Lei...

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Top 10 Cosplays of CommieCon 2013

This year’s CommieCon, held in Beijing from March 5-17, was a smashing success! Thanks to all who came. There were some great panels and performances, but the highlight of the convention, of course,...

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Justin Bieber Announces China Tour after Securing “Shoot to Kill” PSB Protection

NEW YORK — Infantile pop princeling Justin Bieber announced through his publicist Monday that he would go ahead with a planned tour of the People’s Republic of China after receiving guarantees from the...

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Fan Bingbing Confirmed to Star in Iron Man 4

LOS ANGELES — Following her captivating two-minute appearance in Iron Man 3, Marvel Studios announced that Fan Bingbing has signed on to reprise her role as “Dr. Wu’s Wife” in Iron Man 4, the next...

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Zhang Yimou Might Have Seven Children

Authorities are investigating reports that director Zhang Yimou has seven children, in violation of family planning policy, which could result in a 160 million yuan fine. Here are the feelings of the...

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Zhang Yimou to Direct Hotly Anticipated Bo Xilai Trial

BEIJING — After weeks of speculation, the Judicial Entertainment Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China announced that Zhang Yimou has agreed to direct the long-awaited...

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New Tell-All Jeremy Lin Documentary Lifts Lid on World’s Dullest Sports Legend

LOS ANGELES — After releasing teaser trailers featuring some of Chinese-American basketball superstar Jeremy Lin’s most spellbinding moments, the directors of Linsanity told reporters that the full cut...

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Ancient Monuments Discovered Beneath Golden Week Tourists

BEIJING — The Ministry of Culture announced Monday that at least a dozen spectacular ancient monuments have been discovered during Golden Week, after having lain buried for decades beneath a sizable...

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“Pleasant Goat” to Retain Scene Where Pretty Goat is Raped by Japanese Soldiers

SHANGHAI — All Chinese domestic satellite channels have pulled popular children’s cartoon Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf off the air after censors voiced concerns over the level of violence in the...

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Tourist at Silk Market Gets “Special Price, Just for Him”

BEIJING — When Carl Henderson heard a merchant at Beijing’s Silk Market offer him a “special price, just for him,” he couldn’t believe his luck. “I turned around, thinking he must have been talking to...

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Thanksgiving Party Ruined After Expat Woman Declares Attraction to Chinese Men

BEIJING — A Thanksgiving potluck organized by American expatriate Madison Wellesley at her Shunyi home was “irretrievably ruined” Thursday after a white female guest suddenly admitted her attraction to...

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2014 CCTV New Year’s Gala Most Hate-Watched Event in History

BEIJING — According to figures released by Nielsen, this year’s CCTV New Year’s Gala was the most hate-watched show in history, with over 700 million people tuning in just to insult the program....

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Study Calling Korean TV Fans Fucking Retards Decried by Fucking Retarded...

BEIJING — The fucking retards who watch Korean TV issued an open letter today to Seoul National University, decrying a recent study describing fans of Korean TV as fucking retards. The university study...

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Justin Bieber Delays Release of Hideki Tojo Tribute Album Amid Controversy

BEIJING — In the wake of his controversial visit to the Yasukuni Shrine, Justin Bieber announced Wednesday that he would delay the release of his upcoming tribute album for former Prime Minister of...

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Changes in CCTV’s Cleaner Version of The Big Bang Theory

After pulling The Big Bang Theory from domestic streaming sites, Chinese authorities have announced that they will broadcast a “cleaner” version of the show on CCTV. Here are some of the expected...

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