Revelation About Singer Leaves That Syncing Feeling Posted 08-16-2008
The first scandal of the Beijing Olympics is in, and the loser, apparently, is China. As the assembled global media reported this week, Chinese officials last week quietly made a little switch at the Opening Ceremonies, replacing a 7-year-old singer with a child deemed more attractive, who passed off the first girl's recording as her own on TV.
All this song and dance about fakery is two-faced Posted 08-16-2008
PRETTY FACE, cute smile, angelic voice ... nine-year-old Lin Miaoke had everything it takes to win over the world for China when she sang solo in front of billions at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Except, as we all now know, the angelic voice. That belonged to another girl - Yang Peiyi - who, it seems, was not deemed bonnie enough to be seen in public being, as she is, somewhat challenged in the dental department.
I’m Singin’ in Beijing Posted 08-16-2008
Did you realize the Chinese Communist Party was that much into cute? The world knows now that the adorable little girl we saw warbling “Ode to the Motherland” at the Olympics opening ceremony was not really singing. She was a Potemkin performer. A Trojan tyke. Lin Miaoke, 9, was fronting for Yang Peiyi, 7, the girl with the best voice but imperfect teeth.
MagHag India Posted 08-16-2008
Femina is a magazine published fornightly in India. It features articles on relationships, beauty, fashion cuisine, heath and fitness. You know: A ladymag. Femina has just come out with its list of the "Most Beautiful Women 2008" (posted on ONTD) and while each woman is indeed, absolutely stunning, they all have something in common: Light complexions.
The Ultimate Speed Bump Posted 08-16-2008
The local government in ShanXi province, China, decided they had enough of people speeding on their highways. In an effort to stop speeders once and for all, they built a 100 foot long and 2 foot high winding speed block in the middle of the Jing Zhuang highway.
Man Almost Loses Penis Humping Steel Bench Posted 08-16-2008
Last night in Hong Kong, the police received a disturbing call from a man in trouble. Xing, a 41 year-old man, was calling from LanTian park in the middle of the night. The lonely and disturbed man had apparently thought it would be fun to have sex with one of the steel sit-up benches around the park.
Despite Romance, No New Panda Cub Posted 08-16-2008
The timing is right. Both parties are interested. There's even the proper pillow talk. The problem, according to panda breeding experts at the National Zoo, is one of "alignment."
Nepal looks for girl to serve as new "living goddess" Posted 08-16-2008
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Religious authorities in Nepal have begun the search for a girl who could be as young as three or four to serve as the new Kumari, or the virgin "living goddess", in a centuries-old tradition.
A Sushi Wedding Cake Posted 08-16-2008
Jef and Jin Yoon like sushi--a lot. We missed their wedding, but I promised them we'd have a festive reception for them in Boston when they got back from their honeymoon. Jef requested sushi, which was neither a surprise nor a problem. I wanted to do something different, though, and a little more obviously wedding-y. Hence, the wedding sushi cake.
Why Do We Know Lauren Conrad & Not Indra Nooyi? Posted 08-16-2008
She doesn't live her life in the public eye or weep attractively on MTV, but Indra Nooyi is worth knowing about: She's the highest-paid female CEO in America. Ms. Nooyi, head of PepsiCo, took home a whopping $12.7 million (including $4.5 million in bonus pay) last year.
A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success at South Korea’s Cram Schools Posted 08-16-2008
On this regimented campus, miles from the nearest public transportation, Min-ju and her classmates cram from 6:30 a.m. to past midnight, seven days a week, to clear the fearsome hurdle that can decide their future — the national college entrance examination.
Olympics: Child singer revealed as fake Posted 08-12-2008
When nine-year-old Lin Miaoke launched into Ode to the Motherland at the Olympic opening ceremony, she became an instant star. But now it emerges that Lin was lent someone else's voice, following high-level discussions - which included a member of the Politburo - on the relative photogenicity of small children.
IN CHINA, BEAUTY IS A BIG WESTERN NOSE Posted 08-12-2008
WU FEN is a vivacious 21-year-old law student with sparkling black eyes. She wishes, however, that her eyelids folded like those of Westerners. So Miss Wu is going to have an operation to add a fold in each eyelid and make her eyes look rounder.
The Kid Stays Out Of The Picture Posted 08-12-2008
Yang Peiyi, a 7-year-old Chinese girl, had the perfect voice to sing the the Chinese national anthem, "Ode to the Motherland" at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics, but apparently she wasn't TV-ready. Officials decided it was in "the national interest" to have a different, cuter girl lip-synch to Peiyi's version of the song to present the perfect image of China to the world.
Chinese defend Olympic ceremony lip-synch Posted 08-12-2008
BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese officials defended their decision to pass off the voice of a 7-year-old songbird as that of another girl at the Olympic opening ceremony, calling it a simple casting choice. Critics said it was a step too far in China's obsession with the perfect Olympic Games.
Pussy, Parents And Puppies: A Q&A With Comedian Margaret Cho Posted 08-12-2008
For the second installment of our Q&A series, Sweet Talk, I chatted with Margaret Cho, and you guys, I have to be honest. It was really hard for me to interview her because I am such a pathetic fan girl.
Looking for the perfect stranger Posted 08-12-2008
How a single, successful New York writer ended up pursuing an arranged marriage in India.
Vivian Yen, ‘Iron Lady’ of Taiwan Cars, Is Dead at 95 Posted 08-12-2008
Vivian W. Yen, the “Iron Lady” of Taiwan’s motor industry as chairwoman of the Yulon Group and one of the island’s wealthiest women, died in Taipei on Saturday. She was 95.
At 75, Beijinger guides a new path with language Posted 08-11-2008
BEIJING, China — You’re on schedule to see your first live Olympics event at the Bird’s Nest stadium. But in this sprawling capital, you’ve quickly become lost, and you have no idea which way to turn. Thank goodness then for Beijing’s Olympic volunteer guides, who have spent years learning English to deal with just this situation.
Vietnamese women wed foreigners to help family Posted 08-11-2008
TAN LOC ISLAND, Vietnam (AP) — Nearly 70 young Vietnamese women swept past in groups of five, twirling and posing like fashion models, all competing for the hand of a Taiwanese man who had paid a matchmaking service about $6,000 for the privilege of marrying one of them.
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