Blog Author - Alex Pasternack

This month's issue of urbane is adorned with a pretty neat cover image: a...
Plenty of staff here at that's Beijing's offices have had nightmare experiences traveling with China Eastern Airlines. Below, Urbane editor and that'...
For those of us struggling to come to grips with the no holds barred development of our beloved capital city--or who are simply fascinated by the...
The final bridge of the Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl Architects was raised earlier this month. Located just northeast of Dongzhimen, the residential...
Beijing music mavens, take note (if you haven't already): these three ladies are the next big thing in town. Yes, it’s Ourselves Beside Me...
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On Saturday morning, a friend sent me a text message that shook me more than it should have, though it was a bleary-eyed morning. "Get down there now...
If you've dared to step inside an internet bar...
It is an enormous wheel that moves visitors around a central axis to great heights, but please don't call the Great Beijing Wheel – construction for...