Blog Author - Drew Pittock
After a whole year of being nice, it's time to get a little naughty.
![Throwback Thursday: The End of a "Freelancer’s" Free Rein](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/384518/throwback_thursday_beijing_news_queen_of_freeloading.jpg "Throwback Thursday: The End of a "Freelancer’s" Free Rein")
How the Queen of Freeloading was unceremoniously dethroned.
![OlymPicks: Chinese Official Calls Out COVID "Inaction and Irresponsibility," Everyone Else Excited About Coins and Ice Cube](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/384518/beijing-national-aquatics-center-by-tommy-wong-tomhkflickr.jpg "OlymPicks: Chinese Official Calls Out COVID "Inaction and Irresponsibility," Everyone Else Excited About Coins and Ice Cube")
Two officials have two very different messages for the global community. Also, coins!
Join us, as we say a final farewell to four expats whose Beijing tenure came to a close in 2020.
Santa Claus is coming to town and he’s got a bag full of buffets, free-flow alcohol, and cuddly animals.
Your semi-regular guide to a guilt-free lifestyle in the capital.
Here are a few events that do – or do not – involve traditional Thanksgiving pomp and circumstance to varying degrees.
We spoke with Andrew Bull, aka DJ El Toro, ahead of his 50-year celebration show at Dada, Nov 20.
Jing-A's 2020 Bie Nao Grand Finale Tour ends this Saturday, Nov 21, at Omni Space.