Blog Author - Mary Dennis

Fashion 5-0: One For the Books
With the Bookworm's Literary Festival in full swing, we give the the lowdown on geek chic.
A Brief Wondrous Talk with Junot Diaz
Junot Diaz, who won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, is coming to town as...
Writing The China Book? Here's Some Tips
Admit it. There’s been at least one moment, marveling at the sun rising over the Forbidden City or the moon rising out of a pair of split pants,...
A Soft, Chewy Heart: Moss Coffee & Bagels Opens in Chaowai Soho
New Yorkers can get sentimental about bagels. I’ve never seen anyone else hurl an imposturous bread item across a room while...
Canada vs. The World: Ice Hockey Finds a Home in Beijing
Before I met Ray Plummer, who manages the Beijing International Ice Hockey League, he sent me a one-line e-mail in response to coming to one of...
Fashion 5-0: Bring Out the Animal in You
Thanks to the fashion bible that is the Calgary Sun, we found out that animal prints are “in” this season. Not just in the greater Alberta area, or...
Fashion 5-0: Follicle Folly
Hair. It’s more than a controversial musical. It’s a way of life. How else do you explain the plethora of hairdressers in Beijing? If they aren’t...
Fashion 5-0: Beijing Unmasked
Beijing isn't all "blue sky days." Sometimes it's pretty, erm, foggy here. That's when you need to cold rock a mask. Just don't mention swine flu.
Here’s the fifth installment of our Beijing 2010 preview: what’s opening, who’s coming, when it’s happening, where to play and what lies ahead.