Here’s the biggest Chinese restaurant in the world in Hunan Province and subject of a Sundance channel documentary running this week. The West Lake Restaurant has 300 chefs, 5,000 seats, and floor shows. (via Serious Eats)
Weird Former Olympics Sports
Solo synchronized swimming, anyone? Yes, that’s solo. How about hands-only rope climbing or live pigeon shooting? Puts curling in a whole new light, doesn’t it?
This Man Has 2008 Piercings for the 2008 Games
Dr. Wei Sheng is an acupuncturist, so at least he’s a professional.
What Not to Wear During the Olympics: A Citizens’ Guide From the Chinese Government
Advising no more than three color groups per outfit is sort of bizarrely specific, but I can get behind the no-white-socks-with-black-shoes guideline. That one’s solid.
Finally, a little more Colbert action headed your way. Here’s *The Word – Ploy-cott,* or the strategy of convincing other countries to boycott the Olympics (but not us), thereby reducing some of the competition.
I rode during a yellow alert last night. I hope the air in Beijing gets much better because that was super hard on the lungs.