Tag Archives: China

HW Pick: Chris Brown Q&A: On Inspiring The Youth, His Swag & The Most Personal Album Yet (video)

chris-brown-grammy-awards-2013-grammysDuring a sneak peek of his sixth album last week at Burbank, Calif.’s Glenwood Studios, Chris Brown shared the project’s lead single, “Fine China,” with Billboard.com, which will be released along with its official video on April 1. Continue reading

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Columbia University Shows Its Muscle And Metal

06CAMPBELL-articleLargeColumbia University, busily expanding into Harlem, has meanwhile opened the Campbell Sports Center, a $30 million athletic building in Inwood, the neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan. Continue reading

HW Pick: Ancient Nubia, African Kingdoms on the Nile With Chester Higgiins

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For most of the modern world, ancient Nubia seems an unknown and enigmatic land. Only a handful of archaeologists have studied its history or unearthed the Nubian cities, temples, and cemeteries that once dotted the landscape of southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Continue reading

Harlem Debutante Ball, Renaissance Ballroom 1950′s (photos)

The above photo was taken during the 1950′s for Life magazine of a cotillion in Harlem. Continue reading

HW Pick: Manhattan Hong Kong Music Festival

The Manhattan Hong Kong Music Festival, co-presented by Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) and Manhattan School of Music (MSM), will be held in New York City from October 30 to November 3, 2012.  Continue reading

Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra Visits Harlem

Prime Minister of Thailand, Yingluck Shinawatra came to visit Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) on 125th Street last week. Continue reading

HW Pick: Ai Weiwei, Never Sorry (video)

 

Called “The Biejing Andy Warhol,” named by ArtReview as the most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei is China’s most celebrated contemporary artist, and its most outspoken domestic critic (every country needs a Ai WeiWei). Continue reading

Bloomberg: Congress ‘Can’t Read’

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday that some newly elected members of Congress “can’t read” and don’t know what or where China is.

Bloomberg delivered his stinging assessment of Washington’s newcomers during an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Continue reading

HW Pick: Shang-Higher

We’ve hit the post-Olympic period, and it’s rough.

No more feats of godlike human endurance; no more Misty and Kerri on your HD 24/7. But even though Beijing’s time has come and gone, Nadal and Federer will be heading back to the PRC—to Shanghai, China’s newest “It” city.

While much has been made of Beijing’s renaissance, Shanghai has undergone a transformation of its own, starting with an ever-climbing skyline. The 1,600-foot Shanghai World Financial Center, the tallest building in China (and third in the world), was recently inaugurated after fourteen years of construction—luckily, wrapping up just in time for your reservation. The Park Hyatt Shanghai opened last week in fifteen stories of the towering skyscraper, making its 90th-story suites the highest place in the world to book a night. (Admit it—you’ve always meant to join the Quarter-Mile High Club.)


Park Hyatt Shanghai, 100 Century Avenue, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, +86 21 6888 1234

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hw pick: China de Puebla Mexican cuisine

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The new China de Puebla Mexican restaurant wants you. They prove it by offering you a 20% off discount coupon (see the attached image). So print out coupon and take it to the restaurant and get your drink or food on. Continue reading