Sodagreen has good hair day in Beijing

I'm not a fan of decadent rock music, but I was happy to wave green light sticks on Sunday night at the Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater where Taiwan pop band Sodagreen put on a show. I was most impressed by lead singer Qing Feng, although less for his vocal virtuosity than his hair - an electrostatic mane coiffed so high that it was all I could see from the back.

From big hair to Painted Skin, Zhou Xun's latest flick (pictured right) is slated for a September screening. Stills from the movie were released at the Shanghai International Film Festival on Sunday. It is based on the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Pu Songling novel Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio and features the incomparable Zhou as a ghost who eats the skin and hearts of her lovers. Sounds like a nightmare banquet in Guangzhou.

I have nothing against young women taking off their clothes and posting their pictures on the Internet. In fact I encourage it. So, when I came across images of "Little Cloud" rolling around on sheepskin rugs wearing skimpy underwear and a cute smile I was supportive of her right to do so, and felt it my duty to encourage her free expression by looking for more pictures. They have been posted on various websites.