Blog Author - Drew Pittock
In OlymPicks, we highlight news, gossip, and developments regarding the buildup to Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics.
![DP Backspace Pushes Past the Bleeding Edge on Sophomore Release "Ants Corrupt Elephant"](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/384518/backspace_beijing_indie_rock_ants_corrupt_elephant_new_release_maybe_mars.jpeg "DP Backspace Pushes Past the Bleeding Edge on Sophomore Release "Ants Corrupt Elephant"")
"Ants Corrupt Elephant" is a joyride through the humid depths of a cosmic jungle, destination unknown.
We know the big man is all about forgiveness, but even he has to draw the line at some of these.
![Lit Lovers Unite for "Spittoon Literary Magazine" Issue 7 Launch Party, this Saturday at Aotu Space](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/384518/spittoon_beijing_literary_arts_magazine_chinese_poetry_english_translation_issue_7_arts_collective.jpg "Lit Lovers Unite for "Spittoon Literary Magazine" Issue 7 Launch Party, this Saturday at Aotu Space")
We caught up with "SLM" co-editors Xiao Yue Shan and Zuo Fei ahead of the Issue 7 launch party.
At long last, foreigners in Beijing are eligible to receive the Chinese vaccine.
Last weekend, news broke that Prodigy Brewing had quietly shuttered their Xingfucun gastropub.
![New Documentary, "The Six," Details the Untold Legacy of Chinese Men Who Survived the Titanic](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/384518/the_six_new_documentary_chinese_survivors_the_titanic.png "New Documentary, "The Six," Details the Untold Legacy of Chinese Men Who Survived the Titanic")
"The Six" will open in theaters across China on Apr 16.
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 13-year-strong blog archives.
Late last year, Peiping Machine quietly opened SourTower, a dedicated sour beer joint connected to their Fangjia Hutong digs.