ARTS
Idol Flattery
Singing show’s judging standards has netizens petitioning the government to “monitor” it
ARTS
30 Years of Photography
From state-owned photo studios to personal digital SLRs, check out the history of modern Chinese photo-taking
FILM
Bao-llyhoo for ‘Bao’
Why the new Pixar short made overseas viewers cry—and mainland audiences mad
BOOKS
The Devil’s Advocates
Paul French’s latest book reconstructs Jazz Age Shanghai in sin and splendor
ARTS
Worst Movies on Douban
Nonsense plots and knockoffs—the lowest rated films on China’s biggest film-review platform
ARTS
Film: Desires and Deception
A pair of hit documentaries lay bare the desperate struggle to strike it rich in the world’s fastest-growing economy
ARTS
For Art’s Sake
A wealthy patron is putting philanthropy first, opening Hangzhou’s first non-profit foreign art museum
FILM
China’s 2018 Cannes Report Card
From party crashers to boyish bangs, here are this year’s festival highlights
FILM
‘Silence’ Proves Golden
The critical and commercial success of two recent indie movies shows the growing clout of non-mainstream cinema
FILM
‘Infinity War’ triggers film tourism
The new Avengers movie is out tonight in China, but some people already saw it—by going abroad
ARTS
[Video] TWOC Ep. 2: The Art of Painting & Calligraphy
TWOC’s new show discusses Thangka culture and whether Chinese painting should remain “pure”
