MUSIC
Hip Hop-aganda?
The modernization of state media content blurs the line between entertainment and publicity
ARTS
Father of Empires
Story of the hit TV character Dugu Xin, fashion icon and Chinese history’s most powerful father-in-law
TV
New Variety Shows of Spring 2018
Celebrities singing, celebrities cooking, celebrities raising kids—oh, and some street dancers too
BOOKS
Con Country
The Book of Swindles reveals a Ming society riddled with dishonesty, debauchery, and double dealing
BOOKS
The Strike’s Experiment Hits the Mark
Debut experimental fiction about a Chinese factory strike evokes universal themes
ARTS
Farewell, Li Ao
The most quotable sayings from the controversial writer, who passed away on March 18
ARTS
Vincent in Vogue
‘Artistic consumption’—and a tradition of replicas—drive China’s Van Gogh fever
FILM
Lone Wolves
With Wolf Warrior 2 at the Oscars, remembering when Rambo was all the rage in china
