ARTS
Show of the Week: The King of Kanone
Reality TV on ice, the King of Kanone wants to capitalize on the Winter Olympics craze, but barely skates through
ARTS
Show of The Week: Roast
It’s not Saturday Night Live, it’s a beast all of its own. Censors killed it last year, but it’s back
ARTS
Cyberpunk is alive and well in China
Chinese cities inspire post-cyberpunk art and they could have ousted Tokyo’s hegemony already
FILM
China’s Most Hated Actress?
Jing Tian may be conquering Hollywood, but at home she has noisy detractors
ARTS
Perceiving the Sounds of the Village
Exhibition by post-90s photographer captures the intersection of life and survival in Shenzhen’s urban villages
ARTS
Show of the Week: Informal Talks
Hot young foreign guys discussing current affairs in Mandarin? It’s surprisingly civil and informative
ARTS
Pop-aganda
How the Communist Party of China is turning to turning to boy bands to get its messages across
ARTS
They Do It With Backdrops
That posh apartment of your favorite Chinese live streamer may be fake
ARTS
Show of the Week: Letters Alive
Variety show where actors read letters from historical figures gives new meaning to “celebrity gossip”
ARTS
Foreign Presence
Foreign Xinhua reporters at Two Sessions cause a stir on social media—what’s all the fuss about?
DESIGN
The Boat Rocked but the Earth Didn’t Move
The promise and disappointment of Ha Jin’s The Boat Rocker
