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The Devil’s Advocates
Paul French’s latest book reconstructs Jazz Age Shanghai in sin and splendor
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Worst Movies on Douban
Nonsense plots and knockoffs—the lowest rated films on China’s biggest film-review platform
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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
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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
ARTS
[Video] TWOC Ep. 2: The Art of Painting & Calligraphy
TWOC’s new show discusses Thangka culture and whether Chinese painting should remain “pure”
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
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