FOOD
Fruit of the South
Lychees, water chestnuts, and crispy pork…What’s not to like about this succulent Fujian dish?
ENTERTAINMENT
K-Pop with Weight
Produce Pandas, a new boy band with facial hair and broad waistlines, challenge conventions and win LGBT hearts
FILM
Watching with Mother
How an emotional female-centric comedy beat big budget competition at the Chinese box office
FILM
Short Film: Away From Home
A documentary explores the changing definition of home among Beijing migrants during Spring Festival
ENTERTAINMENT
Lost in Animation
The golden age of Chinese animated film from “The Monkey King” to “Tales of the Effendi”
SOCIETY
China Lights #1: “I carried cement bags for 11 years”
Deep dive into the story of a Chinese woman in a men’s world
NEWS
Viral Week Ep. 283
Sexist tea shop ad, Jack Ma lookalike, tombs under airport, and date rape drug test—it’s Viral Week
BOOKS
The Beasts Within
Yan Ge’s zoological thriller blurs the boundary between savagery and civilization
