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
ANCIENT HISTORY
Making the Ming Great Again
A now-deleted Twitter account offered humorous historical lessons on the Ming dynasty’s last emperor
STREET TALK
On Humanity
Why young Chinese call themselves “laborers,” “balance payers,” and “tool people”
BOOKS
Good Romance: Chinese Novels About Love
Romantic literature that influenced several generations
