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FILM

Beyond Fairytales: 3 “Anti-Romance” Films for Chinese Valentine’s Day

What better time than Qixi, also known as Chinese Valentine’s Day, to burst the love bubble through these poignant unromantic movies

By Tan Yunfei (谭云飞), Liu Jue, and Yang Tingting (杨婷婷)   August 22, 2023
BOOKS

Good Romance: Chinese Novels About Love

Romantic literature that influenced several generations

By Hatty Liu   February 14, 2021
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ARTS

Soul’s Entryway

Artist Wang Zhanwu paints a love letter to a small northern community

By He Yingzi   December 17, 2020
TECHNOLOGY

The Anti-Dating Sim

Feminist game gets women vigilant about PUA, but draws mixed reviews

By Han Rubo   May 23, 2019
ARTS

Show of the Week: The First Half of My Life

A novel about female empowerment devolves into a show about a jealous wife in our final SotW

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   July 15, 2017
ARTS

Show of the Week: We Are in Love

The fakest celebrity-dating reality show of the season…and maybe the most successful

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   June 30, 2017
ARTS

Show of the Week: A Lifetime Love

It’s not the worst show of the season, only because there are worse shows

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   June 23, 2017
SOCIAL CHINESE

Cold Comfort

How to provide solace amid misery

By Sun Jiahui (孙佳慧)   February 14, 2017
NEWS

The Viral Week That Was: Ep 98

Walking the Bird’s Nest, A Soft Tiger, Spring Festival Stats, and Cities of Romance

By Ethan Yun   February 13, 2017