Sex and Myth: Reckoning with Rural China’s Haphazard Sex Education
Sex is a taboo topic in China. People rarely publicly discuss sex; the “birds and the bees” talk from parent to child is also much less common than in the West.
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China’s Rebellious Daughter: On Losing a Language
A language is more than its modern “usefulness.” It is place, history, emotion, and collective consciousness.
An Interview with Nir Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem
“For me, it is improving services, making the city more attractive to investors, young couples, families, and visitors.”
Super Bowl Ad Review: Have a Coke
“The ad invites the viewer to embrace diversity by remarking, ‘There’s a Coke for you.'”
Film Review: Feng Xiaogang’s “Youth”
“‘Youth’ is about not idealizing the Mao era; it is about the youth lost within it.”
Poetry Collection Review: Night Sky With Exit Wounds by Ocean Vuong
“Generational trauma is a constant, quiet part of our identities, and Vuong is fittingly gentle in how he communicates this.”
Film Review: The Wedding Banquet
A gay landlord from Taiwan must marry his tenant in order to hide his homosexuality from his traditional parents.
Friendsgiving: Pies, Ice Cream, and Growing Up
There is something magical about seeing old hometown friends in a new city.
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