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Category Archives: Guest Contributor
Lesbians face blood donation discrimination
On May 28th les+ magazine, a volunteer magazine supported by the largest lesbian group in Beijing, posted an article on their online blog called “LES blood donors, where are you?” criticizing a ban on lesbian blood donors during a crucial time. Gay men have been formally recognized by the central government as a high-risk group for contracting HIV, and are thus are excluded from donating blood.
Posted in Disaster Relief, Guest Contributor, Opinion, Sexuality
Tagged blood banks, discrimination, gay, lesbian， blood donation
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National Geographic goes Chinese
An American publication portraying China to the Chinese – in Chinese? Not surprisingly, the choice of topics reveals certain China tropes that have gained currency in the West.
Posted in Guest Contributor, Magazines
Tagged @classic, foreign media, magazines, media, National Geographic, Western Media
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20 fragments of a ravenous youth: a review
Ian Wallace reviews Guo Xiaolu’s ’20 Fragments of a Ravenous Youth’
Posted in Books, China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged books, Guo Xiaolu, novels, translation
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Funky Chinatown and the Asian riff
All about the ‘Asian riff’, a melodic phrase that has represents the mysteries of the Far East in the language of Western pop music.
Posted in Guest Contributor, Music
Tagged Asian riff, copyright, music, Peter Micic, stereotypes, stock music
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Compassion, logistics, and nerves begin to fray in Chengdu
A report on the earthquake relief effort as exhaustion sets in.
Posted in Disaster Relief, Guest Contributor
Tagged disaster relief, earthquake, Janek Zdzarski, Pete Sweeney, Sichuan, Wenchuan
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Lupine lactose intolerant
A book review of Wolf Totem by Linda Jaivin.
Posted in China Books, Guest Contributor
Tagged @classic, books, Howard Goldblatt, Jiang Rong, Linda Jaivin, translation, Wolf Totem
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The text message as satire
Satirical mobile phone text messages.
Posted in Guest Contributor, Mobile phone and wireless
Tagged humor, mobile phones, nationalism, SMS
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Grace Wang
Unfortunate backdrop This article is by guest contributor Alice Xin Liu. On April 9, 2008 at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, two high-profile student ‘protests’ for and against Tibetan independence took place. Grace Wang (Wang Qianyuan 王千源), a 21 … Continue reading
Mirror Media
Clean hands and magazine covers This article and the photographs are by guest contributor David Drakeford. Yue Lu is a trendy mid-price Beijing restaurant owned by the highly successful ‘cynical realist’ painter Fang Lijun (方力钧) who is best known for … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising and Marketing, Guest Contributor
Tagged advertising, David Drakeford, Hachette Filipacchi Media, Mirror Media
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