Category Archives: Magazines

Do Meimei do!

Posted on 2003-11-07 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Twentysomething girl mag Meimei features model and actress Yu Na on the cover. Other articles with coverlines include: Girls shouldn’t be ashamed of self-comfort (i.e. masturbating) Can you start up a conversation with a stranger? Matt Damon, Hollywood’s golden child … Continue reading →

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Indonesian pulp

Posted on 2003-11-07 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Caijing magazine is one of China’s better investigative periodicals. The publication’s muckraking articles have won it praise as well as unwelcome attention from those who prefer their muck unraked. The October 20, 2003 issue (cover pictured below) features an article … Continue reading →

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Red Egg

Posted on 2003-11-06 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Red Egg was a Mainland China magazine about technology, lifestyle, and digi-cool. The magazine flowered for a brief time after the Great Nasdaq Crash. Before the Great Nasdaq Crash really hit the pocketbooks of the Great Nasdaq Boom’s investors’ pocketbooks.

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The Great European and American Marijuana Debate

Posted on 2003-11-01 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Sanlian Life Weekly’s October 27 edition (see the cover picture here) has a fairly balanced article on the debate about legalizing marijuana in the US and Europe. The use of marijuana as a drug is illegal in China, but the … Continue reading →

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What an original cover idea!

Posted on 2003-10-31 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Three news weeklies put Yang Liwei on the cover.

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Rich and Famous

Posted on 2003-10-31 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The November issue of Rich and Famous (mingxing shidai) magazine is out. The cover features Yi Nengjing, singer, TV actor and author of cheesy books. The rest of the magazine covers a mix of Chinese and foreign celebrities. One of … Continue reading →

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Latte Town is where I want to be

Posted on 2003-10-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Lulu Yan’s November column in That’s Beijing has a good bit about the strange naming tendencies of real estate developers: “Whilst looking for an apartment, it has become clear to me that Beijing´s real estate developers are severely challenged in … Continue reading →

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‘Ello ‘ello ‘ello

Posted on 2003-10-29 by Jeremy Goldkorn

You’ve seen ‘Hello!’ magazine. Now have a look at ‘Hello / Beijing Youth Weekly’. Looks familiar eh? Hello / Beijing Youth Weekly is produced by the Beijing Youth Press, the state-owned publisher of Beijing Youth Daily, one of the capital’s … Continue reading →

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Speak to the peasants!

Posted on 2003-10-28 by Jeremy Goldkorn

The Beijing Youth Daily’s headline this morning: “PRIME MINISTER SEEKS WAGES FOR PEASANT” referring to Wen Jiabao’s concern about a peasant who had been treated unfairly by the local government. The article is subheaded: “Wen Jiabao tells cadres: If you … Continue reading →

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China’s first 100% domestically-built airplane

Posted on 2003-10-27 by Jeremy Goldkorn

Sohu reports the successful maiden flight of China’s first 100% domestically-built plane, the Little Eagle 500. The report says that the plane was developed entirely in China, uses patented technology and is intended for civilian use. The Little Eagle 500 … Continue reading →

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