Close-Up: Nailing It — China’s 5,000-Year Saga of Adorning the Fingertip
Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians saw long, colored nails as a status symbol. So did the Chinese, starting from 5,000 years ago.... Read More
Close-Ups
Blemish BB Gone: China’s Male Beauty Loosens the Rigid Reigns of Gender
China's modern man is changing the face of the nation's cosmetics usage, with a New (digital) Youth collective cleansing the traditional canvas of what constitutes "masculinity."... Read More
Close-Up: The Art Of Body Painting And That Chinese Touche Eclat
Just like all other art forms, body painting, too, reflects politico-socio and environmental drips. Time to slap it on!... Read More
Close-Up: The Future Of Fashion Is Looking Brilliant And Bright
Fashion in its very Self is the Mistress of (Optical) Illusion -- just consider the visual effect of a vertical stripe. Nevertheless, the future of this illusion is very much a reality -- a paradoxical yet facetious liaison. ... Read More
Rated X: The Censored Arts Of China, Key To Contemporary Cult Status
Art is a reflection of current affairs, society, culture. In China, that kind of "stuff" to date is oft considered "unerwünscht". Or Rated X. ... Read More
Q To The R, From Tùzi (兔子) To Tù (吐): Eating Disorders In Online China
Q as in Cute. The word is ubiquitous. It’s harmless; until it is not. Eating disorders in the 21st Century are rampant, both off- and online.... Read More
Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. From Leftover To New Power Woman
China, home to some of the world’s most successful, entrepreneurial thirty-something women. But can they have their jiǎozi and eat them too?... Read More