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Pop icon’s fortieth birthday sparks fan introspection
Jan 25, 2019 (WiC 438)

Pop singer Jay Chou turned 40 last Friday. To mark the milestone, his wife, Taiwanese actress Hannah Quinlivan, sent him on a scavenger hunt that started out with a small shoebox and ended up with a slightly bigger birthday gift: a Lamborghini in ...

New reality show highlights fathers’ angst over unmarried daughters
Jan 18, 2019 (WiC 437)

Last year, a mother’s letter to her daughter went viral on Chinese social media. In it, she explained why she wouldn’t rush her daughter into marriage. “People always say women should try to get married and have children when they are ...

Why Bi Gan’s art-house film surged at the box office for a day – then tanked
Jan 11, 2019 (WiC 436)

It wasn’t exactly a case of ‘happy new year’ for filmmaker Lu Chuan. On New Year’s Eve he was told that production of his latest movie 749 Bureau, which was scheduled to start filming this week, would not happen because of what ...

What were the big themes of 2018? China’s movie industry has the answers
Dec 14, 2018 (WiC 435)

Four of the most famous huabiao in China can be found in Tiananmen Square. The giant marble columns were built in the Ming Dynasty as imperial signage flanking the Forbidden Palace, although the huabiao originated some 2,000 ...

Youku’s latest hit reality TV show sees celebrities train to be astronauts
Dec 14, 2018 (WiC 435)

According to folklore, Chang'e and her husband Houyi were immortals living in Heaven until a row with the Jade Emperor saw them banished to Earth. The pair found human life hard and miserable so Houyi went on a quest for an elixir that would ...

Tencent-invested Marvel film gets huge online marketing push in China
Nov 30, 2018 (WiC 434)

When Venom was first released in the US in early October, it ran into serious headwinds. In addition to lacklustre reviews from most of the critics, fans of Lady Gaga waged war on the superhero film (based on a character from Marvel ...

Political comments prompt a broadcast halt for film awards ceremony
Nov 23, 2018 (WiC 433)

The entertainment industry has occasionally used its award ceremonies as a platform to express its political preferences. In 1993, when the actor Richard Gere presented at the Oscars, he delivered a monologue calling attention to China’s human ...

How a Chinese singer’s fans knocked Ariana Grande off the top of the charts
Nov 16, 2018 (WiC 432)

There are ways to turn a bad breakup into a positive experience. Taylor Swift, for instance, has used her catchy tunes to dismantle her ex-boyfriends. Pop singer Ariana Grande also recently released a new single thank u, next as a ...

Star rapper’s year in China
Nov 9, 2018 (WiC 431)

Early last month Donald Trump hosted an unlikely meeting in the Oval Office. Rather unexpectedly, he was on the listening side of of the occasion. In this case it was Kanye West sharing his views in a monologue that was broadcast live to the ...

Chinese starlet Yang Mi tries her hand at ‘method acting’ in low budget film
Nov 2, 2018 (WiC 430)

Attractive actresses often take on ugly roles in search of a breakout performance. In Monster, Charlize Theron wore mottled makeup and crooked teeth to play a serial killer. Playing crazy won her an Oscar for the best actress in 2003. ...

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