Lin Shaohua, a noted translator of Japanese literature, gave a lecture to a class of master of public administration students the other day.
When I learned about an ongoing British tourism promotion to invite Chinese travelers to name their favorite places on social media, I thought about things that might not be on the official list but yet are as appealing as Big Ben or Buckingham Palace.
The well-heeled Marilyn Monroe reportedly once said that if you give a girl the right shoes, she can conquer the world.
Shakespeare mentions high heels in Hamlet, former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg praised them and fashion designers from Dior to Manolo Blahnik have bewitched women and men with their versions. Killer Heels is a luxurious, fun and sexy look at the history of high heels, and it manages to be an eye candy and thought-provoking, too. It's on shelves for the holiday shopping season.
American classical pianist Gary Graffman, 86, is better known in China as Chinese pianist Lang Lang's teacher. Graffman has also taught Wang Yuja and Zhang Haochen, two other talented internationally reputed Chinese pianists.
Life's been a roller-coaster ride for rock singer Luo Qi.
Before Hugh Jackman could appear in his current Broadway play, The River, he had to learn his lines, dig deep into his character and do something he's never done before: gut a fish.
To commemorate the Chinese victims of the Nanjing Massacre of 1937, Chinese artist Wu Weishan unveiled a series of sculptures at the Na tional Museum of China on Tuesday - four days ahead of the first national public memorial day for the massacre on Saturday.
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, is reopening at last, all decked out for the 21st century in its historic Carnegie Mansion home just a few blocks up Fifth Avenue from the Guggenheim and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Like a mirage in the middle of Beirut's high-rise seafront, the exquisite mansion is a lonely reminder of this city's romantic past.
China has staged a strong showing in best foreign language film nominations at the Golden Globes - which are widely considered a vetting for the Oscars - but insiders say it's unlikely any Chinese films will take this year's Academy Awards.
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