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Sometimes it takes a lifetime for truth to reveal itself

[2008-01-09 07:15]

I realized early my parents were not equal. Mom said Dad risked being demoted when he went AWOL one night and took a train to see her. Their life together didn't appear to be happy. Mom grew up in a family of scholars and loved writing. Dad joined the army at 17. He'd stumble when reading the newspaper.

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[2008-01-09 07:15]

Films

The big picture, in minature

[2008-01-08 07:26]

It was a freezing winter's day in Beijing. In an almost-empty unheated storage space in the Fengtai District, Ma Yuquan busied himself with piles of cardboard that lay against the wall.

Crafty Liu benefits from a can-do attitude

[2008-01-08 07:26]

Liu Xiechang is passionate about two things, illustrations and pull-top cans. He is proud to show visitors to his old apartment in Beijing's west side where he keeps his immense collection of sketches, most of which are from newspapers and magazines of the 1970s and '80s, and cans of soda, beer and juice.

Reasons I don't want a strange new hair-do

[2008-01-08 07:26]

There is a hair salon near my home. But it's not called a hair salon, it's name is the Plastic Center. The people who work there look unusual: They have holes in their ears, rings in their noses, and they all wear shiny black silk suits and snow white kungfu shoes.

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[2008-01-08 07:26]

Books

Life Pulse

[2008-01-08 07:13]

Listings: Beijing

[2008-01-04 07:15]

STAGE

Life Pulse

[2008-01-04 07:26]

Listings: Shanghai

[2008-01-04 07:15]

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Listings: Guangzhou

[2008-01-04 07:15]

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Boys will be boys

[2008-01-04 07:15]

Wang Haiyang draws an image of himself and the story beyond that figure. His recent Boys series, of 30 pieces, recalls his formative experiences.

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