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Respect? no thanks. just use my name

[2015-06-27 08:17]

Showing care for seniors is nice, but we can do without the hurt feelings

Show explores range, imagination of Heatherwick design

[2015-07-04 08:37]

The imaginative and wide-ranging work of Britain's Heatherwick Studio may still be little-known in the United States, but a traveling exhibition aims to change that.

Bad accent? Don't lose it, use it

[2015-06-27 08:17]

I've gotten used to people nodding and smiling politely at me whenever they have no clue what I've just said - Chinese, Americans, and even some fellow Englishmen; they all do it.

Even in the wired age, travel's headaches still manage to endure

[2015-06-27 08:17]

Traveling in the country has become more convenient in the mobile era. You can book your plane/train tickets, hotel rooms, and even car rides through various kinds of apps and arrange a trip from your home within minutes.

You don't know squat

[2015-06-27 08:18]

As China aims to install 33,500 new toilets across the nation, many say squatting is healthier and cleaner, but are their reasons based mostly on myth?

Amateurs court controversy

[2015-05-30 07:43]

Who needs lawyers? In China, passers-by are happy to help solve disputes

Irresponsible bird photographers pose a threat to nature

[2015-05-30 07:43]

We Chinese seem to have the tendency to enjoy anything foreign with Chinese characteristics. As a birdwatcher, I have witnessed how we have turned a Western hobby into a Chinese-style obsession in the past 11 years.

Modern Chinese history in red and white

[2015-01-31 06:52]

Moutai Town in Southwest China's Guizhou province springs to view after about four hours of bus ride from capital Guiyang.

Private life and growing public acceptance

[2014-12-27 07:51]

Li Yinhe has been leading the life of a pioneer in more ways than one. For one, she is China's No.1 sexologist.

Thoughts on a gloriously international pond

[2014-12-27 07:51]

I walk past two women who are having a pop-up fashion show, modeling the contents of their designer shopping bags for each other right on the sidewalk. I enjoy their giggles, but I can't understand a word of what they say.

Last circle of hell: Tracking all of our passwords

[2014-12-20 07:39]

A couple of months ago, while settling the fare with a cab driver, my cellphone slipped out of my pants' pocket. I didn't ask for the receipt, and by the time I realized what had happened the cab was gone.

Censor's role not one for mere mortals

[2014-12-20 07:39]

Expurgating unsavory content from movies comes with good intentions but often ends up with unintended real-life black humor, with one highly anticipated film falling foul of the censor.