Culture
01.05.16

In ‘Mr. Six,’ China’s Changing and Staying the Same

Jonathan Landreth
from China Film Insider

Playing an aging gangster railing against the “little punks” who kidnapped his son in Beijing, Feng Xiaogang gives a solid performance as the title character of Mr. Six: a gravel-throated vigilante shaken when his go-it-...

Late Nights, Mysterious Women, and Communism

The men who run China today are avid readers of history, especially of the decline and fall of the Soviet Union. They can recite its causes, and they are explicitly dedicated to avoiding a repeat of the experience. So I have to wonder if anyone...

Doesn’t Matter If the Ferrari Is Black or Red

Salacious rumours had started swirling on the internet within hours of the spectacular crash in March: another Ferrari in Beijing, another Chinese leader’s son. But which leader? Months later the answer appears to...