Michael Berry is a professor of Asian languages and cultures and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA. He has published extensive works on addressing the richness and diversity of Chinese art and culture in sinophone communities. He is also an award-winning English translator of several Chinese literary works, including Yu Hua’s To
Month: February 2021
During quarantine, a poet, essayist, and aphorist returns to the aphorism, the “sushi of literature.” If life has placed you on probation, best to proceed with added caution. Art for art’s sake is a dead end; art for heart’s sake is the way out. A note to public scolds and angry activists: good intentions are
Bitcoin virtual crypto currency price is displayed on a phone screen in this photo. STR | NurPhoto | Getty Images Bitcoin’s price roared back Wednesday after a sharp sell-off, climbing above $50,000 again as Square announced it had purchased $170 million worth of the cryptocurrency. At 4 a.m. ET, the world’s most valuable digital coin
As the weeks go by and the pandemic begins to lift at a very, very glacial pace we are hearing some more coins drop into the bank of the specialty box office space. Edward Hall’s adaptation of Noel Coward’s play Blithe Spirit is one of a handful of films that made its way to theaters and digital
WASHINGTON — The White House said Feb. 23 has no schedule for nominating a NASA administrator as a new round of rumors swirl about who might be selected to lead the agency. The topic arose at a press conference when a reporter asked press secretary Jen Psaki about rumors that the Biden administration was considering
Amazon and Flipkart are offering discounts on a bunch of popular smartphones in India this week. Amazon Fab Phones Fest and Flipkart Mobiles Bonanza 2021 sales promise great deals on mobile phones across all price segments this week. If you’re looking to upgrade or buy a new smartphone, this is a good time to grab
Dominion Voting Systems, a primary target of baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 presidential election, will “definitely” file more lawsuits against those who pushed those false claims, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. CEO John Poulos, whose company filed a $1.3 billion defamation suit a day earlier against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, confirmed that more legal
Play video content BACKGRID Travis Scott‘s whipped up another frenzy over the launch of one of his new projects … this time it went down in front of a newsstand. The rapper surprised fans Tuesday by announcing a pop-up shop in WeHo to promote his new “i-D Magazine.” As you can see … it drew
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images The mystery of what happened to critical evidence proving Theranos’ blood-testing technology didn’t work deepened
Despite it being New York Fashion Week when we speak, Kaia Gerber has all the time in the world. “It’s crazy to hear that it’s even fashion week right now,” she says, when I point out that digital shows and presentations are already going live. Pre-pandemic, she would normally be hopping from plane to hotel
There are few blockbuster filmmakers with as divided an audience as Zack Snyder. From Man of Steel to Batman v. Superman, Snyder’s films have sharply divided audiences and critics. In a recent interview, Snyder weighed in on the divisive nature of his work and admitted he does not pay any heed to criticisms because, in
One of the things I love about This Is Us is how effectively it plays with time. The best stories happen when the series blends past, present, and future to depict how the Pearson family changes over time and how they are ultimately the same. This Is Us Season 5 Episode 9 was an especially
If you enjoy reading Electric Literature, join our mailing list! We’ll send you the best of EL each week, and you’ll be the first to know about upcoming submissions periods and virtual events. Baba Badji’s new poetry collection, Ghost Letters, begins in English, but quickly defies the category of “Western” or “American”: One by one,
People wear protective face masks outside Best Buy in Union Square as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on September 24, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Best Buy said it will pay pandemic-related bonuses to all hourly employees and give
Taken from the February 2021 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline “Improving nuclear fuel safety”. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World app. A decade after the Fukushima disaster, Michael Allen investigates claims from academia and industry that the next generation of nuclear
Shares of the nation’s largest theater chain bucked a down market Tuesday, fortifying their advance of the day before after news that cinemas in New York City will open soon after a year-long lockdown as Covid infection rates fall in the city and state. AMC Ent. stock is up 11% in late morning trades, after
WASHINGTON — A Falcon 9 booster failed to land after its most recent launch Feb. 15 because of “heat damage” it sustained, but a SpaceX official said he was confident that the boosters can be reused 10 or more times. During a session of the 47th Spaceport Summit Feb. 23, Hans Koenigsmann, senior adviser for
OnePlus Nord has started receiving OxygenOS 10.5.11 that brings the January 2021 Android security patch. The new software update for OnePlus Nord comes almost two months after the release of the last Android security update that was rolled out in late December. OnePlus has, however, not provided any new features or notable changes through the
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