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How China Can Literally Move Mountains to Build Ghost Towns
We spoke to Wade Shepard, author of Ghost Cities of China, about why the country is possibly the only place in the world where you can get away with destroying the natural landscape to build huge new cities.
Good News, People of China: You Can Now Legally Own a Games Console
The country's lifted its nationwide ban on the sale of PlayStations and the like.
The Chinese Government Finally Gave Ai Weiwei His Passport Back
The artist had been banned from traveling internationally since 2011.
An Interview with the Persecuted Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Weiwei, who was detained by Chinese authorities for 81 days in 2011, is about to have his first show in China. We sat down for a chat in his Beijing studio.
The Hangover News
This weekend, Greece voted "no" in its bailout referendum, and some neo-Nazis had a shit rally in central London.
Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads Loom Over the Elk-Killing Fields of Wyoming
The most important contemporary art show to ever come to Wyoming casts a long, dark shadow over the supposed animal sanctuary below.
This Is What It's Like to Come Out in China
"My sex ed teacher brought up homosexuality once. All he said was that it was a psychological disease."
Ten Thousand Dogs and Cats Will Be Eaten This Weekend at China's Annual Dog Meat Festival
One animal lover cashed in her savings to try and buy the animals before they hit the chopping block, but she can't possibly adopt them all.
Getting Underneath China's Obsession With Hyper-Real Sex Dolls
"The best sex dolls are a modern day work of art," says the owner of one of China's biggest manufacturers of silicone dolls. "She can satisfy our heart's most tender dreams and desires."
Heritage, Horses, and Tengger Cavalry: Inside the World of Mongolian Folk Metal
Listen to the stirring title track from Tengger Cavalry's new album, 'Blood Shaman Sacrifice.'
Being a Stoner in Beijing Is Expensive, Dangerous and Complicated
A recent government crackdown has made dealers and users nervous, but it hasn't stopped people from getting high in the Chinese capital.
Why Is the Venice Biennale's Kenyan Pavilion Exhibiting the Work of Chinese Artists?
There's only one Kenyan artist, Yvonne Brandle-Amolo, at the exhibition. The rest of the names at the pavilion belong to a number of artists from China, plus the Italian Armando Tanzini.