Global Rencai
Global Rencai
Abuse is not Chinese
As I write this, the ongoing drama of Crazy English founder Li Yang’s divorce from Kim Lee continues to reverberate in a remarkable public discussion of domestic violence and whether and how it’s tied to culture.
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Yue-Sai Kan taught me to dream big
The world contains one woman, a Chinese woman, who has changed society on a global level for over three decades. Born in Guilin the daughter of a painter, she became a musician herself before starting her first TV show in the 1970s. Ever since, she’s enchanted the world, as a bestselling author, journalist, and business and cultural leader.
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Frankly, right now, I’m having the time of my life
Bonjour mes jolies laides! You all have been much in my heart as I’ve been rushing to finish writing my book for you. I’m thrilled to report that – it’s done. Thanks for all the加油s! I’m now working on the Chinese version with my darling translator Jianbo Wang.
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The beautiful French notion of jolie laide
Leave it to the sophisticated French to devise a concept of female beauty so abstract, so nuanced, as to defy logic entirely. Their slangy “jolie laide” literally translates as the contradiction “pretty-ugly,” but think of it as “oddly beautiful.”
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Life is not a competition. Don’t compare yourself to others.
I grew up during the 1980s, the years known in America as the Decade of Greed. The US economy was flying high, and consumers’ tastes in “adult toys” – cars, boats, LV handbags, etc. – ran toward conspicuous excess. Bumper stickers and T-shirts sported the axiom of the day: “He who dies with the most toys, wins.”
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Joy in the News
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