PissWife: Don’t mess with the Dutch feminist zine and community
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DutchNews.nl: ‘I stick to the Swedish way of always wearing a bike helmet!’
‘I stick to the Swedish way of always wearing a bike helmet!’
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DutchNews.nl: ‘Colours of the World’ on display at next year’s Keukenhof flower show
Sveriges Radio/ Swedish National Radio: “Kina som Framgångsrik Fotbollsnation”
2015 drog president Xi Jinping upp riktlinjer för att förvandla Kina till en framgångsrik fotbollsnation och sen dess har kinesiska superligan investerat motsvarande 300 miljoner dollar i utländska spelare. Men för fotbollsentusiaster i Peking står det klart att stora kulturella förändringar måste till innan presidentens fotbollsinitiativ kan ge verkliga resultat.
Hör reportage av frilansjournalisten Saga Ringmar.
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The Sundial Press: “Gina Haspel, Another Evil Female First”
“Gina Haspel has been working at the CIA for three decades. During her time at the agency she was known as the brightest and most successful in everything she did. Haspel took part in undercover operations, recruited Russian agents, and survived coup d’etats — and now, just weeks ago, she was chosen as the first female director of the CIA. Is this a win for feminism? Is she the female James Bond we have been waiting for?”
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The Sundial Press: “Xi Jinping and Europe”
Chinese netizens love a good joke. And when Xi Jinping was compared to Winnie the Pooh, the joke seemed too good to miss. The discovery brought on an onslaught of memes and stickers that circulated on the Chinese web comparing Daddy Xi to Winnie the slow-witted, loveable bear. China’s most censored picture in 2015 was one of Xi Jinping standing up through a parade car that was paired with the image of Winnie the Pooh’s toy car.
But by July of 2017 the jokes were over. Searches of Winnie the Pooh drew up pages which read: “warning, content is illegal”. Image searches found no results.
This incident shows two things: firstly, that when anonymous, Chinese netizens are cynical and ironic about their government and society, even though publicly nobody would own up to such sentiments. Secondly, and more importantly in light of recent events, the Chinese Communist Party does not deal with issues like a slow-witted, loveable bear. Their responses are swift and merciless.
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Contributed Research in ChinaFile documentary: “Brooklyn Gospel Choir Goes to China”
“Pastor Frank Haye was quietly nervous as he paced the lawn around the temporary stage at one of China’s biggest rock festivals.
It was the last day of concerts by rock, electronic, and metal bands, and in a few hours, his Brooklyn gospel choir would come face-to-face with grass-trampling Chinese music fans.
Haye wasn’t sure how the raucous audience at the Midi Music Festival, staged each May, would take to the soulful tunes of his Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir praising the Lord. That is, if anyone showed up at all…”
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City Weekend Beijing: “Gap Year: Is It Really Worth Your Time?”
When I graduated from high school and embarked on what would become two gap years, I started to call myself “the drifting spinster.” Spinster, because I was single and single people take to exaggeration and self-pity; and drifting—because that’s exactly how it feels when you’re out of high school.
In most parts of the world, the fad has yet to really catch on. According to UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service), only five percent of UK-based students took a deferred year in 2015. Numbers in the U.S. vary, but according to PBS, deferred students account for only one percent of American college freshmen. In China, gap years are virtually non-existent since the education system does not give extra points for any creativity outside the classroom. Read the whole article here.
City Weekend Beijing: “Live Like a Local With These 5 Useful Language Tips”
“The Chinese language can drive you crazy, but learning Chinese is not impossible and can be—dare we say it—a lot of fun. Get the lowdown on how to get your Chinese from mamahuhu tochaojiwudi…” Read the whole article here.
City Weekend Beijing: “How to Detect Problems with Your Child’s Eyesight”
In the first years of your child’s life, their eyes are going through a lot of changes. They start out their existence seeing only in shades of gray, but by their first birthday, bam! The world becomes full of light, shapes and a dazzling array of colors.
However, sometimes things can go a little wrong, but if your child is very young, it’s hard to detect emerging problems with their eyesight. What are common eyesight issues children face—and what symptoms should we be (ahem) keeping an eye out for? Read the whole article here.