Cleaning up at home and staying canny with my savings
2011-07-05 07:58:37
I was washing the kitchen wall tiles with vinegar (I should explain that I'm a canny Scot who rarely buys expensive domestic cleaning products).
Paparazzi finally catch up with showbiz' shrinking violet
2011-07-01 08:11:07
Chinese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro is justly famous for maintaining a low profile when he is not on set or publicizing a film.
Everyone is jumping on the online TV bandwagon
2011-06-29 07:52:08
Pictures and words are powerful but videos have the edge and the country's major media organizations seem to agree.
Why do so many lissome Chinese think they are fat?
2011-06-29 07:52:08
According to the Duchess of Windsor, "A woman can't be too rich or too thin".
What's with these stars and their sexual confusions?
2011-06-24 07:52:23
Karen Mok is in love and preparing to get married in October to what she called her "first love", a German known only as Johannes.
Cut down to size
2011-06-24 07:52:23
A spat over an extended excision of a soon-to-be-released film illustrates the power struggle inside China's booming film industry and the difficulties of power sharing.
Moving beyond the basics of Chinese into deep waters
2011-06-23 07:50:00
Learning to speak Mandarin as a foreigner in Shanghai can lead to awkward, but funny, moments.
When age lies in the eyes of the beholder
2011-06-22 07:55:37
A thought occurred to me one morning when, on leaving our apartment, my little boy failed to say hello to the lady who cleans the yard.
Facts supposedly sacred but who needs them for a good story?
2011-06-22 07:55:37
There was a hilarious video that went viral recently of a wedding scene gone wrong.
Taiji and the luxury lifestyle
2011-06-19 07:48:38
The popularity of yoga, spinning and Pilates classes at gyms in top-tier cities suggests that taiji quan is one Chinese traditional art in need of some serious re-branding.
Craving face time
2011-06-19 07:45:25
The benefits and downside of social media are part of the modern conversation.
