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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ming - The Untold Story

Dressing visitors in ancient China's imperial splendor is booming in Beijing

Studios near the Forbidden City in Beijing are transforming visitors into empresses from ancient China as young people explore a revival of traditional culture

The Independent UK

Hasan Piker’s China trip sparked a Gen Z obsession with ‘Chinamaxxing.’ Now activists are calling it cultural appropriation with a geopolitical twist

Hasan Piker’s China trip in 2025 has unleashed a full-blown Gen Z phenomenon called “Chinamaxxing,” that activists are slamming as cultural appropriation with a geopolitical edge. The trend, involving adopting Chinese cultural habits like drinking hot water, wearing house slippers indoors, and embracing traditional skincare routines, has exploded on TikTok…

The Mary Sue

Every Fashion Person I Know Is Feral for the Old Navy x Christopher John Rogers Collaboration

Live now, the American designer's latest affordable collab is already going viral.

Marie Claire

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McIlroy attacks Augusta as champion with big grin and hell of a swing

No longer like a man carrying a Ming vase across a slippery floor, the 2025 winner uses attack as the best form of defence

The Guardian - UK

Business Brief (Feb. 27): China Report Says U.S. Netted Nearly $20 Billion From Chen Zhi, Changpeng Zhao Crypto Cases

Chinese AI models surpass U.S. usage, RMB rallies to three-year high against the dollar

Caixin Global

Homicide, fraud, gambling dens: Why did China execute 11 members of a family?

Eleven members of the powerful Ming family, involved in large-scale scam centers and gambling operations in Myanmar, have been executed in China. Sentenced for crimes including homicide and fraud, their downfall signifies a major outcome of China's crackdown on cross-border criminal networks. The family's operations generated billions and led to…

The Times of India

45 Years Ago, An Iconic Space Opera Wasted Its Potential With A Fatal Mistake

Is the 1980 'Flash Gordon' a cult classic? Let's take an honest look and see how this film stacks up against its golden age origins.

Inverse

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Ming Campbell was only Liberal who looked like he could run country – Tim Farron

MPs have paid tribute to former Liberal Democrat leader Baron Campbell of Pittenweem

Evening Standard

China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations

Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and illegal gambling worth $1.4bn

The Guardian - AU

Tributes paid to ‘guiding light’ Lord Menzies Campbell

The former Liberal Democrat leader and veteran politician has died aged 84.

Evening Standard

Menzies Campbell death: Former Lib Dem leader dies aged 84

Lord Campbell – known as Ming – was a ‘dedicated public servant’ and ‘true Liberal giant’, Sir Ed Davey said

The Independent UK

Menzies Campbell, former Liberal Democrat leader, dies at 84

Campbell was North East Fife MP for nearly three decades before becoming a peer, and once held UK 100m record

The Guardian - UK

‘Women’s bodies exploited at an unprecedented scale’: Chinese censors failing to deal with deepfakes and hidden cameras, say activists

Secretly filmed images of women are spreading online, yet the authorities seem more focused on censorship than punishing the perpetrators, critics say

The Guardian - AU

10 Odd and Entertaining Comic Book Character Team Ups

Sometimes comic book companies will publish odd character team-ups that don’t make sense but might make money. For example, Marvel and DC will publish two comics featuring Deadpool and Batman in September and November 2025. As a traditionalist comic book fan, it does not make much sense to me. Still,…

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The Conversation

A 16th-century Chinese writer spoke of workplace burnout, leaving a blueprint for radical acts of rest

We are in the middle of a global workplace burnout epidemic — aptly named the “burnout society” by Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han.

WhatToWatch

High Potential episode 4 recap: Morgan’s latest case hits close to home

In High Potential episode 4, Morgan and Karadec search for a missing sisters, which leads them deep into the California woods.

The Guardian - UK

Improving people’s lives should be Labour’s first priority. Not that Ming vase

Britain is angry about poverty and austerity but Keir Starmer seems more worried about Tory criticism

The Guardian - UK

This timid ‘Ming vase’ strategy won’t turn Labour into a dynasty

Caution is understandable, but, if elected, Starmer and Reeves will need to make bold decisions on investment and Europe

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Evening Standard

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair review: inside London's most luxurious new hotel

Unashamedly opulent — Harriet Addison checks into London’s newest £1,000 per night hotel

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer expected to make it to No 10 despite his low personal popularity

The Labour leader has mirrored Blair’s highly cautious ‘Ming vase’ approach, and it has paid off so far

Evening Standard

OPINION - Do Labour realise they're in their honeymoon period already? It won't last

Screw the Ming vase, Keir. If you can’t enjoy 20-point leads — and that’s on a bad day — then you have no business being in politics. We get it, power is the point (a concept that must be patiently re-explained to Labour Party members every general election defeat). Yes,…

Evening Standard

Best books to spark queer joy in 2024

From queer cannon classics to coffee table crowd-pleasers, these books speak to the beauty of queer love in all its forms

GamesRadar

Genshin Impact 4.4 release date and time - When the Xianyun and Gaming banner starts

Here's when Genshin Impact version 4.4 launches

Evening Standard

OPINION - The Standard View: Can Keir Starmer’s Labour fix the challenges Britain faces?

In the run-up to the 1997 General Election, Roy Jenkins famously compared an ever-cautious Tony Blair to a man “carrying a priceless Ming vase across a highly polished floor.” More than a quarter of a century on, the same line has been thrown repeatedly at Sir Keir Starmer. But today,…

The Guardian - UK

Three convicted after Met police sting operation recovers £2m Ming vase

Detective from force’s specialist crime unit says cross-border operation was the result of four years’ work

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