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08.11 | dispatch from an emergency help-a-friend trip
Well this is unexpected! I'm writing you from Nanning, the capital of Guizhou Province, after flying down here to help a friend through some tough times.
elaine
i own this place!
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08.04 | athletes don't owe you anything
So what's been on your mind recently? For me, thanks partially to the Olympics, there's been an almost non-stop conversation going on about women's (especially) bodies, their mental health and how much resilience the rest of the world gets to demand from them.
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07.28 | hello from the first newsletter ever!
I thought I was over email. But after much deliberation - I'm starting one of my own!
FEB 2021 "Anti Asian-American Violence is on the Rise, Again. Here’s How You Can Help"
Published in: Radiichina.com Publish Date: February 14, 2021 Category: Coronavirus, Asian-Americans, race, solidarity Link: https://radiichina.com/anti-asian-american-violence/ Excerpt: ”Months before the United States experienced its first cluster of Covid-19 cases, Asian-Americans were suffering the brunt of racist attacks [https://radiichina.com/coronavirus-rumors-racism/] over the perceived origins of what
APR 2020 "The Americans Who Fled China Due To Coronavirus, Only To Flee Back"
Published in: SupChina.com Publish Date: March 31, 2020 Category: China, coronavirus, Sino-US relations, expats, culture Link: https://supchina.com/2020/03/31/the-americans-who-fled-china-due-to-coronavirus-only-to-flee-back/ The Americans who fled China due to coronavirus, only to flee back – SupChinaOn February 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel
APR 2018 "Dior Puts Youth Before Tradition at Haute Couture Shanghai Show"
Published in: Jingdaily.com Publish Date: April 15, 2018 Category: China, Fashion, Luxury Markets Link: https://jingdaily.com/dior-youth-haute-couture-shanghai-show/ Dior Prioritizes Youth at Haute Couture Shanghai Show | Jing DailyIn touchier times, the brand might have been lampooned for its lazy, pandering use of the color red, or a striking similarity
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JUNE 2017 "CES Asia: Chinese consumers get new tech first"
Published in: CampaignAsia Publish Date: June 12, 2017 Category: Technology, Trends, China, Event Reporting Link: https://www.campaignasia.com/article/ces-asia-chinese-consumers-get-new-tech-first/437096 "The technology on show at this year’s CES Asia, held in Shanghai, endorsed China’s position as the world’s technology innovator instead of just a
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The dog whistling in this New Yorker article on pandemic pets was really something.
So yes, eating dogs. A topic I don’t particularly really enjoy bringing up, but that I tend to get exposed to a lot anyway.
NOV 2013 “Issue 50: 1984 - Breakin': Jia Zhangke"
Published in: Little White Lies volume 50 Publish Date: Nov/Dec 2013 Category: Culture, Interview, Chinese-to-English translation Link: https://www.zinio.com/gb/little-white-lies/nov-dec-13-i246774#/
Shanghaiist.com: Shanghai Expo Coverage
During my time at Shanghaiist, I wrote over 1000 posts across three years. I'm attempting to pick out highlights from that mass of words to showcase in this portfolio of writing samples.
2008+ The Gizmodo Archive
The entirety of what I’ve written for Gizmodo.com, over 200 posts, are still up on the Gizmodo website in this archive for now.
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Elaine is... moving to Ghost from Squarespace
After spending the last three years trying to make my Squarespace website work for me, I've decided to move at least the blogging bits over to this new platform: ghost.org!