In (Sort of) Defense of Yellowface

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The most recent episode of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother was panned by some fans as tasteless and racist when it depicted three of the shows protagonists what critics characterized as "Yellowface." People on twitter had words to say:

The Disruptive Bosoms Of Lin Chi-ling, According To “Student”

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Lin Chi-ling
The mayor of Taizhou, a small city in Jiangsu province, has rejected a netizen's complaint that his mental health has been damaged by an eye-catching outdoor advert featuring the cleavage of Taiwanese model Lin Chi-ling. The netizen left his message on the government website of Taizhou city on January 10, signing it "a primary school child."

Watch: Liu Xia, Wife Of Jailed Nobel Laureate, Reads Two Poems Under House Arrest

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Liu Xia reading poems
I've written about Liu Xia's house arrest before, the disgrace and heartbreak of it, forced into isolation for the past three years because her husband happens to be Liu Xiaobo, the activist and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient who's currently in a Chinese jail. In the above video, shot last month, we get a rare glimpse into her world, bounded physically -- no metaphor needed -- by the wall of her Beijing apartment. But as she reads two poems, "Untitled" and "Drinking," it's apparent she occupies another place whose boundaries are less defined, depthless.

“Lust, Caution” Star Tang Wei Swindled Out Of 210,000 RMB In Phone Scam [UPDATE]

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Tang Wei
Tang Wei, 34, the leading actress in Ang Lee's 2007 soft-core porno Lust, Caution, was reportedly swindled out of 210,000 yuan in a telecom fraud on Friday afternoon. Some netizens have ridiculed her for being a "pure girl," according to Hug China, but let's not take credit away from the swindlers. Getting such big bucks out of a movie star deserves a lifetime achievement award. Nigerian princes, the ante's been raised.