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#16 Chinese Web Novels Launch Gold Rush for Adaptation Rights

#16 Chinese Web Novels Launch Gold Rush for Adaptation Rights

A niche form of online publishing now feeds a production pipeline that churns out mainstream films, TV series and games in China

Jul 12, 2018

#15 China's Underground Fanfiction Community is Snitching on Itself

#15 China's Underground Fanfiction Community is Snitching on Itself

Jul 6, 2018

#14 Gaming Platform Steam Rolls Into China

#14 Gaming Platform Steam Rolls Into China

China's gamers are unhappy about Steam's official rollout in the country, viewing it as an exit from - not entrance to - the Chinese market

Jun 22, 2018

#13 China’s College Entrance Test Feeds the Meme Machine

#13 China’s College Entrance Test Feeds the Meme Machine

This is issue #13 of the Magpie Digest newsletter, originally sent on 6/14/2018

Jun 14, 2018

Issue #12 "Juyoncé" Redraws Beauty Standards

Issue #12 "Juyoncé" Redraws Beauty Standards

A bold new role model for female fans arises from an online singing contest reality show

Jun 7, 2018

Issue #11 Creative Ways to Dodge a Chinese Internet Crackdown

Issue #11 Creative Ways to Dodge a Chinese Internet Crackdown

For China's savvy internet users, feats of nomadic platform acrobatics have become a way of life

May 17, 2018

Issue #10 Chinese Millennials Discussing Anti-Marriage, Not #MeToo

Issue #10 Chinese Millennials Discussing Anti-Marriage, Not #MeToo

This more personal and pragmatic take on feminism and the anti-sexual harassment movement of #MeToo is spreading on Weibo.

Feb 1, 2018

#9 China’s Hip Hop Ban is Not Really About Hip Hop

#9 China’s Hip Hop Ban is Not Really About Hip Hop

How to understand China’s censorship on “countercultural content” such as hip hop and beyond.

Jan 25, 2018

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