SOCIETY

China’s Chengdu Disney Has Massive Queues and Just One Ride

How a rapper’s diss track turned a single piece of exercise equipment in a small community gym into the latest viral travel destination

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LIFE

Temple of Pain: Three Chengdu Tattooists Reflect on the Pandemic in Ink

How tattoo artists stay creative amid economic pressures, and try to make sense of their pandemic experiences through ink

FOOD

Journey Down the Rabbit Hole of Chengdu’s Favorite Street Snack

Tracking the humble origins, spicy flavors, and nostalgic undertones of this signature Sichuan dish—rabbit head

NEWS

Viral Week Ep. 159

One Country Two Dorms, star salary caps, love hotel voyeur, and bad Chinese tourists at a mosque—it’s Viral Week

LIFE, TECHNOLOGY

Luxury on Loan

After bicycles and umbrellas, premium goods and cars enter the Chinese sharing economy

ARTS, NEWS

Pervert Magician Jailed

Breast-groping magician and producer jailed for controversial video