BANNED BOOKS
In this piece for the Sunday New York Times, I write about a lawsuit filed by Li Nanyang, the daughter of nanogenarian CP leader Li Rui.
TALKING MAO BLUES
In this Q&A for the NYT’s Sinosphere blog, I talk to polymath poet Willis Barnstone on his translation of Mao and Wang Wei, escorting Allen Ginsberg to a Daoist temp
HESSLERMANIA IN CHINA
How best to write about China? In this piece for the New York Review of Books, I write about my former colleague, Peter Hessler.
XINJIANG BEYOND THE CLICHES
My review in the NYR blog of Carolyn Drake's stunning new photobook, "Wild Pigeon," which goes beyond the usual photo cliches of old men in turbans, or women in veils.
THE MIRAGE OF WINTER SPORTS
Reporting on this story for the New York Times about Beijing's Winter Olympics bid made me realize how environmentally destructive most winter sports are.
INTERFAITH VOICES ON RELIGION IN CHINA
I was a panelist along with Brown University’s Rebecca Nedostup on this show about China’s religious boom–and crackdowns on religion. You can listen here or go