The farmer who sharpens his scythe every morning and never cuts a single stalk will die of hunger with the sharpest blade in the province. Everyone is …
The person sitting across from you in the Birkin and the Cartier and the quilted Chanel flap — loudly photographed and more loudly posted — is not …
The educated classes despise superstition. They call it the mark of the peasant, the refuge of the credulous, the intellectual failure of those who …
Every year, in the weeks after Chinese New Year, my reading room fills with a particular kind of visitor. They are new parents, or soon-to-be parents. …
The prosperity coaches want you to dress for the money you want, not the money you have. Master Chi has heard this recycled advice at every level of …
The most effective prison ever constructed has no guards, no racial covenant written into the deed, and no visible bars. It runs on something far more …
There is a phrase that passes between couples in the early warmth of a new marriage, and Master Chi has heard it so many times across so many dinner …
The beauty industry has decided your moles are gorgeous. Fashion editors in Paris and Manila and Chengdu have declared them “marks of …
Student Question: I have been working on my business plan for almost six months. Forty-seven pages. Financial projections through Year 5. Market …
A man who collects blueprints but never breaks ground does not love building. He loves the feeling of planning. And there is no structure more …