Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

Keeping it short and simple as I continue catching up after my trip west.

Thanks for joining me this week.

Recommendations

China Stories

Laurie Chen, “China wants academic exchange but historians say increased censorship makes research hard”

Dalia Parete, “A New Shade of Chinese Feminism” — interview with Ohio University scholar Eva Liu about the recent emergence of “pink feminism” in China

Sixth Tone, “China Approves First Retirement Age Hike Since 1950s”

Andrew Stokols, “Baoding, Zhili (Hebei) and Late Qing Industrialization”

Wanderings Around the World

Anonymous, “‘Do not laugh. Do not wear this. Do not speak aloud’: life under the Taliban”

Kim Barker, “The Bomb Shelters Are Busy. So Are the Nail Salons.”

Gillian Brockell, “Journalist withheld information about Emmett Till’s murder, documents show”

Steve Buckley, “James Earl Jones’ voice marked the time, in baseball and beyond”

Ashley Fetters Maloy, “The mythical Mavis Beacon who taught typing to a generation”

Jennifer Rankin, “How a little-known 17th-century female scientist changed our understanding of insects”

Featured photo: Livingston Depot Center, built in 1902 by the Northern Pacific Railway to facilitate tourist access to Yellowstone National Park. Livingston, Montana, September 3, 2024.