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The Line, Ep. 14: Raising Excellent Sheep
The Line Podcast
September 8, 2017

The Line, Ep. 14: Raising Excellent Sheep

A spirited discussion with a panel of experts reveals a link between the educational arms race and increasing class anxiety.

The Line, Ep. 13: Are We Slave Drivers?
The Line Podcast
July 19, 2017

The Line, Ep. 13: Are We Slave Drivers?

Is the way we treat our domestic help morally defensible? We put three tai tais on the hot seat.

The Line, Ep. 12: Ageing in Asia
The Line Podcast
May 26, 2017

The Line, Ep. 12: Ageing in Asia

How to be filial in an unfilial age?

Whither Asia in the Era of Trump?
International Relations
December 11, 2016

Whither Asia in the Era of Trump?

While the election of Donald J. Trump in the 2016 U.S. election has thrown the world into a tizzy, it is also true that…

Abundance vs. Scarcity
Material Culture
December 11, 2016

Abundance vs. Scarcity

How much is enough? This is the eternal question. In Asia, where memories of poverty are still widespread, the scarcity mentality has long absolved…

The Line with Durand, Wallace and Gibson Ep. 7
The Line Podcast
November 5, 2016

The Line with Durand, Wallace and Gibson Ep. 7

Durand and Wallace drew the map of modern Asia. They know the place. And Gibson is, in her own words, “a liberally-educated, middle-aged frog, climbing out of her tropical…

Where Are the Humanities in Asia’s Schools?
Immaterial Culture
September 10, 2016

Where Are the Humanities in Asia’s Schools?

Maya Thiagarajan is the author of Beyond the Tiger Mom, a more thoughtful take on parenting differences between East and West than that other…

Yes, Paris Is Beautiful, but…
The City
March 19, 2016

Yes, Paris Is Beautiful, but…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Paris is the most beautiful city in the world, but should we all be trying to copy it?

So Long, Indy
Material Culture
November 8, 2015

So Long, Indy

The non-scandal around the recovery of a ninth century shipwreck.

Before There Was Hong Kong…
The City
November 8, 2015

Before There Was Hong Kong…

Hong Kong was really a creation of Quanzhou.

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