"Tall, Rich and handsome" is always used by people for making fun of oneself or others, despite of the fact that he himself may possibly be the "Short, Poor and Ugly" he mocks at. The "White, Rich ...

This research blog features short reflective and analytical essays about Chinese catchwords and catchphrases, which include those currently used in Chinese languages as well as catchwords or ...

When the history of the English language is written, our times may well go down in history as the golden age of misleading catchwords. For example, every time someone suggests that newspapers that ...

Dictionaries are struggling to keep up with the new words and slang that injects itself into popular culture almost on a daily basis. So much so that most dictionaries that have an online pretense ...

Dr Xumeng Xie is a Lecturer in Chinese Studies and Digital Cultures at Queen Mary University of London. Professor Suman Gupta and I have had discussions about launching a blog focusing on Chinese ...

California’s public higher education systems are plagued by years of funding cuts. Everyone knows that. All the clever ideas – the silver bullets that will “save” us – collapse in the ...