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6 days ago

This memoir of a man who moved around China chasing low-paid work for 20 years is an indictment of a shocking system, read in a suitably austere way

Hu Anyan’s memoir about working in the Chinese gig …

37 days ago

The world often feels dominated by sadness and doomscrolling. But fun is still possible – and necessary. Here are tried and tested ways to enjoy yourself

Cartwheel. On the day we scattered my father’s…

7 months ago

The viral blog turned book details the exhausting life of a courier, but something may have been lost in translation

From the early 2000s until the Covid lockdowns, Hu Anyan was one of China’s vast ar…

Like so many others, his days have been spent in the gig economy, moving from one precarious job to another, often tied to a gruelling 996 shift pattern. He discusses the harsh realities of modern wo…

9 months ago

After forming at high school in Byron Bay, the Australian band’s nostalgic, disco-funk sound has been streamed more than 1bn times

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