We’re entering new universes in August, exploring both virtual and IRL spaces as new frontiers for social and creative scenes. Everything from gaming, e-sports, and immersive culture is a reflection of power, play, and possibility.
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A crudely-animated cartoon ox has become the biggest internet mascot on Chinese social media in weeks.
Major outlets are already cashing in on the coverage. On social media, people have gone one step further, calling it China’s cult god. 牛来 (Niu Lai) climbed to the top of cinemas‘ daily screening charts nationwide, and screenings turned into actual events. @rect_repair ’s Saturday screening sold out in under three hours, with fans showing up carrying beef jerky and homemade merch.
Nobody can quite explain why, beyond the fact that it‘s genuinely eye-catching. China’s cult-film scene never really had its icon. Whatever Niu Lai does from here, the sheer playfulness of it is exactly what this moment needed.
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A crudely-animated cartoon ox has become the biggest internet mascot on Chinese social media in weeks.
Major outlets are already cashing in on the coverage. On social media, people have gone one step further, calling it China’s cult god. 牛来 (Niu Lai) climbed to the top of cinemas‘ daily screening charts nationwide, and screenings turned into actual events. @rect_repair ’s Saturday screening sold out in under three hours, with fans showing up carrying beef jerky and homemade merch.
Nobody can quite explain why, beyond the fact that it‘s genuinely eye-catching. China’s cult-film scene never really had its icon. Whatever Niu Lai does from here, the sheer playfulness of it is exactly what this moment needed.
Title via: @v10101a
#radii #radiimedia #niulai #cultfilm #chinesecinema
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Imagine getting into an MFA program, and this is the syllabus you’re handed: Feng Shui Striptease. An ADHD Classroom. A workshop on your mother‘s tools. A class that teaches you to quit beauty.
None of it looks like a real syllabus, because it isn’t one. Enter 山寨MFA @shanzhaimfa (shānzhài MFA, ”knockoff MFA“) a nomadic artist collective born somewhere between Dali and Chaoshan, currently taking over @c.h.e.r.u.b.y , an institution operating at the intersection of art and fashion on Changle Road, for two weeks. They call the whole thing the ”Drifting Economic Model“: making the puppets and performing with them count as the same labor.
Shanzhai means ”knockoff.“ But here, it‘s reclaiming the idea of art education and relocating it to places where art isn’t supposed to happen.
If the real degree‘s out of reach, they just built one.
#radii #radiimedia #shanzhaimfa #chaoshanculture #cheruby
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Imagine getting into an MFA program, and this is the syllabus you’re handed: Feng Shui Striptease. An ADHD Classroom. A workshop on your mother‘s tools. A class that teaches you to quit beauty.
None of it looks like a real syllabus, because it isn’t one. Enter 山寨MFA @shanzhaimfa (shānzhài MFA, ”knockoff MFA“) a nomadic artist collective born somewhere between Dali and Chaoshan, currently taking over @c.h.e.r.u.b.y , an institution operating at the intersection of art and fashion on Changle Road, for two weeks. They call the whole thing the ”Drifting Economic Model“: making the puppets and performing with them count as the same labor.
Shanzhai means ”knockoff.“ But here, it‘s reclaiming the idea of art education and relocating it to places where art isn’t supposed to happen.
If the real degree‘s out of reach, they just built one.
#radii #radiimedia #shanzhaimfa #chaoshanculture #cheruby
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Before smartphones took over, summer break meant browser windows, Flash games, and keyboard co-op. Those long afternoons were spent pulling new friends over to your house, squeezing onto a single chair with the fan blowing, and taking turns guiding Fireboy and Watergirl through another level. From 4399 to QQ Zone, these six websites were the shared digital playground of Chinese millennials.
To catch the full story by our RADII writers, click the article link in our bio!
#radii #radiimedia #chinesemillennials #internetnostalgia #flashgames
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Before smartphones took over, summer break meant browser windows, Flash games, and keyboard co-op. Those long afternoons were spent pulling new friends over to your house, squeezing onto a single chair with the fan blowing, and taking turns guiding Fireboy and Watergirl through another level. From 4399 to QQ Zone, these six websites were the shared digital playground of Chinese millennials.
To catch the full story by our RADII writers, click the article link in our bio!
#radii #radiimedia #chinesemillennials #internetnostalgia #flashgames
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What if the most radical thing you could do right now… is stop? 🌸
In a world of infinite scrolls, algorithmic noise, notifications, likes, follows, and general overstimulation, legendary Hong Kong artist @michaellau has a pretty simple prescription: look around.
For our latest VIEWPOINTS exclusive, RADII managing editor @ale_n_drum sat down with the “Godfather of Designer Toys” to talk art, identity, inspiration, and why finding beauty in the ordinary might be more important than ever.
From the seminal Gardener series to his Flowers universe, Lau has built a creative practice around seeing what other people overlook — and his latest collaboration with @carharttwip_hk takes that philosophy somewhere new. The clothes become canvases, carrying his colorful flowers and their messages of joy, hope, and love into everyday life.
Because maybe we don’t need more noise. Maybe we need more flowers. 🌻
Swipe through for some of our favorite moments from the conversation, then click the link in bio to RADII for the full exclusive interview.
#RADII #VIEWPOINTS #MichaelLau #CarharttWIP #flowersserendipity
What if the most radical thing you could do right now… is stop? 🌸
In a world of infinite scrolls, algorithmic noise, notifications, likes, follows, and general overstimulation, legendary Hong Kong artist @michaellau has a pretty simple prescription: look around.
For our latest VIEWPOINTS exclusive, RADII managing editor @ale_n_drum sat down with the “Godfather of Designer Toys” to talk art, identity, inspiration, and why finding beauty in the ordinary might be more important than ever.
From the seminal Gardener series to his Flowers universe, Lau has built a creative practice around seeing what other people overlook — and his latest collaboration with @carharttwip_hk takes that philosophy somewhere new. The clothes become canvases, carrying his colorful flowers and their messages of joy, hope, and love into everyday life.
Because maybe we don’t need more noise. Maybe we need more flowers. 🌻
Swipe through for some of our favorite moments from the conversation, then click the link in bio to RADII for the full exclusive interview.
#RADII #VIEWPOINTS #MichaelLau #CarharttWIP #flowersserendipity
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What`s the most efficient way to date in China without dating apps?
Every weekend in People`s Park, parents laminate their kid`s height, salary, and 户口 (hùkǒu, "household registration") onto A4 paper and hang it off an umbrella. This is the famous 人民公园相亲角, aka Shanghai`s marriage market.
We can`t compete with the shushus and aunties. We just want to help.
Aug 19 at @junto_shanghai . Bring a deck. Pitch one single friend in 5 minutes. Bullet points, receipts, an unflattering photo from before Rudy Janto was born. (You`re asking who Rudy Janto is? Check the poster.)
Be creative, yap about your friend`s whole inner world, or build a deck for yourself.
DRINK AND MERCH GIVEAWAYS
FREE DRINK IF YOU PITCHOR GETTING PITCHED
RSVP via Luma Link in bio to come & watch.
RADII x Junto Shanghai
DATE MY MATE
胶州路273弄60号3-9幢101室
ROOM 101, BUILDING 3-9,
NO. 60,LANE 273, JIAOZHOU ROAD,
JING`AN DISTRICT
Wed, Aug 19, 2026
6:00 PM ONWARD
#radii #radiimedia #shanghaievents #xiangqinjiao #junto #shanghaisingles #datinginchina
What`s the most efficient way to date in China without dating apps?
Every weekend in People`s Park, parents laminate their kid`s height, salary, and 户口 (hùkǒu, "household registration") onto A4 paper and hang it off an umbrella. This is the famous 人民公园相亲角, aka Shanghai`s marriage market.
We can`t compete with the shushus and aunties. We just want to help.
Aug 19 at @junto_shanghai . Bring a deck. Pitch one single friend in 5 minutes. Bullet points, receipts, an unflattering photo from before Rudy Janto was born. (You`re asking who Rudy Janto is? Check the poster.)
Be creative, yap about your friend`s whole inner world, or build a deck for yourself.
DRINK AND MERCH GIVEAWAYS
FREE DRINK IF YOU PITCHOR GETTING PITCHED
RSVP via Luma Link in bio to come & watch.
RADII x Junto Shanghai
DATE MY MATE
胶州路273弄60号3-9幢101室
ROOM 101, BUILDING 3-9,
NO. 60,LANE 273, JIAOZHOU ROAD,
JING`AN DISTRICT
Wed, Aug 19, 2026
6:00 PM ONWARD
#radii #radiimedia #shanghaievents #xiangqinjiao #junto #shanghaisingles #datinginchina
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