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"IF you want to get an interview, make love to me first. The longer you can last in bed, the longer the interview will be," said ascendant Internet sex writer Muzimei to a male journalist who wanted to approach her for an interview.
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- Too hot to handle?
"IF you want to get an interview, make love to me first. The longer you can last in bed, the longer the interview will be," said ascendant Internet sex writer Muzimei to a male journalist who wanted to approach her for an interview.
- Provoking discussion
GU Jun, professor of the Sociology Department of Shanghai University, said sex had become commercially hyped to attract attention in China.
- Inside information
ONE newspaper editor in Shenzhen, of South China's Guangdong Province, who was acquainted with Muzimei, said she certainly wanted to become famous through her provocative behaviour. Although the editor didn't agree to a direct interview with the Shanghai Star, she commented through one of her colleagues.
- Arousing comment
THE following are some of Muzimei's most famous quotations and ordinary people's reactions:
- Bodies melting into words
IBODY Writing" has been a trendy phrase in China since the late 1990s, when Wei Hui, Mian Mian and other young women authors were labeled "Beauty Writers".
- Sexual awakening
IT was the third time Alex Yang had been forced to find somewhere else to sleep because his roommate wanted to spend the night with his girl friend in their dormitory room.
- Changing attitudes to sexuality
1950s-60s: It was a time when women wearing high-heeled shoes and applying lipstick were severely criticized as being indecent. Remaining a virgin until marriage was widely advocated and a girl who had sex before marriage was a stain on a family's reputation.
- Broken angel
ZHU Min, 8, sits quietly in her wheel chair in the rear of the courtroom, listening to her father and lawyer appealing for 1.58 million yuan (US$19,0361) compensation to pay for her care until she reaches 70, the average lifespan of a Shanghainese resident.
- When child's play is dangerous ...
IN recent years accidents involving junior students in public areas and schools have been frequently reported in local media. Some have had to resort to court for a fair settlement. The following are some recent cases in the Huangpu District People' Court:
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- Homing in on a question of efficiency
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- How to keep foreign customers
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- Free breakfasts - let's stay calm
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- Unseen lives
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- Cycle of rebirth
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- Newsman's view of emerging metropolis
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