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Author: Tic Tac Tohs

We are X and O, two millennials who love literature. One of us has a degree in it; the other has a degree in writing it. Here, you will find: quirky think-pieces on books, board games and movies, Chinese-English poetry translations, and a reading marathon where we take on the classic novel A Dream Of Red Mansions (红楼梦). Also, occasional cooking adventures. Contact us at tic.tac.tohs@gmail.com
January 24, 2022 Tic Tac Tohs Lists, Musings

Counting Literary Calories – Jan 24, 2022

Lighter on the books this week, but there is a generous helping of music, articles, and aching for the arts.

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022 Tic Tac Tohs Lists, Musings

Counting Literary Calories – Jan 16, 2022

A list of all the culture I've consumed so this month. Most of these things, even the ones I’ve listed, I’m sure I will forget about in weeks. Perhaps this is me desperately wanting the time I spent on them to mean more.

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Tic Tac Tohs Books, Chinese, Crit, Translations

Translation: Falling Spring by Li Shangyin

Our translation of Luo Hua (落花) by the Tang Dynasty Chinese poet Li Shangyin (李商隐).

December 23, 2021December 24, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Chinese, Idioms | 成语大全

Our list of Chinese idioms – in English

This compilation of idioms, which makes no attempt to be exhaustive, is a project that we started because we could not find many English explanations of them online.

December 22, 2021December 25, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Books, Chinese, Idioms | 成语大全

Idiom: A frog in the well

What is the story behind the Chinese phrase "a frog in the well"? Find out more in our translation of the ancient fable.

December 20, 2021December 25, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Books, Chinese, Crit, Translations

Translation: A View Of The Ocean As The Warm Spring Blossoms by Hai Zi

Our translation of Mian Chao Da Hai, Chun Nuan Hua Kai (面朝大海,春暖花开) by the Chinese modern poet Hai Zi (海子).

December 20, 2021December 24, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Books, Crit, Lists

The best books we read in 2021

Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

December 16, 2021December 20, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Crit, Shakespeare

Shakespeare’s Romeo And Juliet is not a love story (aka I disagree with Taylor Swift)

The play makes a mockery of love. Today, men who behave like Romeo are called f***boys.

December 16, 2021December 25, 2021 Tic Tac Tohs Musings

Why we think travelling is a drag

Want great views? Google. Want to be immersed in another world? Read a book.

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