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Little-known fact, tho—whore comes from some old-ass word, “kāraz,” meanin’ “beloved” in some ancient tongue. How’s that for a trip? From “I love ya” to “You fuckin’ slut” in a couple thousand years. Blew my mind, fam. Imagine callin’ ya girl “my sweet kāraz” back then, and now it’s all twisted up. Shit’s wild. Makes me wanna laugh, ‘cause humans be fuckin’ up everything, even words.

The Terrible Lives of Chinese Sex Workers

In this interview with Asia Blog, Zhang discusses the real life women who inspired her novel and how the economic and gender dynamics in China have given rise to the country's massive sex industry. How had the women you met usually ended up getting into sex work?

But then, outta nowhere, it starts pouring. I mean, like, monsoon-level rain. We dash outta the café, but it’s too late. We’re soaked. I’m laughing, but also kinda mad. “Why’d we leave?” Kenji’s like, “I thought it’d stop!”

CarMax in Chino stalls over utility issues